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Braden Looper

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: October 28, 1974 in Weatherford, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS).

High School: Mangum HS (Mangum, OK)

School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Last Game: October 2, 2009 (Age 34-339d)
vs. STL 6.0 IP, 10 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Braden LaVern Looper

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Relatives: Cousin of Aaron Looper

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

ERA

4.15

670

103

1176.0

669

WHIP

1.373

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-04	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Washington Nationals	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	1	59	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	95	62	21	7	15	6	4	1
2	2008-04-09	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Houston Astros	1-6	W	5.2	5	3	3	0	4	0	0	51	21	3	0	0	0	1	1	22	86	56	16	6	8	10	3	1
3	2008-04-15	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	W	5.0	3	1	1	5	4	0	0	56	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	91	52	18	5	4	9	4	1
4	2008-04-20	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Francisco Giants	1-4	L	3.0	10	7	7	0	1	1	0	12	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	71	45	9	5	9	9	4	0
5	2008-04-25	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Houston Astros	1-7		7.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	74	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	97	63	17	7	12	8	2	1
6	2008-04-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Cincinnati Reds	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	4	1	0	52	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	114	72	16	10	10	11	4	0
7	2008-05-06	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Colorado Rockies	1-9	W	8.1	10	4	4	0	1	1	0	48	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	32	114	76	23	4	12	18	8	2
8	2008-05-11	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	1	2	1	42	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	94	62	18	2	8	15	3	0
9	2008-05-16	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	L	6.0	10	3	3	2	1	0	0	39	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	117	72	19	2	13	11	8	0
10	2008-05-21	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	San Diego Padres	1-5	W	5.0	8	3	3	2	5	1	0	42	21	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	92	59	14	11	6	10	7	1
11	2008-05-27	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Houston Astros	1-5	L	4.1	9	8	7	3	1	1	1	13	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	99	54	15	6	7	14	8	2
12	2008-06-01	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	5.2	8	3	3	3	1	0	1	39	22	1	0	0	2	1	0	27	92	54	20	3	12	11	6	1
13	2008-06-06	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Houston Astros	1-6	L	6.0	8	5	2	0	7	0	1	49	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	107	68	15	12	9	13	6	3
14	2008-06-11	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-9	W	9.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	85	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	98	63	16	6	13	13	1	1
15	2008-06-18	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Kansas City Royals	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	63	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	92	55	14	6	13	12	6	0
16	2008-06-24	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Detroit Tigers	1-7	W	6.0	7	4	4	1	3	3	0	44	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	95	66	22	5	11	10	2	1
17	2008-06-29	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Kansas City Royals	1-4		3.1	6	3	2	4	2	0	0	36	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	78	45	16	3	9	5	2	1
18	2008-07-04	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Chicago Cubs	1-7	L	7.0	6	2	2	1	5	2	0	61	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	117	79	18	12	12	9	3	0
19	2008-07-10	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	2	0	43	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	112	72	18	3	12	11	5	1
20	2008-07-18	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Diego Padres	1-4		3.0	8	6	6	0	2	2	1	21	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	68	45	11	4	3	12	5	2
21	2008-07-23	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-5	L	5.0	7	1	1	2	4	1	1	51	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	104	63	14	14	7	10	4	0
22	2008-07-28	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	0	4	0	0	59	26	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	106	67	22	5	11	11	4	2
23	2008-08-02	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	L	7.0	3	2	2	2	4	2	0	65	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	99	65	19	10	8	10	2	3
24	2008-08-08	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-7		7.0	6	2	2	1	3	2	0	59	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	96	60	17	6	13	11	0	3
25	2008-08-13	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Florida Marlins	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	1	1	5	0	0	65	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	93	62	17	6	9	11	3	1
26	2008-08-19	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	L	7.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	67	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	99	61	19	7	11	11	3	1
27	2008-08-24	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	6	3	3	2	5	0	1	56	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	97	59	17	3	9	11	4	2
28	2008-08-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Houston Astros	1-5	L	4.1	11	8	8	3	1	3	0	7	20	3	1	0	2	0	0	23	83	48	13	6	9	10	0	0
29	2008-09-05	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Florida Marlins	1-8		7.1	4	0	0	0	6	0	1	76	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	101	62	21	7	10	9	3	2
30	2008-09-10	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Chicago Cubs	1-5	L	5.0	8	4	1	1	4	0	0	44	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	106	69	17	10	11	8	6	2
31	2008-09-16	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	L	7.0	6	4	4	1	5	0	1	53	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	109	67	22	11	12	9	5	1
32	2008-09-21	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-6	L	6.0	9	4	4	1	6	0	0	43	24	2	1	0	0	2	0	28	102	64	16	8	9	12	6	0
33	2008-09-26	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Cincinnati Reds	1-7		7.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	0	52	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	102	70	20	10	11	9	6	0

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	33	842	774	101	216	42	3	25	1	0	45	108	.279	.326	.438	.764	.296	339	23	11	7	5	1

Home	18	451	409	49	111	19	1	11	0	0	29	55	.271	.331	.403	.735	.291	165	12	8	4	1	1
Away	15	391	365	52	105	23	2	14	1	0	16	53	.288	.320	.477	.796	.301	174	11	3	3	4	0

April	6	140	128	14	32	11	0	2	1	0	10	18	.250	.307	.383	.690	.275	49	3	1	0	1	0
May	5	135	122	22	44	9	0	5	0	0	8	9	.361	.406	.557	.963	.358	68	5	2	2	1	1
June	6	155	143	16	37	6	0	3	0	0	8	17	.259	.310	.364	.673	.274	52	4	3	0	1	0
July	5	122	115	15	35	8	1	7	0	0	4	17	.304	.339	.574	.913	.308	66	2	2	1	0	0
August	6	154	142	18	34	4	1	7	0	0	11	20	.239	.299	.430	.728	.235	61	7	1	0	0	0
September	5	136	124	16	34	4	1	1	0	0	4	27	.274	.303	.347	.650	.337	43	2	2	4	2	0

As Starter	33	842	774	101	216	42	3	25	1	0	45	108	.279	.326	.438	.764	.296	339	23	11	7	5	1

vs RHB as RHP	33	479	448		125	24	1	13			17	62	.279	.312	.424	.736	.298	190	14	6	5	3	1
vs LHB as RHP	33	363	326		91	18	2	12			28	46	.279	.344	.457	.801	.293	149	9	5	2	2	0

Bases Empty	33	496	472		128	30	3	15			17	64	.271	.307	.443	.749	.288	209	0	7	0	0	0
Runners On	33	346	302		88	12	0	10			28	44	.291	.354	.431	.785	.308	130	23	4	7	5	1

vs. Younger Batters	33	713	654		177	31	3	19			39	94	.271	.321	.414	.736	.290	271	19	11	6	3	1
vs. Older Batters	27	129	120		39	11	0	6			6	14	.325	.352	.567	.918	.324	68	4	0	1	2	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	12	14	.462	4.16	33	33	0	199.0	216	101	92	25	45	1	108	11	1	0	842	1.312	4.9	2.40

Home	5	8	.385	3.84	18	18	0	105.1	111	49	45	11	29	1	55	8	1	0	451	1.329	4.7	1.90
Away	7	6	.538	4.52	15	15	0	93.2	105	52	47	14	16	0	53	3	0	0	391	1.292	5.1	3.31

April	4	1	.800	3.86	6	6	0	32.2	32	14	14	2	10	0	18	1	0	0	140	1.286	5.0	1.80
May	2	3	.400	6.37	5	5	0	29.2	44	22	21	5	8	1	9	2	0	0	135	1.753	2.7	1.13
June	3	1	.750	2.92	6	6	0	37.0	37	16	12	3	8	0	17	3	0	0	155	1.216	4.1	2.13
July	1	3	.250	4.82	5	5	0	28.0	35	15	15	7	4	0	17	2	0	0	122	1.393	5.5	4.25
August	2	3	.400	3.89	6	6	0	39.1	34	18	17	7	11	0	20	1	1	0	154	1.144	4.6	1.82
September	0	3	.000	3.62	5	5	0	32.1	34	16	13	1	4	0	27	2	0	0	136	1.175	7.5	6.75

As Starter	12	14	.462	4.16	33	33	0	199.0	216	101	92	25	45	1	108	11	1	0	842	1.312	4.9	2.40

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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