What years did Braden Looper play?

Braden Looper played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.

Was Braden Looper a pitcher?

Yes. Braden Looper pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 669 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Braden Looper hit?

Braden Looper hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.

What teams did Braden Looper play for?

Braden Looper played for 4 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1998, 2006–2008), the Florida Marlins (1999–2003), the New York Mets (2004–2005), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2009).

What were Braden Looper's career stats?

In 670 games, Braden Looper went 72-65 with a 4.15 ERA, 669 strikeouts, 1,176.0 innings pitched, and 103 saves.

What was Braden Looper's salary?

Braden Looper's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $5,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2009.

What position did Braden Looper play?

Braden Looper played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Braden Looper and how much did he weigh?

Braden Looper was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Braden Looper's career ERA?

Braden Looper finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 72-65 with 669 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Braden Looper have?

Braden Looper recorded 669 career strikeouts.

Is Braden Looper in the Hall of Fame?

No. Braden Looper has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Braden Looper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2009)

Braden Looper was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 670 career appearances, he went 72-65 with a 4.15 ERA, 669 strikeouts, and 103 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 72–65

ERA 4.15

WHIP 1.37

SO 669

Pitcher PIV -1389.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 10/28/1974 in Weatherford, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-03-31
Last Game: 2009-10-02

Full name: Braden LaVern Looper

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Career Pitching Statistics

Braden Looper — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
72	65	670	97	1	1	103	1176.0	1,242	542	132	373	669	4.15	-1389.7

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 6.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Braden Looper Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	SLN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	2	1	4	5.40	—	0.0
1999	FLO	NL	3	3	72	0	0	0	0	83.0	96	35	31	50	3.80	4.71 (+19%)	1110.7
2000	FLO	NL	5	1	73	0	0	0	2	67.1	71	33	36	29	4.41	4.77 (+8%)	155.0
2001	FLO	NL	3	3	71	0	0	0	3	71.0	63	28	30	52	3.55	4.42 (+20%)	29.3
2002	FLO	NL	2	5	78	0	0	0	13	86.0	73	30	28	55	3.14	4.28 (+27%)	818.6
2003	FLO	NL	6	4	74	0	0	0	28	80.2	82	33	29	56	3.68	4.40 (+16%)	2042.5
2004	NYN	NL	2	5	71	0	0	0	29	83.1	86	25	16	60	2.70	4.46 (+40%)	2948.5
2005	NYN	NL	4	7	60	0	0	0	28	59.1	65	26	22	27	3.94	4.29 (+8%)	-1064.8
2006	SLN	NL	9	3	69	0	0	0	0	73.1	76	29	20	41	3.56	4.53 (+21%)	1984.7
2007	SLN	NL	12	12	31	30	0	0	0	175.0	183	96	51	87	4.94	4.47 (-10%)	-1528.5
2008	SLN	NL	12	14	33	33	1	1	0	199.0	216	92	45	108	4.16	4.32 (+4%)	-995.9
2009	MIL	NL	14	7	34	34	0	0	0	194.2	226	113	64	100	5.22	4.32 (-21%)	-6889.9
Career · 12 seasons			72	65	670	97	1	1	103	1,176.0	1,242	542	373	669	4.15	—	-1,390

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Braden Looper — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
679	186	15	40	6	1	0	18	0	10	63	.215	.259	.258	.517	-893

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career OBP .259 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career SLG .258 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career OPS .517 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Braden Looper Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	SLN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	FLO	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	FLO	NL	73	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	FLO	NL	71	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	FLO	NL	78	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	FLO	NL	74	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	71	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYN	NL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SLN	NL	69	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	31	53	6	10	2	0	6	4	19	.189	.268 (-30%)	.335 (-23%)	.422 (-46%)	.758 (-36%)	-308.6
2008	SLN	NL	42	63	5	16	3	1	4	4	21	.254	.263 (-4%)	.333 (-10%)	.416 (-20%)	.749 (-16%)	-165.8
2009	MIL	NL	34	60	3	12	0	0	8	2	18	.200	.262 (-24%)	.332 (-32%)	.417 (-52%)	.750 (-43%)	-418.7
Career · 12 seasons			679	186	15	40	6	1	18	10	63	.215	—	—	—	—	-893

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Braden Looper — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Braden Looper — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	NLCS	SLN	3	.000
2006	NLDS2	SLN	1	.000
2006	WS	SLN	3	.000
2003	NLCS	FLO	2	.000
2003	NLDS1	FLO	2	.000
2003	WS	FLO	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Braden Looper — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	15	0	1	15.2	17	8	3	7	4.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Braden Looper — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	NLCS	SLN	0	3	0	4.2	7	3	0	1	5.79
2006	NLDS2	SLN	0	1	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2006	WS	SLN	0	3	0	2.1	1	1	0	1	3.86
2003	NLCS	FLO	0	2	1	1.2	1	0	1	1	0.00
2003	NLDS1	FLO	1	2	0	1.2	1	0	2	0	0.00
2003	WS	FLO	1	4	0	3.2	6	4	0	4	9.82

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Braden Looper — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	364	93	8	21	0	10	.226
Away	315	93	7	19	0	8	.204

Pitching — Home / Away

Braden Looper — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	358	641.2	649	263	189	380	3.69
Away	312	534.1	593	279	184	289	4.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Braden Looper — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
2009-10-02	MIL	STL	W	2	0	0	0
2009-09-26	MIL	PHI	W	1	0	0	1
2009-09-21	MIL	CHC	L	1	0	0	1
2009-09-16	MIL	CHC	W	3	1	1	2
2009-09-11	MIL	AZ	W	3	1	0	1
2009-09-06	MIL	SFG	W	2	0	0	2
2009-09-01	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0	0
2009-08-26	MIL	CIN	L	2	1	0	0
2009-08-21	MIL	WAS	W	2	0	0	1
2009-08-16	MIL	HOU	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Braden Looper — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-10-02	MIL	STL	W	6.0	10	6	6	2	3	0
2009-09-26	MIL	PHI	—	6.0	7	5	3	1	2	2
2009-09-21	MIL	CHC	L	4.0	10	7	7	0	2	2
2009-09-16	MIL	CHC	W	5.0	9	5	5	3	3	1
2009-09-11	MIL	AZ	W	5.2	8	3	3	1	3	1
2009-09-06	MIL	SFG	—	7.0	8	1	1	2	1	0
2009-09-01	MIL	STL	—	6.0	8	4	4	1	1	1
2009-08-26	MIL	CIN	—	6.0	5	2	2	3	4	1
2009-08-21	MIL	WAS	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	1
2009-08-16	MIL	HOU	—	6.0	4	4	4	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Braden Looper — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	670	97	72	144	4	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Braden Looper — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	SLN	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1999	FLO	P	72	0	3	8	0	0
2000	FLO	P	73	0	6	10	1	1
2001	FLO	P	71	0	4	8	0	1
2002	FLO	P	78	0	3	14	0	2
2003	FLO	P	74	0	1	10	0	0
2004	NYN	P	71	0	5	12	0	1
2005	NYN	P	60	0	0	8	1	0
2006	SLN	P	69	0	6	10	0	2
2007	SLN	P	31	30	11	18	0	1
2008	SLN	P	33	33	20	15	0	0
2009	MIL	P	34	34	13	31	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Braden Looper Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	670

Salary History

Braden Looper's recorded salaries total $24,476,000 over 12 seasons, 1998 to 2009. Looper's career, 1998 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Braden Looper — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	MIL	NL	$4,750,000
2008	SLN	NL	$5,500,000
2007	SLN	NL	$4,500,000
2006	SLN	NL	$3,500,000
2005	NYN	NL	$800,000
2004	NYN	NL	$2,000,000
2003	FLO	NL	$1,600,000
2002	FLO	NL	$800,000
2001	FLO	NL	$400,000
2000	FLO	NL	$255,000
1999	FLO	NL	$201,000
1998	SLN	NL	$170,000
Total recorded salary			$24,476,000

College History

Braden Looper — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	1994, 1995, 1996

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Career Spans

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Braden Looper: the record in brief

March 31, 1998 and October 2, 2009 bracket Braden Looper's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1998 through 2008), the Florida Marlins (1999 to 2003), the New York Mets (2004 through 2005), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2009). Looper played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 28, 1974, in Weatherford, OK, USA and a listed size of 210 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The given name on file is Braden LaVern Looper.

Looper's career pitching line is 72 wins, 65 losses and a 4.15 ERA over 670 appearances. The same table counts 669 strikeouts and 103 saves. Against a 4.45 league ERA for the same years, Looper was 6.8% better. 2009 brought Looper a season-high 14 wins. The strikeout high was 108 in 2008. The most saves in one season was 29, in 2004.

Frequently Asked Questions about Braden Looper

What years did Braden Looper play?: Braden Looper played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.
Was Braden Looper a pitcher?: Yes. Braden Looper pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 669 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Braden Looper hit?: Braden Looper hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.
What teams did Braden Looper play for?: Braden Looper played for 4 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1998, 2006–2008), the Florida Marlins (1999–2003), the New York Mets (2004–2005), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2009).
What were Braden Looper's career stats?: In 670 games, Braden Looper went 72-65 with a 4.15 ERA, 669 strikeouts, 1,176.0 innings pitched, and 103 saves.
How much did Braden Looper earn in his career?: Braden Looper's recorded salaries total $24,476,000 over 12 seasons, 1998 to 2009. Looper's career, 1998 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Braden Looper's salary?: Braden Looper's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $5,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2009.
What position did Braden Looper play?: Braden Looper played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Braden Looper and how much did he weigh?: Braden Looper was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Braden Looper's career ERA?: Braden Looper finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 72-65 with 669 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Braden Looper have?: Braden Looper recorded 669 career strikeouts.
Is Braden Looper in the Hall of Fame?: No. Braden Looper has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.