Kirby Higbe vs Ralph Branca

Kirby HigbeRalph Branca

Kirby Higbe and Ralph Branca compared on their MLB careers: Kirby Higbe played 12 seasons, 1937 to 1950, Ralph Branca 12 seasons, 1944 to 1956. Kirby Higbe has 118 wins to Ralph Branca's 88.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirby Higbe and Ralph Branca career totals
418GP322
118W88
101L68
3.7ERA3.8
1952.1IP1,484
971K829
979BB663
1.4WHIP1.4
24SV19

How do they compare in the postseason?

Kirby Higbe and Ralph Branca postseason
1GP4
0R0
6H16

Titles and awards

  • Kirby Higbe: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ralph Branca: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kirby Higbe and Ralph Branca season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1937105.401944027.05
2nd1938005.401945563.04
3rd193912154.671946313.88
4th194014193.72194721122.67
5th19412293.1419481493.51
6th194216113.2519491354.39
7th194313103.701950794.69
8th19461783.03195113123.26
9th194713173.811952423.84
10th1948873.361953474.70
11th1949225.081954435.12
12th1950034.931956000.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA