Norm Branch vs. Al Williams — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Williams 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 6.24 and 1.891 for Al Williams. 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 Al Williams

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.45
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
6.24
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
11.53
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.77
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
39.49
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
42.95
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
7.68
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
37.35
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Al Williams

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.826
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Al Williams

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
492.86
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
525
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
3.9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.01
-21.53
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA