Ken O'Dea vs. Ralph Branca — Matchup Analysis
Ken O'Dea has absolutely raked against Branca. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward O'Dea. O'Dea's production against Branca has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.267, 78% above the career mark of 0.712, with a batting average of 0.333, 31% above their career average and above Branca's career opposing average of 0.242. Edge: O'Dea.
How Ken O'Dea put the ball into play against Ralph Branca
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ralph Branca to Ken O'Dea
Matchup Details for Ken O'Dea and Ralph Branca
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken O'Dea and Ralph Branca including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ken O'Dea Career Plate Appearances
2510
Ralph Branca Career Batters Faced
6372
In this matchup
0.333
Ken O'Dea Career Batting Average
0.255
Ralph Branca Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Ken O'Dea Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Ken O'Dea Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ken O'Dea Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.180
In this matchup
0.333
Ken O'Dea Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Ralph Branca Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Hit By Pitch
3
Ralph Branca Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Intentional Walks
0
Ralph Branca Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Strikeouts
251
Ralph Branca Career Strikeouts Thrown
829
In this matchup
0.000
Ken O'Dea Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.000
Ralph Branca Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.686
In this matchup
0.000
Ken O'Dea Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Ralph Branca Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.800
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Ken O'Dea Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Ralph Branca Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Sacrifice Hits
39
Ralph Branca Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Ralph Branca Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Ken O'Dea Career Ground into Double Play
50
Ralph Branca Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0