Hank Thompson vs. Ralph Branca — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Thompson is hitting 0.235 here, 14% below their career average, while Branca's career opposing average is 0.242. Thompson also posted an OPS of 0.821, close to the career mark of 0.836. Branca has had the edge in strikeouts, with Thompson going down once every 7.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.5 PA. No clear edge.

How Hank Thompson put the ball into play against Ralph Branca

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ralph Branca to Hank Thompson

Matchup Details for Hank Thompson and Ralph Branca

Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Thompson and Ralph Branca including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Hank Thompson Career Plate Appearances
4218
Ralph Branca Career Batters Faced
6372
In this matchup
17
Hank Thompson Career At Bats
3577
Ralph Branca Career At Bats Pitched
5678
In this matchup
0.235
Hank Thompson Career Batting Average
0.275
Ralph Branca Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
4
Hank Thompson Career Hits
984
Ralph Branca Career Hits Allowed
1372
In this matchup
3
Hank Thompson Career Singles
658
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Doubles
133
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Triples
49
In this matchup
1
Hank Thompson Career Home Runs
144
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed
149

Grand Slams

In this matchup
1

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Hank Thompson Career Extra Base Hits
326
In this matchup
0.059
Hank Thompson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.250
Hank Thompson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.146
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Hank Thompson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.427
Ralph Branca Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.180
In this matchup
7
Hank Thompson Total Bases
1647
In this matchup
9
Hank Thompson Career Times on Base
1568
In this matchup
0.409
Hank Thompson Career On Base Percentage
0.376
In this matchup
0.412
Hank Thompson Career Slugging Percentage
0.460
In this matchup
0.821
Hank Thompson Career OPS
0.836
In this matchup
0.176
Hank Thompson Career Isolated Power
0.185
In this matchup
0.287
Hank Thompson Career Gross Production Average
0.284
In this matchup
0.231
Hank Thompson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
Ralph Branca Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
In this matchup
5
Hank Thompson Career RBIs
568
In this matchup
2.864
Hank Thompson Career Runs Created
675.680
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Ralph Branca Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
10
In this matchup
5
Hank Thompson Career Walks
556
Ralph Branca Career Walks Allowed
663
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Intentional Walks
6
Ralph Branca Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
3
Hank Thompson Career Strikeouts
337
Ralph Branca Career Strikeouts Thrown
829
In this matchup
7.333
Hank Thompson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.520
Ralph Branca Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.686
In this matchup
1.667
Hank Thompson Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.650
Ralph Branca Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.800

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.409
Hank Thompson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.367
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
Hank Thompson Career Sacrifice Hits
42
Ralph Branca Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Ralph Branca Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Thompson Career Ground into Double Play
46
Ralph Branca Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0