Alex Cobb vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb 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. Alex Cobb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 121). Role difference aside, Alex Cobb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Braden Looper

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.85
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Braden Looper

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Braden Looper

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
1794.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA