Ralph Branca vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Branca built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Fosnow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Branca posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Ralph Branca had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Branca and Jerry Fosnow

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.39
58.39
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
3.79
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
8.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
4.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
5.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6372
38.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5678
34.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Jerry Fosnow

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.83
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Jerry Fosnow

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
359.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
73.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
17.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
89.39
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
9.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
178.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA