Dallas Braden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: August 13, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 46th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Amos Alonzo Stagg HS (Stockton, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 24th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX).

High School: Amos Alonzo Stagg HS (Stockton, CA)

Schools: American River College (Sacramento, CA), Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

Debut: April 24, 2007 (Age 23-254d, 19,065th in major league history)
vs. BAL 6.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: April 16, 2011 (Age 27-246d)
vs. DET 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: MVP Sports Group

Full Name: Dallas Lee Braden

Twitter: @DALLASBRADEN209

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

4.16

491.1

305

WHIP

1.325

Summary of 45 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 20 go ahead

1 Tm
OAK	45

Platoon
vs RHB	33
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Away	24
Home	21

Outs
1	18
0	15
2	12

15 Opps
DET	7
LAA	6
TBD/TBR	4
NYY	4
MIN	3
TEX	3
SEA	3
TOR	3
CHW	3
KCR	2
CLE	2
BAL	2
BOS	1
SDP	1
CHC	1

41 Batters
Marcus Thames	2
José Guillén	2
Brandon Inge	2
Magglio Ordóñez	2
Howie Kendrick	1
Travis Snider	1
Adrián Beltré	1
Ty Wigginton	1
Jorge Posada	1
Henry Blanco	1
Casey Blake	1
Hideki Matsui	1
Mark Teixeira	1
Jason Bartlett	1
Justin Morneau	1
Josh Hamilton	1
Brent Lillibridge	1
Ryan Raburn	1
Rocco Baldelli	1
Taylor Teagarden	1
Adam Moore	1
Alex Ríos	1
B.J. Upton	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Bobby Abreu	1
Adam Lind	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Danny Valencia	1
Kevin Youkilis	1
Andruw Jones	1
Mike Napoli	1
Alex Gordon	1
Travis Hafner	1
Luke Scott	1
Torii Hunter	1
Hank Blalock	1
Denard Span	1
Elijah Dukes	1
Carlos Guillén	1
Jeff Baker	1

13 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	21
Comerica Pk (DET)	6
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	14
78	13
9	11
89	4
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
4	9
3	8
2	6
5	6
6	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	9
12-	5
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

68 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	28
1 on	11
2 on	6
Any on	17

Inning
1	5
2	7
3	3
4	5
5	11
6	8
7	6

1-3	15
4-6	24
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	2
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	18
-1	1
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	7

Ahead	15
Tied	18
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
2-1	7
0-2	4
1-0	4
2-2	4
3-2	3
3-1	3
2-0	3
1-1	2
0-1	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	10
3B	8
C	6
DH	5
LF	5
1B	4
2B	4
CF	2
SS	1

OrderPos
6th	10
7th	7
4th	7
2nd	7
3rd	6
9th	3
1st	2
8th	2
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-04-29	B.J. Upton	TBD	@	OAK	behind 0-2	t 4	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	6	4	25%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Crawford Scores; T. Wigginton Scores
2	2	2	2	2007-04-29	Rocco Baldelli	TBD	@	OAK	ahead 3-2	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	1	DH	11%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	3	2007-04-29	Elijah Dukes	TBD	@	OAK	ahead 4-2	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	2	8	9%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2007-06-27	Casey Blake	CLE		OAK	behind 5-11	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BCSBX	1	2	5	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	2	2007-06-27	Travis Hafner	CLE		OAK	behind 6-11	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	DH	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2007-07-27	José Guillén	SEA		OAK	ahead 5-1	b 4	2	1--	6,(3-2) CBFBB>X	2	3	9	6%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Vidro Scores
7	7	7	1	2007-08-12	Magglio Ordóñez	DET		OAK	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	9	10%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
8	8	8	2	2007-08-12	Magglio Ordóñez	DET		OAK	ahead 5-2	b 2	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	4	9	13%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Polanco Scores; G. Sheffield Scores
9	9	9	1	2007-09-11	Adrián Beltré	SEA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	5	12%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2008-07-18	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		OAK	ahead 6-1	b 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	3	5	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	2008-07-28	José Guillén	KCR	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	19%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Aviles Scores
12	12	3	2	2008-07-28	Alex Gordon	KCR	@	OAK	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	1--	5,(2-2) CCBBX	2	6	5	19%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Butler Scores
13	13	4	1	2008-08-08	Marcus Thames	DET		OAK	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	7	19%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Cabrera Scores
14	14	5	1	2008-08-15	A.J. Pierzynski	CHW	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	2	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	6	1	2008-08-25	Mike Napoli	LAA		OAK	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	13%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	7	1	2008-08-30	Denard Span	MIN	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 5	1	--3	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	1	9	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Casilla Scores/unER
17	17	8	1	2008-09-11	Hank Blalock	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	3	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2009-04-06	Howie Kendrick	LAA		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	2	4	8%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	2	1	2009-04-13	Kevin Youkilis	BOS	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	5,(2-2) CBCBX	1	4	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	3	1	2009-05-10	Alex Ríos	TOR	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	3	9	11%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
21	21	4	1	2009-05-16	Ryan Raburn	DET		OAK	ahead 3-1	b 5	2	12-	4,(2-1) *BCBX	3	7	7	15%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores; B. Inge Scores
22	22	5	1	2009-05-21	Jason Bartlett	TBR		OAK	tied 2-2	b 6	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	5	6	18%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	6	1	2009-06-05	Luke Scott	BAL	@	OAK	behind 0-9	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	7	1	2009-06-21	Henry Blanco	SDP		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	7	2	11%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	8	1	2009-07-16	Kendrys Morales	LAA	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	5,(3-1) 1BBFBX	2	6	3	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Napoli Scores
26	26	9	1	2009-07-31	Adam Lind	TOR	@	OAK	behind 3-8	t 7	2	-2-	6,(3-2) CFBB*BX	2	3	DH	5%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Hill Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2010-04-11	Bobby Abreu	LAA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) LBBBX	1	2	9	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	2	1	2010-04-16	Ty Wigginton	BAL	@	OAK	behind 0-4	t 5	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	12%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Atkins Scores
29	29	3	1	2010-04-22	Marcus Thames	NYY	@	OAK	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	7	6%	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
30	30	4	2	2010-04-22	Mark Teixeira	NYY	@	OAK	behind 1-4	t 6	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	3	DH	8%	18%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	5	1	2010-05-14	Hideki Matsui	LAA		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 6	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	DH	21%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Abreu Scores; K. Morales Scores
32	32	6	1	2010-05-19	Brandon Inge	DET	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	20%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
33	33	7	1	2010-05-30	Brandon Inge	DET		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	7,(2-2) CSBBFFX	1	7	5	5%	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
34	34	8	2	2010-05-30	Carlos Guillén	DET		OAK	ahead 4-0	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	4	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	9	1	2010-06-04	Justin Morneau	MIN	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	4	3	19%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Mauer Scores
36	36	10	1	2010-06-17	Jeff Baker	CHC		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	8,(3-2) CBSBBFFX	1	2	5	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
37	37	11	1	2010-07-31	Andruw Jones	CHW		OAK	behind 0-5	b 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	9	6%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Viciedo Scores
38	38	12	1	2010-08-06	Josh Hamilton	TEX	@	OAK	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	13%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	13	2	2010-08-06	Taylor Teagarden	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	1--	4,(0-2) FC1FX	2	9	2	19%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Guzmán Scores
40	40	14	1	2010-09-02	Jorge Posada	NYY		OAK	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	15	1	2010-09-07	Adam Moore	SEA	@	OAK	ahead 5-0	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	3%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42	42	16	1	2010-09-18	Danny Valencia	MIN		OAK	tied 1-1	b 6	1	12-	5,(3-1) CB+1*BBX	3	6	5	28%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Mauer Scores; M. Cuddyer Scores
43	43	17	1	2010-09-28	Torii Hunter	LAA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2011-04-06	Travis Snider	TOR		OAK	behind 1-2	b 4	1	12-	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	7	7	29%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Rivera Scores; E. Encarnación Scores
45	45	2	1	2011-04-11	Brent Lillibridge	CHW		OAK	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	9	15%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)