Mike Armstrong vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Armstrong a clear advantage over Braden Looper across the core pitching metrics. Mike Armstrong led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 84). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 90). Mike Armstrong was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Braden Looper

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
5.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.74
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.55
52.55
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
38.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
2.41
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Braden Looper

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
5.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.74
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.68
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.65
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Braden Looper

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
1794.71
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA