Joe Bowman vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.406 compared to 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Braden Looper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Braden Looper

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.47
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
9.51
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
2.97
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.96
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Braden Looper

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.74
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3528
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.68
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.65
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Braden Looper

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
40
105.73
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
33
87.22
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
48
126.87
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
51
134.8
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
47.58
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
33
87.22
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
13.2
34.88
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.71
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.98
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA