Ralph Branca vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ralph Branca
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Branca built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.79 and 1.371 for Ralph Branca. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Branca and Ted Wilks

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.41
56.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.39
58.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
8.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
5.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6372
38.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5678
34.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ralph Branca and Ted Wilks

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
48.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
25.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Branca and Ted Wilks

Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
322
359.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
518.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
73.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
17.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
89.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
113.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
71.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
9.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
40.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
160
178.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ralph Branca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Branca
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA