How Ralph Branca's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ralph Branca totaled 188 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1947, posting 36, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 14 in 1953 to 8 in 1954 and 0 in 1956, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 36 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ralph Branca Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Ralph Branca Starts Per Season

Ralph Branca's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Ralph Branca Starts by Team

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

Ralph Branca Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ralph Branca's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ralph Branca Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ralph Branca's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ralph Branca Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ralph Branca's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table