Ralph Branca vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ralph Branca posted a stronger line than Tim Wakefield. Ralph Branca posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 4.41) and home runs allowed (0.9 per nine innings vs 1.17). By the career numbers, Ralph Branca 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 Tim Wakefield

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.39
58.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
3.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
8.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
5.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6372
38.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5678
34.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Tim Wakefield

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Tim Wakefield

Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
322
359.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
518.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
73.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
17.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
89.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
9.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
178.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
41.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA