Wade Blasingame vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Wade Blasingame
Silent GenerationNew MexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wade Blasingame 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. Braden Looper led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 87). Wade Blasingame held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Braden Looper.

Pitching Stats for Wade Blasingame and Braden Looper

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
4.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
9.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
3.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.65
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3763
39.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
5.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3333
34.73
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Wade Blasingame and Braden Looper

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.36
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.35
97.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Blasingame and Braden Looper

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
227
446.56
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
521.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
29
57.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.61
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
36.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.87
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
48
126.87
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
147.54
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
51
134.8
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
35.41
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
68.85
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
31.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
94
184.92
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA