Norm Branch vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector 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 4.66 and 1.454 for Connie Rector. 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 Connie Rector

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.53
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
54.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.66
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
10.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.92
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
5.58
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
33.46
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Connie Rector

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.51
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4320
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Connie Rector

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
32.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100