Joe Cade vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Joe Cade
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cade 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 7.32 and 2.215 for Joe Cade. 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 Cade and Braden Looper

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
12.87
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
9.51
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.87
12.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
46.68
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.36
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.99
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.215
2.215
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.96
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.68
46.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Cade and Braden Looper

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.72
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cade and Braden Looper

Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
14
381.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
491.63
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.73
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
44.81
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
126.87
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
134.8
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.58
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
87.22
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
51.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.2
34.88
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA