Ralph Branca vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ralph Branca and Jim Hearn are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ralph Branca carried a career ERA of 3.79 against Jim Hearn's 3.81. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Ralph Branca and Jim Hearn — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Branca and Jim Hearn

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.14
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.05
55.05
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.39
58.39
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
3.79
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.81
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
8.32
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.83
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
5.03
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6372
38.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.26
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
4.47
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5678
34.44
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Jim Hearn

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
5.53
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.05
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.48
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
4.96
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
6.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
6.44
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.26
95.26
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Jim Hearn

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
322
359.78
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
391.26
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
532.04
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
66
73.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.69
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.23
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
15.71
17.55
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
80
89.39
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
35
39.11
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
68.93
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
8.86
9.89
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
13.74
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
32.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
178.77
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.34
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
35
33.98
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100