John Denny vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Denny 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. John Denny led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 88). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 93). Role difference aside, John Denny holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Braden Looper

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.55
52.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
3.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
8.77
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
3.26
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
4.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.28
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.99
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Braden Looper

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.75
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Braden Looper

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
326
298.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
521.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
88.72
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
78.66
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.35
19.53
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
100.61
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.24
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.39
15.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.38
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
150
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
57.62
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA