Harvey Branch vs. Dennis Cook — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.4 and 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Dennis Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Dennis Cook

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Dennis Cook

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Dennis Cook

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA