Braden Looper

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

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

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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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 3.3 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 67.3 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 80.7 82 33 29 56 3.68 4.40 (+16%) 2042.5
2004 NYN NL 2 5 71 0 0 0 29 83.3 86 25 16 60 2.70 4.46 (+40%) 2948.5
2005 NYN NL 4 7 60 0 0 0 28 59.3 65 26 22 27 3.94 4.29 (+8%) -1064.8
2006 SLN NL 9 3 69 0 0 0 0 73.3 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 0 194.7 226 113 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLCS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLCS FLO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLDS1 FLO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS FLO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 15 0 1 15.7 17 8 3 7 4.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 NLCS SLN 0 0 3 0 0 4.7 7 3 0 1 5.79
2006 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
2006 WS SLN 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 1 1 0 1 3.86
2003 NLCS FLO 0 0 2 0 1 1.7 1 0 1 1 0.00
2003 NLDS1 FLO 1 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 2 0 0.00
2003 WS FLO 1 0 4 0 0 3.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home36493821010.226
Away3159371908.204

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home358641.26492631893803.69
Away312534.15932791842894.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-10-02 MILSTLW 200000000
2009-09-26 MILPHIW 100000001
2009-09-21 MILCHCL 100000001
2009-09-16 MILCHCW 301000102
2009-09-11 MILAZW 301000001
2009-09-06 MILSFGW 200000002
2009-09-01 MILSTLL 100000000
2009-08-26 MILCINL 201000000
2009-08-21 MILWASW 200000001
2009-08-16 MILHOUL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-10-02 MILSTL W 6.01066230
2009-09-26 MILPHI — 6.0753122
2009-09-21 MILCHC L 4.01077022
2009-09-16 MILCHC W 5.0955331
2009-09-11 MILAZ W 5.2833131
2009-09-06 MILSFG — 7.0811210
2009-09-01 MILSTL — 6.0844111
2009-08-26 MILCIN — 6.0522341
2009-08-21 MILWAS W 6.0422241
2009-08-16 MILHOU — 6.0444201

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 670 97 72 144 4 9

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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Position Games
Pitcher 670

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 Career Earnings $24,476,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Wichita State University Wichita KS 1994, 1995, 1996

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Braden Looper (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ryan Franklin
    62-76, 4.14 ERA
  2. 90
    Ted Power
    68-69, 4.00 ERA
  3. 86
    Tom Hume
    57-71, 3.85 ERA
  4. 84
    Phil Regan
    96-81, 3.84 ERA
  5. 80
    Mike Fornieles
    63-64, 3.96 ERA
  6. 74
    Tim Worrell
    48-59, 3.97 ERA

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.