Aaron Looper vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Aaron Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Looper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Ortiz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.14 and 1.286 for Aaron Looper. By the career numbers, Russ Ortiz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Looper and Russ Ortiz

Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
4.51
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.77
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.97
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
4.89
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.75
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
34.01
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Aaron Looper and Russ Ortiz

Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Looper and Russ Ortiz

Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
311.84
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
600
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
500.33
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
135
133.22
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Aaron Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA