Steve Busby vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby 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. Steve Busby led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 88). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 102). Role difference aside, Steve Busby holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Braden Looper

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.55
52.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.36
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Braden Looper

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Braden Looper

Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
1794.71
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.73
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
126.87
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.58
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
87.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA