Ralph Branca vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than Ralph Branca. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.371). By the career numbers, Rube Foster 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 Rube Foster

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.1
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.41
56.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.39
58.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
3.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
8.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
5.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6372
38.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5678
34.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Rube Foster

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Rube Foster

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
359.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
73.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
15.71
17.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
89.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
113.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
71.51
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
8.86
9.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
160
178.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100