Harvey Branch vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.4 and 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Ryan Madson

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Ryan Madson

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Ryan Madson

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA