John Costello vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Costello a clear advantage over Braden Looper across the core pitching metrics. John Costello led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 67), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 84). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 91). John Costello was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Costello and Braden Looper

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
5.13
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.74
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.55
52.55
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.94
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
38.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for John Costello and Braden Looper

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
5.13
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.74
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.1
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.68
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.65
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Costello and Braden Looper

John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
4760
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
1794.71
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
491.63
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
79.3
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA