1974
Born October 28, 1974
Weatherford, OK, USA
Braden Looper Notable
b. October 28, 1974 · St. Louis Cardinals 1998, 2006–2008, Florida Marlins 1999–2003, New York Mets 2004–2005, Milwaukee Brewers 2009
Braden Looper played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009. His longest stay was with the Florida Marlins, from 1999 to 2003.
He went 72 and 65 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 1,176 innings in 670 games. He struck out 669 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 679 games he batted .215, with 40 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in Weatherford, OK, USA on October 28, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | FLA | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | FLA | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | FLA | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | FLA | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | FLA | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | NYM | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | NYM | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | STL | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2007 | STL | 31 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .189 |
| 2008 | STL | 42 | 63 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .254 |
| 2009 | MIL | 34 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 679 | 186 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 63 | 0 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 |
| 1999 | FLA | 3 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 96 | 35 | 31 | 50 | 3.80 |
| 2000 | FLA | 5 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 67.1 | 71 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 4.41 |
| 2001 | FLA | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 71.0 | 63 | 28 | 30 | 52 | 3.55 |
| 2002 | FLA | 2 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 13 | 86.0 | 73 | 30 | 28 | 55 | 3.14 |
| 2003 | FLA | 6 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 28 | 80.2 | 82 | 33 | 29 | 56 | 3.68 |
| 2004 | NYM | 2 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 29 | 83.1 | 86 | 25 | 16 | 60 | 2.70 |
| 2005 | NYM | 4 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 59.1 | 65 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 3.94 |
| 2006 | STL | 9 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | 76 | 29 | 20 | 41 | 3.56 |
| 2007 | STL | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 175.0 | 183 | 96 | 51 | 87 | 4.94 |
| 2008 | STL | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 199.0 | 216 | 92 | 45 | 108 | 4.16 |
| 2009 | MIL | 14 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 194.2 | 226 | 113 | 64 | 100 | 5.22 |
| Career | — | 72 | 65 | 670 | 97 | 103 | 1176.0 | 1242 | 542 | 373 | 669 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Braden Looper
Braden Looper made a major-league debut on March 31, 1998.
2009
Final major-league game: Braden Looper
Braden Looper played a final major-league game on October 2, 2009.
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