Norm Branch vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.73 and 1.548 for Norm Branch. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Charlie Smith

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Charlie Smith

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Charlie Smith

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA