Scott Elarton vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Elarton 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 66), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 85). Scott Elarton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67). Role difference aside, Braden Looper holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Braden Looper

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.31
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4150
35.06
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.96
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Braden Looper

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.68
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.65
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Braden Looper

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
233
688.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
203
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
491.63
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
59.11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
12.7
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
76.85
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.54
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.42
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
5.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
156.65
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
63
166.52
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
79.3
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA