Norm Branch vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard 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. Jehosie Heard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 3.73 and 1.548 for Norm Branch. By the career numbers, Jehosie Heard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Jehosie Heard

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.91
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.73
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.89
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
39.49
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
40.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.66
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
36.32
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Jehosie Heard

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Jehosie Heard

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
27.6
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA