Archie Cole vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole 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 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Braden Looper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Braden Looper

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
9.51
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.31
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.36
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.99
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.96
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Braden Looper

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Braden Looper

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
491.63
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.58
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
79.3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA