Braden Looper
| 34-year-old Pitcher |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
| Date of Birth: October 28, 1974 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 1996 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | New York Mets | 60 | 4 | 7 | 59.1 | 260 | 65 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 3.94 | 4.70 | ||
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | St. Louis | 69 | 9 | 3 | 73.1 | 308 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 41 | 3.56 | 3.68 |
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | St. Louis | 31 | 12 | 12 | 175.0 | 746 | 183 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 100 | 96 | 51 | 87 | 4.94 | 5.14 |
| 2008 | 33 | MLB | St. Louis | 33 | 12 | 14 | 199.0 | 842 | 216 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 101 | 92 | 45 | 108 | 4.16 | 4.57 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | New York Mets | 8.5% | 10.4% | .311 | 4.98 | |||
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | St. Louis | 6.5% | 13.3% | .323 | 54% | 3% | 3.39 | 3.72 |
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | St. Louis | 6.8% | 11.7% | .282 | 45% | 7% | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| 2008 | 33 | MLB | St. Louis | 5.3% | 12.8% | .298 | 48% | 7% | 4.50 | 4.73 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Looper: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: St. Louis | 2007: St. Louis
| Split Statistics with St. Louis in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 32.2 | 140 | 7.1% | 12.9% | .278 | 51% | 3.86 |
| May | 29.2 | 135 | 5.9% | 6.7% | .364 | 41% | 6.37 |
| June | 37.0 | 155 | 5.2% | 11.0% | .276 | 52% | 2.92 |
| July | 28.0 | 122 | 3.3% | 13.9% | .304 | 46% | 4.82 |
| August | 39.1 | 154 | 7.1% | 13.0% | .235 | 49% | 3.89 |
| September | 32.1 | 136 | 2.9% | 19.9% | .344 | 51% | 3.62 |
| AWAY | 93.2 | 391 | 4.1% | 13.6% | .305 | 47% | 4.52 |
| HOME | 105.1 | 451 | 6.4% | 12.2% | .292 | 49% | 3.85 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 26 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| September 21 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| September 16 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| September 10 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. Florida | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| August 30 | MLB | @ Houston | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| August 24 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Florida | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| August 8 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Player Notes
August 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Game #126: Pirates at CardinalsLooper is 11-9 this year with a near league average ERA.
June 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Game #56: Pirates at CardinalsBusch Stadium | 2:15 | Snell vs.