Braden Looper vs. Hippo Vaughn — Career Comparison

Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hippo Vaughn
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hippo Vaughn 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. Hippo Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 4.15 and 1.406 for Braden Looper. By the career numbers, Hippo Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Braden Looper and Hippo Vaughn

Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.29
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.45
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.55
52.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.87
84.87
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.71
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.49
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8190
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
8.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.85
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
2.69
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
4.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11225
37.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
3.43
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323
34.03
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Braden Looper and Hippo Vaughn

Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
5.13
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
15.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.7
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
29.73
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
36.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
33.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.133
2.133
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.48
14.48
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Braden Looper and Hippo Vaughn

Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
392
231.72
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
544.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
93.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
73.89
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
14.78
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.55
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
20.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.5
31.62
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
121.18
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
51
134.8
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
135.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
47.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
82.17
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.64
28.75
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.77
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
40.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
285
168.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
13.6
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.09
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71