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Braden Looper
Birthdate: 10/28/1974     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/235     Position: P
Contract: Add New Contract
10/3/2009: Looper will undergo surgery to clean up the meniscus in his right knee, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
3/8/2010 - FanGraphs Audio: Roundtable with Cameron and Joe P» by Carson Cistulli (FanGraphs) 5
2/10/2010 - Braden Looper: Right Handed Specialist? by Jack Moore (FanGraphs) 1
5/1/2009 - April FIP/ERA Splits: The Benefactors by David Golebiewski (RotoGraphs) 3
1/29/2009 - Braden and the Wolf by Eric Seidman (FanGraphs) 5
12/22/2008 - Looper's New Location by Eric Seidman (FanGraphs) 1


DashboardCustomize
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
1998Cardinals4000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.00.00.0
1999Marlins72000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.00.00.0
2000Marlins73200000.0 %100.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.00.00.0
2001Marlins71200000.0 %100.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.00.00.0
2002Marlins78100000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.00.00.0
2003Marlins74201000.0 %0.0 %.0001.0001.0001.0001.000.891467 0.20.1
2003Marlins8000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2004Mets71200000.0 %50.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2005Mets60000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2006Cardinals69200000.0 %0.0 %.500.500.500.5001.000.620287 0.00.1
2006Cardinals7000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2007Cardinals316306606.3 %30.2 %.038.294.189.259.226.22932 -0.40.2
2008Cardinals428005405.0 %26.3 %.079.381.254.299.333.28369 0.20.8
2009Brewers347303802.7 %24.7 %.000.286.200.226.200.1969 -1.20.0
Total- - -6792270151804.4 %27.8 %.043.325.215.259.258.236400.0-1.21.1
Postseason- - -15000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   

News
8/22 - THT Live: 30th anniversary: Walk-off steal of home by Chris Jaffe
12/14 - THT Live: 100th birthday: Earned run average by Chris Jaffe
2/3 - Better to be lucky than good (Part 2) by Geoff Young
5/10 - White Sox Feats of Strength: Gary Peters' pinch-hit walk-off» by South Side Sox
3/25 - Prospect Retrospective: Edgar Renteria by Minor League Ball
2/26 - Kyle Lohse can't get work because ... well, just because. by
4/9 - Quick Hits: Villanueva, Looper, Red Sox, Wilson by Mark Polishuk
3/25 - Braden Looper Retires by Ben Nicholson-Smith
3/14 - Quick Hits: Looper, Turpen, Moyer, CBA, Nationals by Luke Adams

Standard
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
1998Cardinals4000000000000000000.000
1999Marlins72000000000000000000.000
2000Marlins73220000000002000000.000
2001Marlins71220000000002000000.000
2002Marlins78110000000000000000.000
2003Marlins741211000100000010001.000
2003Marlins8000000000000000000.000
2004Mets71220000000001000000.000
2005Mets60000000000000000000.000
2006Cardinals69221010000000000000.500
2006Cardinals7000000000000000000.000
2007Cardinals315363108200664019105100.189
2008Cardinals42638016123105440210013300.254
2009Brewers34607312120003820180011000.200
Total- - -67918622740336101518100631030400.215
Postseason- - -15000000000000000000.000

Advanced
Postseason  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
1998Cardinals0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
1998Average8.7 %16.9 %0.52.266.335.420.755.1545.0.300    .331 
1999Marlins0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
1999Average9.4 %16.4 %0.57.271.345.434.778.1635.1.302    .341 
2000Marlins0.0 %100.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.6.000-100
2000Average9.6 %16.5 %0.58.270.345.437.782.1675.0.300    .341 
2001Marlins0.0 %100.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.6.000-100
2001Average8.5 %17.3 %0.49.264.332.427.759.1635.0.296    .327 
2002Marlins0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.3.000-100
2002Average8.7 %16.8 %0.52.261.331.417.748.1554.8.293    .326 
2003Marlins0.0 %0.0 %0.001.0001.0001.0002.000.0002.61.0000.20.010.9.891467
2003Marlins0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2003Average8.5 %16.4 %0.52.264.333.422.755.1584.9.294    .328 
2004Mets0.0 %50.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.6.000-100
2004Average8.6 %16.9 %0.51.266.335.428.763.1624.9.297    .330 
2005Mets0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2005Average8.2 %16.4 %0.50.264.330.419.749.1544.9.295    .326 
2006Cardinals0.0 %0.0 %0.00.500.5001.0001.500.5000.1.500 0.010.5.620287
2006Cardinals0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2006Average8.4 %16.8 %0.50.269.337.432.768.1635.0.301    .332 
2007Cardinals6.3 %30.2 %0.21.189.259.226.485.0382.2.294-0.40.02-5.4.22932
2007Average8.5 %17.1 %0.50.268.336.423.758.1555.2.303    .331 
2008Cardinals5.0 %26.3 %0.19.254.299.333.632.0793.6.3810.30.07-3.0.28369
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Brewers2.7 %24.7 %0.11.200.226.200.426.0000.9.286-1.20.01-8.0.1969
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
Total- - -4.4 %27.8 %0.16.215.259.258.517.0432.6.325-1.1-0.111-17.0.23640
Postseason- - -0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100

Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2002Marlins1.000.0 %100.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2003Marlins0.00100.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2003Marlins0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2004Mets1.000.0 %100.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2005Mets0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2006Cardinals1.000.0 %50.0 %50.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2006Cardinals0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2007Cardinals4.4015.6 %68.8 %15.6 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %14.3 %
2008Cardinals4.6717.1 %68.3 %14.6 %50.0 %0.0 %10.7 %0.0 %
2009Brewers2.4019.0 %57.1 %23.8 %10.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -3.5017.5 %64.2 %18.3 %18.2 %0.0 %3.9 %3.0 %
Postseason- - -0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %

More Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2002Marlins1000000022
2003Marlins0010010134
2003Marlins0000000000
2004Mets10000004812
2005Mets0000000000
2006Cardinals1100000336
2006Cardinals0000000000
2007Cardinals2255007182150232
2008Cardinals28673314087200287
2009Brewers241081011070166236
Total- - -77222143331247532779
Postseason- - -0000000000

Win Probability
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
1998Cardinals          
1999Marlins          
2000Marlins-0.02-0.020.00-0.41-0.040.35 0-0.060.01
2001Marlins-0.02-0.020.00-0.36-0.040.33 0-0.03-0.03
2002Marlins-0.03-0.030.00-0.09-0.011.24 0-0.020.00
2003Marlins0.00-0.010.010.680.071.18 00.06-0.06
2003Marlins          
2004Mets-0.04-0.040.00-0.88-0.090.69 0-0.060.00
2005Mets          
2006Cardinals-0.06-0.060.00-0.020.001.15 00.00-0.06
2006Cardinals          
2007Cardinals-0.34-0.990.65-3.27-0.310.84 0-0.470.07
2008Cardinals-0.68-1.380.70-7.36-0.741.001.369-0.66-0.02
2009Brewers-0.40-1.230.83-5.95-0.590.99 0-0.770.36
Total- - --1.59-3.782.19-17.65-1.740.941.369-2.000.31
Postseason- - -          

Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2002Marlins100.0% (90.0)       
2003Marlins100.0% (92.0)       
2004Mets91.7% (91.8)  8.3% (80.0)    
2005Mets        
2006Cardinals100.0% (90.7)       
2007Cardinals70.4% (89.0)13.5% (80.2)0.9% (81.0)13.0% (73.3)2.2% (82.0)  3.9%
2008Cardinals65.7% (89.3)18.3% (83.3)7.5% (85.8)6.0% (74.3)2.6% (76.6)  6.3%
2009Brewers72.4% (90.0)11.6% (82.3)4.4% (85.2)7.6% (74.8)2.2% (82.4)1.8% (84.5) 4.7%
Total- - -70.1% (89.5)14.2% (82.1)4.3% (85.5)8.5% (74.2)2.3% (79.6)0.5% (84.5) 4.9%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Cardinals69.4 % 2.5 %   10.7 %16.5 %  0.8 %   
2008Cardinals62.3 % 4.6 %   16.0 %8.2 %  8.5 %   
2009Brewers57.0 %6.8 %3.0 %  0.9 %15.7 %8.1 %  8.5 %   
Total- - -61.7 %2.5 %3.6 %  0.3 %14.9 %9.7 %  7.1 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Cardinals90.0 87.3   82.473.2  80.0  
2008Cardinals90.0 87.2   83.776.8  81.2  
2009Brewers90.490.288.2  88.082.776.0  84.9  
Total- - -90.190.287.5  88.083.175.4  82.8  

Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2002Marlins-0.2      -11.32      
2003Marlins0.3      7.00      
2004Mets-0.6  0.0   -5.20  4.26   
2005Mets              
2006Cardinals0.5      8.92      
2007Cardinals-2.6-0.50.0-1.1-0.2  -1.68-1.64-1.39-3.72-4.58  
2008Cardinals-4.8-1.90.00.70.4  -2.74-3.810.204.545.97  
2009Brewers-5.0-1.4-0.2-0.9-0.20.0 -3.05-5.44-1.63-5.51-4.990.62 
Total- - --12.4-3.8-0.2-1.2-0.10.0 -2.39-3.59-0.47-1.97-0.350.62 

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Cardinals-0.3 0.0   0.0-0.9  -0.1  
2008Cardinals-4.6 0.3   -2.41.0  0.7  
2009Brewers-2.4-0.7-0.4  -0.5-2.6-0.2  -0.8  
Total- - --7.2-0.7-0.1  -0.5-5.1-0.2  -0.2  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Cardinals-0.32 0.35   -0.35-4.36  -5.33  
2008Cardinals-2.64 2.10   -5.404.18  2.73  
2009Brewers-1.75-4.50-5.25  -24.57-7.01-1.30  -3.91  
Total- - --1.84-4.50-0.37  -24.57-5.34-0.25  -0.40  

Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2002Marlins 50.0 %50.0 % 100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %0.0 %
2002Average18.1 %70.1 %46.5 %47.5 %85.5 %78.8 %54.6 %58.3 %9.8 %
2003Marlins0.0 %66.7 %50.0 % 100.0 %100.0 %75.0 %50.0 %0.0 %
2003Average22.2 %68.8 %46.2 %51.9 %87.8 %79.4 %51.4 %58.6 %9.5 %
2004Mets20.0 %71.4 %50.0 %100.0 %60.0 %66.7 %58.3 %100.0 %16.7 %
2004Average16.6 %69.6 %45.8 %53.7 %85.2 %80.1 %55.1 %58.4 %9.0 %
2005Mets         
2005Average20.3 %68.0 %46.0 %51.8 %88.3 %80.8 %53.8 %59.1 %8.7 %
2006Cardinals40.0 %0.0 %33.3 %100.0 % 100.0 %16.7 %50.0 %0.0 %
2006Average23.5 %66.6 %46.1 %57.4 %88.5 %81.0 %52.6 %58.8 %8.5 %
2007Cardinals23.2 %50.4 %37.7 %68.0 %82.3 %78.2 %53.3 %63.5 %8.2 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Cardinals28.6 %55.1 %44.0 %34.4 %87.2 %72.9 %58.2 %62.5 %11.2 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Brewers24.4 %60.7 %46.2 %63.6 %86.6 %81.7 %60.0 %71.2 %8.1 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
Total- - -25.6 %55.7 %42.8 %54.9 %85.3 %77.5 %57.1 %65.9 %9.2 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Cardinals20.7 %44.4 %33.1 %50.0 %71.4 %65.0 %52.1 %19.6
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Cardinals29.8 %57.7 %44.6 %38.5 %90.7 %74.4 %53.2 %20.5
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Brewers28.4 %58.7 %45.5 %65.5 %88.5 %82.2 %56.6 %20.2
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
Total- - -27.5 %55.7 %42.8 %50.0 %87.0 %76.1 %54.3 %20.2

Fielding
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
1998CardinalsP403.1000  0        .000 
1999MarlinsP72083.0380  0        1.000 
2000MarlinsP73067.15111  1        .941 
2001MarlinsP71071.0480  1        1.000 
2002MarlinsP78086.03140002200 4   1.000 
2003MarlinsP74080.21100000000 2   1.000 
2004MetsP71083.15120001100 6   1.000 
2005MetsP60059.1081010000 2   .889 
2006CardinalsP69073.16100002101 3   1.000 
2007CardinalsP3130175.011180001100 5   1.000 
2008CardinalsP3333199.020150000000 1   1.000 
2009BrewersP3434194.213312111100 5   .957 
Total- - -P670971176.0711454129601 28   .982 

Advanced Fielding
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2003MarlinsP80.20  0-2-2              
2004MetsP83.10  000              
2005MetsP59.10  021              
2006CardinalsP73.10  000              
2007CardinalsP175.00  1-21              
2008CardinalsP199.01  0-2-1              
2009BrewersP194.22  0-20              
Total- - -P1176.03  1-6-1              

Value
Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
1998Cardinals0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
1999Marlins0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
2000Marlins-0.60.00.00.10.20.2-0.30.0  
2001Marlins-0.60.00.00.10.20.2-0.30.0  
2002Marlins-0.30.00.00.00.10.1-0.10.0$0.0$0.8
2003Marlins0.90.2 0.10.20.21.40.1$0.4$1.6
2004Mets-0.60.0 0.10.20.2-0.30.0($0.1)$2.0
2005Mets0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.0$0.0$0.8
2006Cardinals0.50.0 0.10.20.20.80.1$0.3$3.5
2007Cardinals-5.6-0.4 2.06.26.22.40.2$0.9$4.5
2008Cardinals-3.10.2 2.47.87.87.60.8$3.4$5.5
2009Brewers-8.1-1.2 2.27.17.10.10.0$0.1 
Total- - --17.4-1.20.07.022.322.311.21.1  

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