Who is the better baseball player Willard Hershberger or Branch Rickey? 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 Willard Hershberger vs. Branch Rickey 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.
Willard Hershberger
Branch Rickey
Bats
Right
Left
Throws
Right
Right
Position
Catcher
Catcher
Generation
The Greatest Generation
Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Hitting Stats for Willard Hershberger and Branch Rickey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
160
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
120
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
440
446
Career
162 Game Avg.
380
446
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162 Game Avg.
402
407
Career
162 Game Avg.
343
407
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162 Game Avg.
0.316
0.316
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.239
0.316
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162 Game Avg.
0.755
0.755
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.664
0.755
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162 Game Avg.
127
129
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
129
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162 Game Avg.
106
107
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
107
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162 Game Avg.
16
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
16
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162 Game Avg.
6
5
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
21
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
0.009
0
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
0.037
0
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162 Game Avg.
50.94
51.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.63
51.57
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162 Game Avg.
153
155
Career
162 Game Avg.
111
155
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162 Game Avg.
152
154
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
154
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162 Game Avg.
0.345
0.345
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.345
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162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.381
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.324
0.381
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162 Game Avg.
0.726
0.726
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.624
0.726
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.065
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162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.065
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162 Game Avg.
0.251
0.251
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.251
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162 Game Avg.
0.627
0.627
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.579
0.627
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162 Game Avg.
0.329
0.329
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.329
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162 Game Avg.
41
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
42
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162 Game Avg.
70
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
111
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
112
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162 Game Avg.
59.64
60.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
41.28
60.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
20
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162 Game Avg.
27
20
Willard Hershberger
Branch Rickey
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162 Game Avg.verified
16
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
16
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162 Game Avg.
27.5
27.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.04
27.5
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162 Game Avg.
1.25
1.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
1.25
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162 Game Avg.
13
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
13
Willard Hershberger
Branch Rickey
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12
Branch Rickey
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162 Game Avg.
0
12
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162 Game Avg.
8
2
Willard Hershberger
Branch Rickey
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162 Game Avg.
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Fielding Stats for Willard Hershberger and Branch Rickey
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3.55
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162 Game Avg.
137
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
162
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
90
0
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
2403
0
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
801
0
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162 Game Avg.
433
512.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
395
512.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
53.21
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162 Game Avg.
75
53.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
13.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
13.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
489
578.23
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162 Game Avg.
501
578.23
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162 Game Avg.
478
565.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
470
565.23
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162 Game Avg.
97.75
97.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.81
97.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.489
3.489
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162 Game Avg.
4.747
3.489
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.73
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162 Game Avg.
7
4.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
7.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
7.09
Willard Hershberger
Branch Rickey
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
0
Willard Hershberger
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162 Game Avg.
56
0