Aaron Loup
Born: 12/19/1987 in Raceland, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-07-14 | Final Game: 2022-10-03
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 210 lbs
Full name: Aaron Christopher Loup
Biography
Aaron Loup, born in 1987, was a left-handed pitcher who enjoyed a notable career in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022. Known for his effectiveness in situational pitching, Loup amassed a career record of 23-30 while maintaining a solid earned run average (ERA) of 3.43. Over the course of his career, he struck out 480 batters and recorded 8 saves, showcasing his ability to perform under pressure during critical moments of games.
Loup's playing style was characterized by his reliance on a diverse arsenal of pitches, which allowed him to thrive particularly against left-handed hitters. He played during a period marked by increased specialization in relief pitching, often being utilized as a key component in late-game scenarios. His contributions to various teams underscored his value as a reliable option out of the bullpen, solidifying his place in the annals of modern baseball history before his retirement in 2022.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 30 | 591 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 515.0 | 486 | 196 | 39 | 162 | 480 | 3.43 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TOR | AL | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2.64 | 1615.4 |
| 2013 | TOR | AL | 4 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69.3 | 66 | 19 | 13 | 53 | 2.47 | 955.7 |
| 2014 | TOR | AL | 4 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68.7 | 50 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 3.15 | -157.8 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 2 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 46 | 4.46 | 253.4 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5.02 | -51.3 |
| 2017 | TOR | AL | 2 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 59 | 24 | 29 | 64 | 3.75 | 1017.5 |
| 2018 | PHI | NL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 42 | 4.54 | 484.7 |
| 2019 | SDP | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | - |
| 2020 | TBR | AL | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 2.52 | - |
| 2021 | NYN | NL | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 0.95 | 2607.0 |
| 2022 | LAA | AL | 0 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58.7 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 52 | 3.84 | 309.0 |
| 2023 | LAA | AL | 2 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.7 | 65 | 33 | 20 | 45 | 6.10 | -40.5 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 591 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TOR | AL | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TOR | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TOR | AL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | TOR | AL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | PHI | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | SDP | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | TBR | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | NYN | NL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | LAA | AL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | LAA | AL | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALWC1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALDS2 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALCS | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.68 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | ALWC1 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.71 |
| 2015 | ALCS | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 2015 | ALDS2 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 591 | 2 | 19 | 107 | 7 | 9 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TOR | P | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TOR | P | 64 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | TOR | P | 71 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | TOR | P | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | TOR | P | 70 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | PHI | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | TOR | P | 50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | SDN | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | TBA | P | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYN | P | 65 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | LAA | P | 65 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAA | P | 55 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 591 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | AL | $1,050,000 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | $527,500 |
| 2014 | TOR | AL | $512,400 |
| 2013 | TOR | AL | $494,200 |
| Total Career Earnings | $2,584,100 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | New Orleans | LA | 2007, 2008, 2009 |