Harvey Branch vs. Jim Bronstad — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harvey Branch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Harvey Branch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Jim Bronstad

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Jim Bronstad

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.92
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Jim Bronstad

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.21
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.5
-49.89
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
333.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA