How Ralph Branca's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Ralph Branca totaled 322 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1947, posting 43, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 26.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 24 in 1953 to 22 in 1954 and 1 in 1956, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 1 to 43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ralph Branca Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Ralph Branca
Ralph Branca
Games Pitched
Career322
Season Avg.26.83
162 Game Avg.162
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Ralph Branca Games Pitched Per Season

Ralph Branca's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ralph Branca Games Pitched per season line chart

Ralph Branca Games Pitched by Team

Ralph Branca's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ralph Branca career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Ralph Branca Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Ralph Branca's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ralph Branca Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Ralph Branca Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ralph Branca's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ralph Branca Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ralph Branca Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ralph Branca's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ralph Branca Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table