Harvey Branch vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski 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 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. 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 Ted Sadowski

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
39.81
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.589
1.589
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Ted Sadowski

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.94
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Ted Sadowski

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
18.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA