Harvey Branch vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank LaManna posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.748 compared to 5.4 and 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Hank LaManna had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Hank LaManna

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.51
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
41.37
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.748
1.748
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Hank LaManna

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Hank LaManna

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA