Ralph Branca Stats

Branca (88-68 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.19 while he has faced 6,372 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.79 (625 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.371. He has surrendered 1,372 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 663 free passes. Branca has pitched in 1,484 innings and is sitting with 829 K’s so far in his pro baseball career.


Ralph Branca Stats

Year Team G IP W L WHIP ERA H BB SO FIP SV GS HR ER R BF SO/W H/9 SO/9
Career 322 1484.0 88 68 1.371 3.79 1,372 663 829 4.19 19 188 149 625 702 6,372 1.25 8.3 5.0
1956 BRO 1 2.0 0 0 1.500 0.00 1 2 2 3.37 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.00 4.5 9.0
1954 TOT 22 58.0 4 3 1.983 5.12 72 43 22 6.26 0 8 10 33 38 288 0.51 11.2 3.4
1954 DET 17 45.1 3 3 2.051 5.76 63 30 15 6.72 0 5 10 29 33 227 0.50 12.5 3.0
1954 NYY 5 12.2 1 0 1.737 2.84 9 13 7 4.61 0 3 0 4 5 61 0.54 6.4 5.0
1953 TOT 24 113.0 4 7 1.319 4.70 113 36 55 3.95 1 14 11 59 67 485 1.53 9.0 4.4
1953 BRO 7 11.0 0 0 1.818 9.82 15 5 5 8.32 0 0 4 12 12 51 1.00 12.3 4.1
1953 DET 17 102.0 4 7 1.265 4.15 98 31 50 3.48 1 14 7 47 55 434 1.61 8.6 4.4
1952 BRO 16 61.0 4 2 1.197 3.84 52 21 26 4.47 0 7 8 26 29 251 1.24 7.7 3.8
1951 BRO 42 204.0 13 12 1.299 3.26 180 85 118 3.83 3 27 19 74 81 855 1.39 7.9 5.2
1950 BRO 43 142.0 7 9 1.458 4.69 152 55 100 4.53 7 15 24 74 80 621 1.82 9.6 6.3
1949 BRO 34 186.2 13 5 1.457 4.39 181 91 109 4.30 1 27 21 91 100 813 1.20 8.7 5.3
1948 BRO 36 215.2 14 9 1.247 3.51 189 80 122 4.24 1 28 24 84 93 905 1.53 7.9 5.1
1947 BRO 43 280.0 21 12 1.246 2.67 251 98 148 3.75 1 36 22 83 100 1,158 1.51 8.1 4.8
1946 BRO 24 67.1 3 1 1.530 3.88 62 41 42 3.93 3 10 4 29 34 297 1.02 8.3 5.6
1945 BRO 16 109.2 5 6 1.386 3.04 73 79 69 4.07 1 15 4 37 44 476 0.87 6.0 5.7
1944 BRO 21 44.2 0 2 1.746 7.05 46 32 16 5.02 1 1 2 35 36 214 0.50 9.3 3.2

1956 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 0 211th
Losses 0 244th
Win-Loss Percentage .000 211th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 0.00 1st
Games Played 1 278th
Games Started 0 225th
Games Finished 1 205th
Complete Games 0 142nd
Shutouts 0 82nd
Saves 0 131st
Innings Pitched 2 279th
Hits Allowed 1 290th
Runs Allowed 0 292nd
Earned Runs Allowed 0 291st
Home Runs Allowed 0 268th
Walks 2 266th
Intentional Walks 0 208th
Strikeouts 2 257th
Hit Batters 0 184th
Balks 0 58th
Wild Pitches 0 199th
Batters Faced 9 285th
ERA+ 0 291st
FIP 3.37 959th
WHIP 1.500 1068th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 4.5 289th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.0 268th
Walks Per 9 Innings 9.0 13th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 9.0 8th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.0 165th

1954 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 4 109th
Losses 3 137th
Win-Loss Percentage .571 60th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 5.12 1121st
Games Played 22 141st
Games Started 8 104th
Games Finished 5 107th
Complete Games 0 135th
Shutouts 0 89th
Saves 0 112th
Innings Pitched 58 151st
Hits Allowed 72 136th
Runs Allowed 38 132nd
Earned Runs Allowed 33 133rd
Home Runs Allowed 10 82nd
Walks 43 97th
Intentional Walks 3 100th
Strikeouts 22 155th
Hit Batters 3 50th
Balks 0 49th
Wild Pitches 0 178th
Batters Faced 288 140th
ERA+ 73 189th
FIP 6.26 1179th
WHIP 1.983 1169th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 11.2 54th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 1.6 30th
Walks Per 9 Innings 6.7 40th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 3.4 165th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 0.5 222nd

1954 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 3 120th
Losses 3 138th
Win-Loss Percentage .500 81st
Earned Run Average (ERA) 5.79 1148th
Games Played 17 161st
Games Started 5 123rd
Games Finished 4 123rd
Complete Games 0 136th
Shutouts 0 90th
Saves 0 113th
Innings Pitched 45 162nd
Hits Allowed 63 144th
Runs Allowed 33 144th
Earned Runs Allowed 29 145th
Home Runs Allowed 10 83rd
Walks 30 130th
Intentional Walks 3 101st
Strikeouts 15 169th
Hit Batters 2 79th
Balks 0 50th
Wild Pitches 0 179th
Batters Faced 227 156th
ERA+ 65 208th
FIP 6.72 1185th
WHIP 2.051 1173rd
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 12.5 32nd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 2.0 16th
Walks Per 9 Innings 6.0 48th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 3.0 203rd
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 0.5 223rd

1954 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 1 160th
Losses 0 212th
Win-Loss Percentage 1.000 1st
Earned Run Average (ERA) 2.95 987th
Games Played 5 216th
Games Started 3 139th
Games Finished 1 190th
Complete Games 0 137th
Shutouts 0 91st
Saves 0 114th
Innings Pitched 12 214th
Hits Allowed 9 225th
Runs Allowed 5 229th
Earned Runs Allowed 4 233rd
Home Runs Allowed 0 227th
Walks 13 187th
Intentional Walks 0 203rd
Strikeouts 7 197th
Hit Batters 1 111th
Balks 0 51st
Wild Pitches 0 180th
Batters Faced 61 213th
ERA+ 126 47th
FIP 4.61 1126th
WHIP 1.737 1138th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 6.4 241st
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.0 227th
Walks Per 9 Innings 9.2 12th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.0 58th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 0.5 218th

1953 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 4 117th
Losses 7 73rd
Win-Loss Percentage .364 145th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 4.70 1083rd
Games Played 24 136th
Games Started 14 88th
Games Finished 8 77th
Complete Games 7 53rd
Shutouts 0 97th
Saves 1 77th
Innings Pitched 113 101st
Hits Allowed 113 106th
Runs Allowed 67 79th
Earned Runs Allowed 59 81st
Home Runs Allowed 11 86th
Walks 36 124th
Intentional Walks 2 104th
Strikeouts 55 89th
Hit Batters 4 34th
Balks 0 63rd
Wild Pitches 5 22nd
Batters Faced 485 103rd
ERA+ 87 157th
FIP 3.95 1019th
WHIP 1.319 996th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 9.0 162nd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.9 98th
Walks Per 9 Innings 2.9 199th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 4.4 91st
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.5 42nd

1953 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 0 197th
Losses 0 225th
Win-Loss Percentage .000 197th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 9.82 1185th
Games Played 7 210th
Games Started 0 216th
Games Finished 5 120th
Complete Games 0 154th
Shutouts 0 98th
Saves 0 124th
Innings Pitched 11 223rd
Hits Allowed 15 221st
Runs Allowed 12 211th
Earned Runs Allowed 12 206th
Home Runs Allowed 4 159th
Walks 5 228th
Intentional Walks 0 199th
Strikeouts 5 217th
Hit Batters 2 87th
Balks 0 64th
Wild Pitches 0 192nd
Batters Faced 51 222nd
ERA+ 45 243rd
FIP 8.32 1197th
WHIP 1.818 1147th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 12.3 32nd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 3.3 4th
Walks Per 9 Innings 4.1 118th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 4.1 114th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.0 125th

1953 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 4 118th
Losses 7 74th
Win-Loss Percentage .364 146th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 4.15 1044th
Games Played 17 172nd
Games Started 14 89th
Games Finished 3 138th
Complete Games 7 54th
Shutouts 0 99th
Saves 1 78th
Innings Pitched 102 113th
Hits Allowed 98 119th
Runs Allowed 55 111th
Earned Runs Allowed 47 111th
Home Runs Allowed 7 128th
Walks 31 141st
Intentional Walks 2 105th
Strikeouts 50 99th
Hit Batters 2 88th
Balks 0 65th
Wild Pitches 5 23rd
Batters Faced 434 117th
ERA+ 98 111th
FIP 3.48 970th
WHIP 1.265 977th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 8.6 193rd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.6 177th
Walks Per 9 Innings 2.7 209th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 4.4 92nd
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.6 32nd

1952 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 4 113th
Losses 2 162nd
Win-Loss Percentage .667 32nd
Earned Run Average (ERA) 3.84 1045th
Games Played 16 169th
Games Started 7 119th
Games Finished 5 105th
Complete Games 2 103rd
Shutouts 0 102nd
Saves 0 130th
Innings Pitched 61 148th
Hits Allowed 52 161st
Runs Allowed 29 153rd
Earned Runs Allowed 26 150th
Home Runs Allowed 8 93rd
Walks 21 165th
Intentional Walks 3 91st
Strikeouts 26 142nd
Hit Batters 4 39th
Balks 0 56th
Wild Pitches 2 69th
Batters Faced 251 154th
ERA+ 96 122nd
FIP 4.47 1113th
WHIP 1.197 954th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 7.7 229th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 1.2 38th
Walks Per 9 Innings 3.1 199th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 3.8 140th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.2 82nd

1951 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 13 27th
Losses 12 23rd
Win-Loss Percentage .520 82nd
Earned Run Average (ERA) 3.26 980th
Games Played 42 17th
Games Started 27 29th
Games Finished 11 48th
Complete Games 13 23rd
Shutouts 3 12th
Saves 3 31st
Innings Pitched 204 29th
Hits Allowed 180 42nd
Runs Allowed 81 57th
Earned Runs Allowed 74 56th
Home Runs Allowed 19 24th
Walks 85 25th
Intentional Walks 6 19th
Strikeouts 118 15th
Hit Batters 3 50th
Balks 0 69th
Wild Pitches 6 12th
Batters Faced 855 34th
ERA+ 120 49th
FIP 3.83 1018th
WHIP 1.299 984th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 7.9 231st
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.8 93rd
Walks Per 9 Innings 3.8 163rd
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.2 41st
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.4 41st

1950 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 7 78th
Losses 9 56th
Win-Loss Percentage .438 114th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 4.69 1071st
Games Played 43 13th
Games Started 15 79th
Games Finished 16 23rd
Complete Games 5 72nd
Shutouts 0 101st
Saves 7 9th
Innings Pitched 142 72nd
Hits Allowed 152 68th
Runs Allowed 80 69th
Earned Runs Allowed 74 66th
Home Runs Allowed 24 13th
Walks 55 84th
Intentional Walks 5 33rd
Strikeouts 100 22nd
Hit Batters 0 174th
Balks 4 3rd
Wild Pitches 1 120th
Batters Faced 621 71st
ERA+ 88 147th
FIP 4.53 1068th
WHIP 1.458 1025th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 9.6 123rd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 1.5 30th
Walks Per 9 Innings 3.5 192nd
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 6.3 20th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.8 15th

1949 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 13 33rd
Losses 5 107th
Win-Loss Percentage .722 20th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 4.40 1083rd
Games Played 34 67th
Games Started 27 37th
Games Finished 1 186th
Complete Games 9 46th
Shutouts 2 29th
Saves 1 59th
Innings Pitched 186 49th
Hits Allowed 181 51st
Runs Allowed 100 39th
Earned Runs Allowed 91 29th
Home Runs Allowed 21 7th
Walks 91 28th
Intentional Walks 3 64th
Strikeouts 109 12th
Hit Batters 2 60th
Balks 0 61st
Wild Pitches 3 53rd
Batters Faced 813 46th
ERA+ 94 113th
FIP 4.30 1082nd
WHIP 1.457 1053rd
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 8.7 157th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 1.0 57th
Walks Per 9 Innings 4.4 122nd
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.3 23rd
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.2 41st

1948 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 14 21st
Losses 9 58th
Win-Loss Percentage .609 80th
Earned Run Average (ERA) 3.51 925th
Games Played 36 49th
Games Started 28 28th
Games Finished 4 143rd
Complete Games 11 28th
Shutouts 1 44th
Saves 1 80th
Innings Pitched 215 22nd
Hits Allowed 189 36th
Runs Allowed 93 33rd
Earned Runs Allowed 84 33rd
Home Runs Allowed 24 4th
Walks 80 36th
Intentional Walks 4 63rd
Strikeouts 122 11th
Hit Batters 4 23rd
Balks 0 73rd
Wild Pitches 9 2nd
Batters Faced 905 28th
ERA+ 114 90th
FIP 4.24 1010th
WHIP 1.247 887th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 7.9 309th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 1.0 53rd
Walks Per 9 Innings 3.3 267th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.1 86th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.5 65th

1947 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 21 2nd
Losses 12 24th
Win-Loss Percentage .636 82nd
Earned Run Average (ERA) 2.67 849th
Games Played 43 16th
Games Started 36 2nd
Games Finished 5 111th
Complete Games 15 15th
Shutouts 4 5th
Saves 1 68th
Innings Pitched 280 4th
Hits Allowed 251 3rd
Runs Allowed 100 19th
Earned Runs Allowed 83 28th
Home Runs Allowed 22 3rd
Walks 98 8th
Intentional Walks 10 20th
Strikeouts 148 4th
Hit Batters 6 4th
Balks 1 12th
Wild Pitches 7 5th
Batters Faced 1,158 5th
ERA+ 154 32nd
FIP 3.75 942nd
WHIP 1.246 861st
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 8.1 333rd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.7 138th
Walks Per 9 Innings 3.2 272nd
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 4.8 99th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.5 76th

1946 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 3 149th
Losses 1 252nd
Win-Loss Percentage .750 51st
Earned Run Average (ERA) 3.89 969th
Games Played 24 113th
Games Started 10 110th
Games Finished 7 76th
Complete Games 2 144th
Shutouts 2 25th
Saves 3 21st
Innings Pitched 67 148th
Hits Allowed 62 160th
Runs Allowed 34 155th
Earned Runs Allowed 29 149th
Home Runs Allowed 4 125th
Walks 41 90th
Intentional Walks 6 43rd
Strikeouts 42 99th
Hit Batters 0 243rd
Balks 1 9th
Wild Pitches 1 118th
Batters Faced 297 150th
ERA+ 88 226th
FIP 3.93 1012th
WHIP 1.530 995th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 8.3 322nd
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.5 165th
Walks Per 9 Innings 5.5 99th
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.6 83rd
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 1.0 196th

1945 Stats for Ralph Branca

Stat Total MLB Rank
Wins 5 106th
Losses 6 94th
Win-Loss Percentage .455 172nd
Earned Run Average (ERA) 3.05 904th
Games Played 16 139th
Games Started 15 77th
Games Finished 1 235th
Complete Games 7 74th
Shutouts 0 146th
Saves 1 60th
Innings Pitched 109 99th
Hits Allowed 73 141st
Runs Allowed 44 113th
Earned Runs Allowed 37 118th
Home Runs Allowed 4 104th
Walks 79 20th
Intentional Walks 8 29th
Strikeouts 69 40th
Hit Batters 0 214th
Balks 0 86th
Wild Pitches 6 10th
Batters Faced 476 97th
ERA+ 124 91st
FIP 4.07 1057th
WHIP 1.386 978th
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 6.0 370th
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 0.3 190th
Walks Per 9 Innings 6.5 53rd
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 5.7 46th
Strikeout to Walk Ratio 0.9 200th