Braden Looper played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009, appearing in 670 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 72 W and 65 L, an ERA of 4.15, 669 SO, a WHIP of 1.373, and a WAR of 7.1.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Braden Looper |
| Date of Birth | October 28, 1974 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1998 |
Braden Looper Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Braden Looper.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Braden Looper appeared in 670 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1998 to 2009. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 97 (MLB Rank: 1,564) |
| GF | 315 (MLB Rank: 108) |
| W | 72 (MLB Rank: 992) |
| L | 65 (MLB Rank: 1,156) |
| SV | 103 (MLB Rank: 163) |
| ERA | 4.15 (MLB Rank: 4,757) |
| IP | 1176 (MLB Rank: 1,110) |
| SHO | 1 (MLB Rank: 2,154) |
| CG | 1 (MLB Rank: 3,975) |
| SO | 669 (MLB Rank: 1,110) |
| BB | 373 (MLB Rank: 1,251) |
| H | 1,242 (MLB Rank: 1,012) |
| HR | 132 (MLB Rank: 661) |
| SO9 | 5.12 (MLB Rank: 5,427) |
| BB9 | 2.85 (MLB Rank: 9,018) |
| H9 | 9.51 (MLB Rank: 5,725) |
| HR9 | 1.01 (MLB Rank: 3,929) |
| WHIP | 1.373 (MLB Rank: 8,031) |
| WAR | 7.1 (MLB Rank: 1,662) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2009)
In his final season (2009), Braden Looper recorded the following stats:
| GS | 34 |
| W | 14 |
| L | 7 |
| ERA | 5.22 |
| IP | 194.2 |
| SO | 100 |
| BB | 64 |
| H | 226 |
| HR | 39 |
| SO9 | 4.62 |
| BB9 | 2.96 |
| H9 | 10.45 |
| HR9 | 1.8 |
| WHIP | 1.49 |
| WAR | −1.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2009, 14 W
- Most SO: 2008, 108 SO
- Most IP: 2008, 199 IP
- Best WAR: 2004, 2.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 2004, 2.71 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Braden Looper appeared in 15 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.74, pitched 15.2 IP, struck out 7 batters, with 2 W and 0 L.
Braden Looper Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 5.54 | 10.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
1999 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 50 | 83 | 0.3 | 1.53 | 7 | 96 | 31 | 43 | 35 | 114 | 4.18 | 5.4 | 1.61 | 0 | 72 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 370 |
2000 | 5 | 1 | 4.41 | 0.833 | 2 | 29 | 67.1 | -0.4 | 1.589 | 3 | 71 | 36 | 41 | 33 | 100 | 4.68 | 3.9 | 0.81 | 0 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 311 |
2001 | 3 | 3 | 3.55 | 0.5 | 3 | 52 | 71 | 0.9 | 1.31 | 8 | 63 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 120 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 1.73 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 295 |
2002 | 2 | 5 | 3.14 | 0.286 | 13 | 55 | 86 | 1.5 | 1.174 | 8 | 73 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 128 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.96 | 0 | 78 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 349 |
2003 | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 0.6 | 28 | 56 | 80.2 | 1.2 | 1.376 | 4 | 82 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 115 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 1.93 | 0 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 347 |
2004 | 2 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.286 | 29 | 60 | 83.1 | 2.4 | 1.224 | 5 | 86 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 159 | 3.07 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 0 | 71 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 346 |
2005 | 4 | 7 | 3.94 | 0.364 | 28 | 27 | 59.1 | 0 | 1.466 | 7 | 65 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 105 | 5.01 | 4.1 | 1.23 | 0 | 60 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 271 |
2006 | 9 | 3 | 3.56 | 0.75 | 0 | 41 | 73.1 | 0.8 | 1.309 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 126 | 3.46 | 5 | 2.05 | 0 | 69 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 308 |
2007 | 12 | 12 | 4.94 | 0.5 | 0 | 87 | 175 | 0.4 | 1.337 | 22 | 183 | 51 | 100 | 96 | 89 | 4.82 | 4.5 | 1.71 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 746 |
2008 | 12 | 14 | 4.16 | 0.462 | 0 | 108 | 199 | 1.3 | 1.312 | 25 | 216 | 45 | 101 | 92 | 101 | 4.52 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 842 |
2009 | 14 | 7 | 5.22 | 0.667 | 0 | 100 | 194.2 | -1 | 1.49 | 39 | 226 | 64 | 123 | 113 | 79 | 5.74 | 4.6 | 1.56 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 866 |
