Ralph Branca
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca
(Hawk)
 
Born: January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY
87 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'3" Wt: 220
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1943
- High School: Davis (Mount Vernon, NY)
- College/Univ: New York University (1948)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BRO
NL
18.5
RP
6
44.7
 
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.5
-0.0
0.0
-1.5
BRO
NL
19.5
SP
42
109.7
 
1.4
-0.4
0.0
1.9
0.0
7.6
0.0
0.0
7.6
3.8
-0.1
0.0
3.9
BRO
NL
20.5
SP
23
67.3
 
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.9
0.0
0.0
2.9
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
BRO
NL
21.5
SP
113
280.0
 
6.3
-0.6
0.0
6.9
0.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
25.7
16.2
-0.3
0.0
16.4
BRO
NL
22.5
SP
82
215.7
 
3.7
-0.0
0.0
3.8
0.0
15.1
0.0
0.0
15.1
7.2
-0.1
0.0
7.3
BRO
NL
23.5
SP
79
186.7
 
0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
9.1
0.0
0.0
9.1
2.3
-0.1
0.0
2.5
BRO
NL
24.5
SP
45
142.0
 
0.3
0.1
-0.0
0.2
-0.0
7.1
0.0
0.0
7.1
1.9
-0.1
0.0
1.9
BRO
NL
25.5
SP
71
204.0
 
3.2
-0.2
-0.0
3.5
0.0
14.7
0.0
0.0
14.7
7.5
-0.2
0.0
7.7
BRO
NL
26.5
SP
20
61.0
 
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.2
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.9
-0.0
0.0
0.9
BRO
NL
27.5
RP
-
11.0
 
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
DET
AL
27.5
SP
37
102.0
 
0.8
-0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
DET
AL
28.5
SP
15
45.3
 
-0.8
0.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
-1.4
0.3
0.0
-1.6
NYA
AL
28.5
SP
4
12.7
 
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.4
BRO
NL
30.5
RP
-
2.0
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
12
3
SP
537
1484.0
  
14.6
-1.7
-0.0
16.3
0.0
91.0
0.6
0.0
90.4
38.4
-0.5
0.0
38.8
162 Game Average
72
197.9
  
1.9
-0.2
-0.0
2.2
0.0
  
12.1
0.1
0.0
12.1
  
5.1
-0.1
0.0
5.2
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
11
P
481
1324.0
 
14.4
-1.8
-0.0
16.2
0.0
85.7
0.0
0.0
85.7
38.5
-0.9
0.0
39.4
2
P
52
147.3
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.2
0.3
0.0
3.9
-0.8
0.2
0.0
-1.0
1
P
4
12.7
 
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.4
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James