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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1944 18 BRO NL -0.6 0 2 .000 7.05 21 1 10 0 0 1 44.2 46 36 35 2 32 5 16 5 0 4 214 51 5.03 1.746 9.3 0.4 6.4 3.2 0.50
1945 19 BRO NL 2.0 5 6 .455 3.04 16 15 1 7 0 1 109.2 73 44 37 4 79 8 69 0 0 6 476 124 4.08 1.386 6.0 0.3 6.5 5.7 0.87
1946 20 BRO NL 0.1 3 1 .750 3.88 24 10 7 2 2 3 67.1 62 34 29 4 41 6 42 0 1 1 297 88 3.93 1.530 8.3 0.5 5.5 5.6 1.02
1947 21 BRO NL 6.9 21 12 .636 2.67 43 36 5 15 4 1 280.0 251 100 83 22 98 10 148 6 1 7 1158 154 3.75 1.246 8.1 0.7 3.2 4.8 1.51 AS,MVP-11
1948 22 BRO NL 3.7 14 9 .609 3.51 36 28 4 11 1 1 215.2 189 93 84 24 80 4 122 4 0 9 905 114 4.24 1.247 7.9 1.0 3.3 5.1 1.53 AS,MVP-21
1949 23 BRO NL 0.5 13 5 .722 4.39 34 27 1 9 2 1 186.2 181 100 91 21 91 3 109 2 0 3 813 94 4.30 1.457 8.7 1.0 4.4 5.3 1.20 AS
1950 24 BRO NL 0.1 7 9 .438 4.69 43 15 16 5 0 7 142.0 152 80 74 24 55 5 100 0 4 1 621 88 4.53 1.458 9.6 1.5 3.5 6.3 1.82
1951 25 BRO NL 3.4 13 12 .520 3.26 42 27 11 13 3 3 204.0 180 81 74 19 85 6 118 3 0 6 855 120 3.83 1.299 7.9 0.8 3.8 5.2 1.39
1952 26 BRO NL 0.3 4 2 .667 3.84 16 7 5 2 0 0 61.0 52 29 26 8 21 3 26 4 0 2 251 96 4.47 1.197 7.7 1.2 3.1 3.8 1.24
1953 27 2TM 2LG 0.9 4 7 .364 4.70 24 14 8 7 0 1 113.0 113 67 59 11 36 2 55 4 0 5 485 87 3.95 1.319 9.0 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.53
1953 27 BRO NL -0.2 0 0 9.82 7 0 5 0 0 0 11.0 15 12 12 4 5 0 5 2 0 0 51 45 8.32 1.818 12.3 3.3 4.1 4.1 1.00
1953 27 DET AL 1.1 4 7 .364 4.15 17 14 3 7 0 1 102.0 98 55 47 7 31 2 50 2 0 5 434 98 3.48 1.265 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.4 1.61
1954 28 2TM AL -0.9 4 3 .571 5.12 22 8 5 0 0 0 58.0 72 38 33 10 43 3 22 3 0 0 288 73 6.26 1.983 11.2 1.6 6.7 3.4 0.51
1954 28 DET AL -1.0 3 3 .500 5.76 17 5 4 0 0 0 45.1 63 33 29 10 30 3 15 2 0 0 227 65 6.72 2.051 12.5 2.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1954 28 NYY AL 0.1 1 0 1.000 2.84 5 3 1 0 0 0 12.2 9 5 4 0 13 0 7 1 0 0 61 126 4.61 1.737 6.4 0.0 9.2 5.0 0.54
1956 30 BRO NL 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 9 3.37 1.500 4.5 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
12 Yrs 16.5 88 68 .564 3.79 322 188 74 71 12 19 1484.0 1372 702 625 149 663 55 829 31 6 44 6372 105 4.19 1.371 8.3 0.9 4.0 5.0 1.25
162 Game Avg 2.2 12 9 .564 3.79 43 25 10 9 2 3 198 183 94 83 20 88 7 111 4 1 6 850 105 4.19 1.371 8.3 0.9 4.0 5.0 1.25
BRO (11 Yrs) 16.2 80 58 .580 3.70 283 166 66 64 12 18 1324.0 1202 609 545 132 589 50 757 26 6 39 5650 107 4.15 1.353 8.2 0.9 4.0 5.1 1.29
DET (2 Yrs) 0.2 7 10 .412 4.64 34 19 7 7 0 1 147.1 161 88 76 17 61 5 65 4 0 5 661 85 4.47 1.507 9.8 1.0 3.7 4.0 1.07
NYY (1 Yr) 0.1 1 0 1.000 2.84 5 3 1 0 0 0 12.2 9 5 4 0 13 0 7 1 0 0 61 126 4.61 1.737 6.4 0.0 9.2 5.0 0.54
NL (11 Yrs) 16.2 80 58 .580 3.70 283 166 66 64 12 18 1324.0 1202 609 545 132 589 50 757 26 6 39 5650 107 4.15 1.353 8.2 0.9 4.0 5.1 1.29
AL (2 Yrs) 0.3 8 10 .444 4.50 39 22 8 7 0 1 160.0 170 93 80 17 74 5 72 5 0 5 722 87 4.48 1.525 9.6 1.0 4.2 4.1 0.97
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Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1947 21 BRO WS 1 1 .500 8.64 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 12 8 8 1 5 0 8 1 0 0 43 4.48 2.040 13.0 1.1 5.4 8.6 1.60
1949 23 BRO WS 0 1 .000 4.15 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 4 4 4 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 34 2.51 0.923 4.2 0.0 4.2 6.2 1.50
2 Yrs 1 2 .333 6.35 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.0 16 12 12 1 9 0 14 1 0 0 77 3.47 1.471 8.5 0.5 4.8 7.4 1.56
162 Game Avg 11 23 .333 6.35 45 23 0 0 0 0 193 181 136 136 11 102 0 159 11 0 0 873 3.47 1.471 8.5 0.5 4.8 7.4 1.56
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1944 18 BRO NL 44.2 21 1 36 7.25 4.36 -0.59 0.00 98 4.87 -12 -1.2 0.38 0.3 -0.6 -8 .442 .493
1945 19 BRO NL 109.2 16 15 44 3.61 4.35 -0.09 0.00 99 4.40 10 1.0 5.29 0.0 2.0 19 .561 .506
1946 20 BRO NL 67.1 24 10 34 4.54 4.01 0.09 0.00 100 3.91 -5 -0.5 0.87 -0.1 0.1 1 .478 .497
1947 21 BRO NL 280.0 43 36 100 3.21 4.61 0.21 0.00 101 4.45 38 4.0 3.00 -0.1 6.9 70 .593 .525 AS,MVP-11
1948 22 BRO NL 215.2 36 28 93 3.88 4.54 0.14 0.00 102 4.47 14 1.5 1.84 -0.1 3.7 38 .540 .509 AS,MVP-21
1949 23 BRO NL 186.2 34 27 100 4.82 4.38 0.29 0.00 102 4.16 -14 -1.4 1.02 -0.1 0.5 7 .459 .491 AS
1950 24 BRO NL 142.0 43 15 80 5.07 4.49 0.24 0.00 100 4.25 -13 -1.2 1.38 -0.2 0.1 2 .472 .493
1951 25 BRO NL 204.0 42 27 81 3.57 4.46 0.30 0.00 99 4.13 13 1.4 1.45 -0.1 3.4 34 .533 .508
1952 26 BRO NL 61.0 16 7 29 4.28 3.92 0.14 0.00 101 3.81 -3 -0.3 0.50 0.0 0.3 3 .479 .498
1953 27 2TM 2LG 113.0 24 14 67 5.34 4.24 -0.60 0.00 104 5.06 -4 -0.3 0.87 0.2 0.9 6 .489 .500
1953 27 BRO NL 11.0 7 0 12 9.82 4.83 0.35 0.00 101 4.50 -6 -0.6 0.10 0.2 -0.2 -5 .416 .496
1953 27 DET AL 102.0 17 14 55 4.85 4.18 -0.71 0.00 105 5.12 3 0.3 2.69 0.0 1.1 11 .519 .502
1954 28 2TM AL 58.0 22 8 38 5.90 4.23 0.11 0.00 97 4.02 -12 -1.2 1.05 -0.1 -0.9 -8 .444 .494
1954 28 DET AL 45.1 17 5 33 6.55 4.34 0.10 0.00 99 4.18 -12 -1.2 1.20 -0.1 -1.0 -8 .428 .492
1954 28 NYY AL 12.2 5 3 5 3.55 3.86 0.12 0.00 92 3.46 0 0.0 0.13 0.0 0.1 1 .498 .500
1956 30 BRO NL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 3.54 0.47 0.00 112 3.44 1 0.1 0.03 -0.1 0.1 1 .593 .501
12 Yrs 1484.0 322 188 702 4.26 4.41 0.10 0.00 101 4.34 14 1.7 1.17 -0.3 16.5 165 .505 .503
162 Game Avg 198 43 25 94 4.26 4.41 0.10 0.00 101 4.34 2 0.2 1.17 0.0 2.2 22 .505 .503
BRO (11 Yrs) 1324.0 283 166 609 4.14 4.44 0.17 0.00 101 4.29 23 2.6 1.14 -0.2 16.2 162 .509 .503
DET (2 Yrs) 147.1 34 19 88 5.38 4.23 -0.46 0.00 103 4.83 -9 -0.9 1.50 -0.1 0.2 3 .473 .497
NYY (1 Yr) 12.2 5 3 5 3.55 3.86 0.12 0.00 92 3.46 0 0.0 0.13 0.0 0.1 1 .498 .500
NL (11 Yrs) 1324.0 283 166 609 4.14 4.44 0.17 0.00 101 4.29 23 2.6 1.14 -0.2 16.2 162 .509 .503
AL (2 Yrs) 160.0 39 22 93 5.23 4.20 -0.41 0.00 102 4.72 -9 -0.9 1.34 -0.2 0.3 4 .476 .498

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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1944 18 BRO NL 44.2 .274 .405 .369 .774 .293 0.9 7.5 15.0 -0.4 0.0% -12.40
1945 19 BRO NL 109.2 .189 .326 .282 .608 .220 0.8 14.5 16.6 1.4 0.5% 12.45
1946 20 BRO NL 67.1 .244 .349 .350 .700 .279 1.3 14.1 13.8 -0.2 -2.0% -4.89
1947 21 BRO NL 280.0 .240 .308 .358 .667 .261 1.9 12.8 8.5 3.3 9.7% 44.43 AS,MVP-11
1948 22 BRO NL 215.2 .232 .304 .381 .686 .247 2.7 13.5 8.8 1.3 2.5% 14.06 AS,MVP-21
1949 23 BRO NL 186.2 .250 .335 .409 .744 .269 2.6 13.4 11.2 -0.9 -3.7% -4.39 AS
1950 24 BRO NL 142.0 .271 .337 .461 .797 .294 3.9 16.1 8.9 0.1 2.1% -2.42
1951 25 BRO NL 204.0 .236 .315 .347 .661 .257 2.2 13.8 9.9 1.9 -29.0% 20.90
1952 26 BRO NL 61.0 .232 .309 .402 .711 .232 3.2 10.4 8.4 0.3 0.3% 0.45
1953 27 2TM 2LG 113.0 .262 .324 .403 .727 .279 2.3 11.3 7.4 0.5 -0.1% -3.70
1953 27 BRO NL 11.0 .341 .431 .636 1.068 .314 7.8 9.8 9.8 0.0 -0.1% -6.03
1953 27 DET AL 102.0 .253 .311 .376 .687 .275 1.6 11.5 7.1 0.5 0.0% 2.32
1954 28 2TM AL 58.0 .308 .418 .504 .923 .304 3.5 7.6 14.9 -1.6 -0.9% -18.11
1954 28 DET AL 45.1 .330 .424 .560 .984 .317 4.4 6.6 13.2 -1.6 -1.1% -17.75
1954 28 NYY AL 12.2 .209 .397 .256 .652 .243 0.0 11.5 21.3 0.0 0.2% -0.36
1956 30 BRO NL 2.0 .143 .333 .143 .476 .200 0.0 22.2 22.2 0.0 0.0% 1.04
12 Yrs 1484.0 .244 .327 .382 .710 .264 2.3 13.0 10.4 5.8 -20.6% 47.43
MLB Average .260 .334 .380 .714 .277 1.7 10.0 9.5
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Batted Ball Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% LD% GB% FB% GB/FB WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1947 21 BRO WS 8.1 .324 .419 .486 .905 .393 2.3 18.6 11.6 10.3 48.3 27.6 1.00 -0.6 -20.7% -5.58
1949 23 BRO WS 8.2 .133 .235 .167 .402 .167 0.0 17.6 11.8 8.3 41.7 20.8 0.71 0.0 -2.2% 1.25
2 Yrs 17.0 .239 .338 .343 .681 .288 1.3 18.2 11.7 9.4 45.3 24.5 0.86 -0.6 -22.9% -4.33
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Advanced Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1944 18 BRO NL 6 -0.017 -134 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -1.28 1
1945 19 BRO NL 42 .096 -67 .138 .025 0.0 26.2 0.0 -0.7 -0.5% -7.32 25.0 0.0 1
1946 20 BRO NL 23 .229 27 .200 .000 0.0 34.8 21.7 -0.2 -1.4% -2.97 42.9 0.0 1
1947 21 BRO NL 113 .150 -44 .190 .010 0.0 30.1 6.2 -1.2 -2.6% -15.15 42.1 37.5 1 AS,MVP-11
1948 22 BRO NL 82 .216 14 .259 .014 0.0 19.5 6.1 -0.8 -2.3% -12.67 15.0 0.0 12.5 1 AS,MVP-21
1949 23 BRO NL 80 .144 -49 .139 .016 0.0 32.5 11.3 -1.0 -2.9% -11.85 35.7 0.0 30.0 1 AS
1950 24 BRO NL 45 .227 4 .091 .176 4.4 22.2 8.9 -0.4 -0.9% -0.96 16.7 0.0 1
1951 25 BRO NL 71 .171 -28 .297 .016 0.0 36.6 2.8 -0.8 -3.5% -7.80 46.2 37.5 1
1952 26 BRO NL 20 .132 -47 .300 .000 0.0 45.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3% -2.41 0.0 1
1953 27 2TM 2LG 37 .165 -35 .200 .059 0.0 37.8 5.4 -0.9 0.0% -5.88 50.0 50.0 1
1953 27 BRO NL 0 /1
1953 27 DET AL 37 .165 -35 .200 .059 0.0 37.8 5.4 -0.9 0.0% -5.88 50.0 50.0 1
1954 28 2TM AL 19 .394 133 .429 .059 0.0 15.8 10.5 0.2 0.2% 0.22 37.5 50.0 1
1954 28 DET AL 15 .374 118 .400 .077 0.0 20.0 13.3 0.1 0.1% -0.17 33.3 100.0 1
1954 28 NYY AL 4 .468 186 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2% 0.39 50.0 0.0 /1
1956 30 BRO NL 0 /1
12 Yrs 538 .175 -23 .212 .030 0.4 29.7 6.7 -5.9 -14.2% -68.05 33.0 0.0 27.3 1
MLB Average .333 100 .276 .117 1.7 9.3 9.4 31.6 56.9 45.1
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Pos Awards
1947 21 BRO WS 4 .000 .000 0.0 25.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.8% -0.84 /1
1949 23 BRO WS 3 .000 0.0 100.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.9% -0.53 /1
2 Yrs 7 .000 .000 0.0 57.1 0.0 -0.2 -5.7% -1.37 /1
MLB Average .280 .115 1.0 10.4 10.9

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1944 18 BRO NL P 21 1 0 45.0 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 .961 2.00 2.14 0.48 2.13 1 2 66.7 45.0 1
1945 19 BRO NL P 16 15 7 110.0 29 7 20 2 1 .931 .963 2.21 2.18 1.69 2.17 9 4 30.8 37.5 1
1946 20 BRO NL P 24 10 2 67.0 10 3 6 1 1 .900 .960 1.21 2.24 0.38 2.22 2 5 71.4 44.3 0
1947 21 BRO NL P 43 36 15 280.0 47 9 35 3 0 .936 .966 1.41 2.10 1.02 2.07 12 7 36.8 45.3 0 AS,MVP-11
1948 22 BRO NL P 36 28 11 215.2 29 10 18 1 0 .966 .963 1.17 2.11 0.78 2.08 10 5 33.3 41.7 0 AS,MVP-21
1949 23 BRO NL P 34 27 9 186.2 23 6 15 2 0 .913 .953 1.01 2.04 0.62 2.02 1 2 66.7 44.0 0 AS
1950 24 BRO NL P 43 15 5 142.0 27 8 19 0 0 1.000 .961 1.71 2.13 0.63 2.10 3 5 62.5 44.6 0
1951 25 BRO NL P 42 27 13 204.0 31 12 19 0 2 1.000 .962 1.37 2.14 0.74 2.14 5 8 61.5 42.2 1
1952 26 BRO NL P 16 7 2 61.0 13 5 7 1 1 .923 .953 1.77 2.18 0.75 2.16 2 2 50.0 44.5 1
1953 27 2TM 2LG P 24 14 7 113.0 20 7 12 1 1 .950 .957 1.51 1.96 0.79 1.95 4 4 50.0 48.5 0
1953 27 BRO NL P 7 0 0 11.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 .955 1.64 2.05 0.29 2.01 0 1 100.0 40.0 0
1953 27 DET AL P 17 14 7 102.0 18 7 10 1 0 .944 .957 1.50 1.95 1.00 1.93 4 3 42.9 49.7 0
1954 28 2TM AL P 22 8 0 58.0 13 3 9 1 1 .923 .958 1.86 2.00 0.55 1.99 1 2 66.7 48.3 0
1954 28 DET AL P 17 5 0 45.1 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 .959 1.59 2.01 0.47 1.99 1 1 50.0 48.5 0
1954 28 NYY AL P 5 3 0 12.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .958 2.84 1.99 0.80 2.00 0 1 100.0 48.0 0
1956 30 BRO NL P 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .970 4.50 2.25 1.00 2.00 0 0 0
12 Yrs 322 188 71 1484.1 253 72 169 12 7 .953 .961 1.46 2.10 0.75 2.09 50 46 47.9 43.4 4
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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G SB CS Awards
1947 21 BRO WS P 3 1 0 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.33 0 0
1949 23 BRO WS P 1 1 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 1.00 0 0
2 Yrs 4 2 0 17.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.50 0 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ralph Branca born?

Ralph Branca was born on January 6, 1926.

Where was Ralph Branca born?

Ralph Branca was born in Mount Vernon, NY.

How tall was Ralph Branca?

Ralph Branca was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Ralph Branca weigh when playing?

Ralph Branca weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ralph Branca play?

Ralph Branca played 12 seasons.

Is Ralph Branca in the Hall of Fame?

Ralph Branca has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ralph Branca play?

Ralph Branca was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ralph Branca have?

Ralph Branca had 829 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ralph Branca played for?

Ralph Branca played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Ralph Branca won?

Ralph Branca never won a World Series.

When did Ralph Branca retire?

Ralph Branca last played in 1956.

What are Ralph Branca's nicknames?

Hawk is a nickname for Ralph Branca.

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