Harvey Branch vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch 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 5.4 and 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Braden Looper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Braden Looper

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Braden Looper

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Braden Looper

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA