Braden Looper vs Brandon Lyon

Braden LooperBrandon Lyon

Braden Looper and Brandon Lyon compared on their MLB careers: Braden Looper played 12 seasons, 1998 to 2009, Brandon Lyon 12 seasons, 2001 to 2013. Braden Looper has 72 wins to Brandon Lyon's 42. Braden Looper won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Braden Looper and Brandon Lyon career totals
670GP572
72W42
65L47
4.2ERA4.2
1,176IP681.1
669K465
373BB220
1.4WHIP1.4
103SV79

Where each stands all time

Braden Looper and Brandon Lyon all-time places
Braden LooperAll-time rankBrandon Lyon
164th (103)Saves238th (79)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Braden Looper: 2 championships; none on file
  • Brandon Lyon: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Braden Looper and Brandon Lyon season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1998015.402001544.29
2nd1999333.802002146.53
3rd2000514.412003464.12
4th2001333.552005026.44
5th2002253.142006243.89
6th2003643.682007642.68
7th2004252.702008354.70
8th2005473.942009652.86
9th2006933.562010663.12
10th200712124.9420113311.48
11th200812144.162012423.10
12th20091475.222013224.98

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA