Norm Branch vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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 4.76 and 1.519 for Chris Holt. 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 Chris Holt

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
39.49
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2890
35.31
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Chris Holt

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736.2
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.87
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.8
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Chris Holt

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.38
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
6.94
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.17
-12.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA