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Historical player · 1944–1956

Ralph Branca

B/T R/R · HT 75 · WT 220 · Born 1/6/1926 · From Mount Vernon, NY USA · Debut 1944-06-12 · Final 1956-09-07

Career · batting

G
322
 
 
AB
464
 
 
H
66
 
 
HR
2
 
 
RBI
31
 
 
SB
0
 
 
BB
36
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.142 · 0.376
 
 

Career · pitching

G
322
 
 
GS
188
 
 
IP
1,484.0
 
 
W-L
88-68
 
 
SV
19
 
 
SO
829
 
 
ERA
3.79
 
 
WHIP
1.37
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Brooklyn Dodgers · 1944–1956

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HR
2
#487 on the Dodgers
1 C. Abrams
1 R. Wolf
Hits
56
#540 on the Dodgers
1 G. DeMontreville
1 R. Maranville
RBI
26
#511 on the Dodgers
1 J. Fimple
1 B. Rhiel
Runs
29
#510 on the Dodgers
1 J. Daley
1 B. Abreu
BB
32
#412 on the Dodgers
1 H. Brooks
1 T. Hubbard

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1953–1954

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Hits
8
#824 on the Tigers
1 G. Coffman
1 T. Tolman
RBI
5
#743 on the Tigers
1 A. Aber
1 B. Wilson
Runs
5
#776 on the Tigers
1 R. Allen
1 H. Arndt
BB
4
#745 on the Tigers
1 A. Aber
1 A. Bashang

Career with the New York Yankees · 1954–1954

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Hits
2
#1,024 on the Yankees
1 S. Adams
1 R. Young
Runs
1
#1,001 on the Yankees
1 L. Arroyo

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
2
#6,726 all-time MLB
1 M. Acosta
1 J. Zimmermann
Hits
66
#7,212 all-time MLB
1 C. Aleno
1 E. Walker
RBI
31
#6,834 all-time MLB
1 M. Aderholt
1 R. Wilson

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1944 Dodgers NL 21600 00 0 0 003 0.0000.000
1945 Dodgers NL 164014 10 0 0 0011 0.1000.125
1946 Dodgers NL 241832 00 0 0 058 0.1110.111
1947 Dodgers NL 4397812 10 0 9 0734 0.1240.134
1948 Dodgers NL 3674315 10 0 2 0516 0.2030.216
1949 Dodgers NL 346255 10 0 2 0926 0.0810.097
1950 Dodgers NL 433434 00 2 7 0410 0.1180.294
1951 Dodgers NL 4263611 10 0 4 0226 0.1750.190
1952 Dodgers NL 161903 00 0 2 009 0.1580.158
1953 Dodgers NL 7000 00 0 0 000
1953 Tigers AL 173434 01 0 4 0214 0.1180.176
1954 Tigers AL 171324 10 0 1 023 0.3080.4000.385
1954 Yankees AL 5412 00 0 0 000 0.5000.5000.500
1956 Dodgers NL 1000 00 0 0 000
Career 322 464 35 66 6 1 2 31 0 36 160 0.142 0.204 0.172

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1944 Dodgers NL 022111 44.746353216 7.051.75
1945 Dodgers NL 5616151 109.773377969 3.041.39
1946 Dodgers NL 3124103 67.362294142 3.881.53
1947 Dodgers NL 211243361 280.02518398148 2.671.25
1948 Dodgers NL 14936281 215.71898480122 3.511.25
1949 Dodgers NL 13534271 186.71819191109 4.391.46
1950 Dodgers NL 7943157 142.01527455100 4.691.46
1951 Dodgers NL 131242273 204.01807485118 3.261.30
1952 Dodgers NL 421670 61.052262126 3.841.20
1953 Dodgers NL 00700 11.0151255 9.821.82
1953 Tigers AL 4717141 102.098473150 4.151.26
1954 Tigers AL 331750 45.363293015 5.762.05
1954 Yankees AL 10530 12.794137 2.841.74
1956 Dodgers NL 00100 2.01022 0.001.50
Career 88 68 322 188 19 1,484.0 1,372 625 663 829 3.79 1.37

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