Ralph Branca vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Larry Dierker posted a stronger line than Ralph Branca. Larry Dierker posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.371). By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Branca and Larry Dierker

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.39
58.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
3.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
8.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6372
38.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
4.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5678
34.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Larry Dierker

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Larry Dierker

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
359.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
73.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
17.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
80
89.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
9.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
178.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
37
41.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA