Ralph Branca and Don Drysdale Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ralph Branca or Don Drysdale? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Ralph Branca vs. Don Drysdale comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Ralph Branca Don Drysdale
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ralph Branca and Don Drysdale

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
518
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
465
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
209
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
68
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.41
56.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.73
56.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
167
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
625
132
Career
162 Game Avg.
1124
132
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.79
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.95
3.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.96
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.59
4.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.49
4.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.242
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
4452
940
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10296
940
Career
162 Game Avg.
1484
313.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3432
313.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1372
290
Career
162 Game Avg.
3084
290
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.32
8.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.09
8.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
149
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
280
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.73
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
663
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
855
140
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.02
4.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.24
4.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
829
175
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2486
175
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.03
5.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.52
5.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.57
2.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.8
2.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.005
1.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.973
1.005
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6372
1346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14097
1346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
74
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
702
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1292
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.26
4.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.39
4.26
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.371
1.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.148
1.371
Career
162 Game Avg.
5678
1199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13088
1199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.18
2.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.49
2.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.264
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.64
38.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.97
38.64

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Don Drysdale

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
6.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
518
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
465
4.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
90.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10296
90.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
30.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3432
30.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
36.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
188
36.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
169
85.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
686
85.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
6.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
6.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
253
127.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933
127.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
241
121.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
874
121.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
95.26
95.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.68
95.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.748
0.748
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.687
0.748
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
3.52
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Don Drysdale

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
547
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
537
270
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1309
270
Career
162 Game Avg.
464
233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1169
233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.142
0.142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.186
0.142
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.441
0.441
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.561
0.441
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
218
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
156
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
62
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.004
0.004
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.004
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
15.71
7.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82.48
7.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
345
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
283
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.172
0.172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.362
0.362
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.511
0.362
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.109
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.171
0.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.415
0.283
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.212
0.212
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.212
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.86
4.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69.13
4.46
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
18
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
160
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
370
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.36
3.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.54
3.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69
19
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
6
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Ralph Branca
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0