Norm Branch vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Branch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Branch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Norm Branch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Jose Cano

Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Jose Cano

Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Jose Cano

Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.7
-29.94
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA