Norm Branch vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
39.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Otis Starks

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Otis Starks

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100