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Ralph Branca 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 88-68, 3.79 ERA, 829 K in 1484.0 IP.

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Ralph Branca

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-3.4Career NUT

+1.4 to Weak

Career

3.79ERA1.37WHIP88W829K1484.0IP19SV

R/R · 6' 3", 220 lb · b. Jan 6, 1926 · Mount Vernon, NY · Signed Undrafted FA, 1944

Player Overview

Year by Year


1944	18	BRO	-0.8	0	2	7.05	21	1	0	0	10	1	214	44.2	46	35	32	5	16	1.75
1945	19	BRO	-0.5	5	6	3.04	16	15	7	0	1	1	476	109.2	73	37	79	0	69	1.39
1946	20	BRO	-0.3	3	1	3.88	24	10	2	2	7	3	297	67.1	62	29	41	0	42	1.53
1947	21	BRO	+0.6	21	12	2.67	43	36	15	4	5	1	1158	280.0	251	83	98	6	148	1.25
1948	22	BRO	-0.4	14	9	3.51	36	28	11	1	4	1	905	215.2	189	84	80	4	122	1.25
1949	23	BRO	-0.4	13	5	4.39	34	27	9	2	1	1	813	186.2	181	91	91	2	109	1.46
1950	24	BRO	-0.3	7	9	4.69	43	15	5	0	16	7	621	142.0	152	74	55	0	100	1.46
1951	25	BRO	+0.5	13	12	3.26	42	27	13	3	11	3	855	204.0	180	74	85	3	118	1.30
1952	26	BRO	-0.6	4	2	3.84	16	7	2	0	5	0	251	61.0	52	26	21	4	26	1.20
1953	27	BRO	—	0	0	9.82	7	0	0	0	5	0	51	11.0	15	12	5	2	5	1.82
1953	27	DET	+0.8	4	7	4.15	17	14	7	0	3	1	434	102.0	98	47	31	2	50	1.26
1953	27	TOT	+0.2	4	7	4.70	24	14	7	0	8	1	485	113.0	113	59	36	4	55	1.32
1954	28	DET	-1.5	3	3	5.76	17	5	0	0	4	0	227	45.1	63	29	30	2	15	2.05
1954	28	NYY	—	1	0	2.84	5	3	0	0	1	0	61	12.2	9	4	13	1	7	1.74
1954	28	TOT	-1.6	4	3	5.12	22	8	0	0	5	0	288	58.0	72	33	43	3	22	1.98
1956	30	BRO	—	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2.0	1	0	2	0	2	1.50
Career	—	12 yrs	-3.4	88	68	3.79	322	188	71	12	74	19	6372	1484.0	1372	625	663	31	829	1.37

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Branca's career NUT of -3.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.6

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NUT by Season

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-0.5

-0.3

+0.6

-0.4

-0.3

+0.5

-0.6

+0.2

-1.6

Awards

1947NL All-Star

1948NL All-Star

1949NL All-Star

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