Ralph Branca vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Ralph Branca. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.232 vs 1.371). By the career numbers, Charlie Smith 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 Charlie Smith

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.53
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.39
58.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
3.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
8.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
5.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6372
38.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5678
34.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Charlie Smith

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.99
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.48
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.01
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Charlie Smith

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
359.78
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
66
73.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
57
63.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
17.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
89.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.86
9.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
160
178.77
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA