Kris Benson vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Kris Benson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Benson built a career as a starting pitcher and Braden Looper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Benson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 84). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 106). Role difference aside, Kris Benson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Braden Looper

Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
9.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.19
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
5.83
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.31
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
38.93
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.93
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.84
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4806
34.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Braden Looper

Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.14
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.81
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Braden Looper

Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
324.16
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
500.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
52.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.91
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.47
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.6
14.97
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
81.04
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
91.95
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
35.84
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
34.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
68.57
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
5.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.38
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
197.92
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
73.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA