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Slim Branham



Finis Ernest Branham
(Legs; Ironman; Rascacielos)
Also known as Finest Branham
Born: April 7, 1900
in Castalian Springs, TN
Died: January 19, 1957 in Cleveland, OH
          (56 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 198
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Notes:


• Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (Cleveland, OH)
• Relatives: George Branham (Brother)


Compared to Contemporary Starting Pitchers (Top 100)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
SP
4
1923-1926
-3.3
-0.7
0.0
-2.6
0.0
2
SP
5
1923-1929
-3.3
-0.5
0.0
-2.8
0.0
3
SP
7
1923-1931
-3.1
-0.5
0.0
-2.5
-0.1
4
SP
8
1924-1932
-2.8
-0.5
0.0
-2.3
0.0
5
SP
7
1920-1929
-2.7
-1.0
0.0
-1.7
0.0
6
SP
3
1918-1926
-2.7
0.5
-0.1
-3.0
0.0
7
SP
4
1923-1926
-2.5
-0.5
0.0
-1.9
0.0
8
SP
4
1924-1928
-2.1
-0.3
0.0
-1.8
0.0
9
SP
4
1923-1932
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0
10
SP
4
1921-1928
-1.6
-1.1
0.2
-0.6
-0.1
11
SP
6
1921-1926
-1.6
0.1
-0.1
-1.6
0.0
12
SP
4
1926-1929
-1.2
-0.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
13
SP
13
1921-1937
-1.1
1.2
0.0
-2.1
-0.2
14
SP
6
1924-1932
-1.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
0.0
15
SP
4
1924-1930
-1.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
16
SP
9
1920-1928
-0.9
-1.4
-0.1
0.6
0.0
17
SP
5
1919-1927
-0.9
0.2
0.2
-1.2
-0.1
18
SP
2
1923-1928
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
19
SP
6
1922-1929
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
0.0
20
SP
15
1917-1937
-0.5
-0.8
-0.1
0.3
0.0
21
SP
6
1926-1934
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
22
SP
1
1926
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
23
SP
3
1925-1933
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
24
SP
3
1925-1927
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
25
SP
3
1926-1928
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
26
SP
3
1925-1927
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
27
SP
9
1926-1944
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.6
0.0
28
SP
3
1922-1929
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
29
SP
2
1923-1927
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
SP
3
1924-1931
0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.5
-0.1
31
SP
1
1926
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
32
SP
3
1921-1927
0.3
-0.3
0.2
0.9
-0.4
33
SP
10
1921-1932
0.3
0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.0
34
SP
2
1926-1927
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
35
SP
2
1922-1926
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
36
SP
7
1923-1931
0.5
1.7
0.1
-1.2
-0.2
37
SP
4
1923-1929
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
38
SP
8
1925-1939
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
39
SP
2
1921-1926
0.8
-0.6
0.0
1.4
0.0
40
SP
5
1920-1927
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
41
SP
4
1921-1926
1.0
0.1
-0.3
1.2
0.0
42
SP
2
1925-1927
1.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
43
SP
14
1916-1934
1.2
-1.2
-0.1
2.5
0.0
44
SP
10
1923-1934
1.5
0.3
-0.1
1.3
0.0
45
SP
7
1923-1929
1.7
-0.2
0.0
1.9
0.0
46
SP
6
1923-1929
1.7
0.7
-0.1
1.1
0.0
47
SP
4
1920-1926
1.8
-0.7
0.0
2.5
0.0
48
SP
7
1924-1930
1.9
-0.8
-0.2
2.4
0.5
49
SP
3
1926-1928
2.0
-0.6
0.0
2.6
0.0
50
SP
6
1919-1927
2.0
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.0
51
SP
10
1921-1931
2.3
2.4
-1.3
1.4
-0.2
52
SP
12
1917-1929
2.4
3.0
0.1
0.2
-0.8
53
SP
3
1925-1927
2.7
0.0
0.0
2.7
0.0
54
SP
5
1924-1928
3.6
0.1
0.0
3.5
0.0
55
SP
4
1925-1928
3.8
-0.7
0.0
4.6
-0.1
56
SP
13
1912-1930
4.3
1.2
-4.5
8.2
-0.5
57
SP
12
1921-1934
4.4
-0.6
0.2
4.8
-0.1
58
SP
7
1923-1929
4.4
-0.6
-0.1
5.2
0.0
59
SP
4
1916-1928
4.9
0.6
-0.2
4.5
0.0
60
SP
6
1923-1928
4.9
0.0
0.0
5.0
0.0
61
SP
9
1919-1928
4.9
0.5
0.2
4.3
0.0
62
SP
6
1921-1926
5.0
-0.9
-0.2
6.1
0.0
63
SP
6
1924-1929
5.0
0.9
0.0
4.2
0.0
64
SP
12
1920-1932
5.2
-1.6
-0.1
6.9
0.0
65
SP
18
1910-1931
5.3
-1.2
-0.4
7.0
-0.1
66
SP
14
1926-1944
5.6
-2.4
0.0
8.0
0.0
67
SP
13
1921-1935
5.7
0.2
-0.2
5.6
0.0
68
SP
9
1923-1931
5.7
0.3
-0.2
5.6
0.0
69
SP
18
1906-1927
5.7
3.3
-0.5
3.1
-0.2
70
SP
6
1924-1930
5.8
0.5
0.1
5.2
0.0
71
SP
14
1924-1941
5.9
1.5
0.2
4.5
-0.2
72
SP
10
1920-1932
6.3
-0.2
0.0
6.4
0.0
73
SP
5
1923-1927
7.3
1.7
0.6
5.2
-0.1
74
SP
25
1917-1944
7.8
1.9
-0.4
6.2
0.1
75
SP
11
1920-1930
7.9
-2.2
0.0
10.1
0.0
76
SP
9
1914-1928
7.9
-0.1
-0.2
8.2
0.0
77
SP
10
1921-1930
7.9
0.2
0.3
7.5
-0.1
78
SP
5
1926-1930
7.9
0.9
-0.3
7.5
-0.2
79
SP
16
1921-1937
8.1
0.8
0.3
7.3
-0.3
80
SP
7
1921-1927
8.1
0.8
0.4
7.0
-0.1
81
SP
9
1925-1934
8.5
-1.0
0.0
9.5
0.0
82
SP
10
1917-1930
8.5
0.7
0.0
7.9
0.0
83
SP
11
1921-1931
8.9
-1.2
0.0
10.1
0.0
84
SP
6
1925-1930
8.9
-1.4
-0.2
10.5
0.0
85
SP
6
1922-1931
9.6
-0.2
-0.1
9.8
0.0
86
SP
16
1919-1935
10.1
5.0
0.2
5.4
-0.7
87
SP
14
1913-1928
10.5
-0.8
0.8
11.1
-0.6
88
SP
7
1921-1927
11.2
4.0
0.1
7.2
-0.2
89
SP
5
1926-1941
11.3
0.9
0.1
10.4
0.0
90
SP
19
1909-1932
11.4
-2.9
0.0
14.3
0.0
91
SP
9
1921-1929
11.8
-1.2
-0.1
13.0
0.0
92
SP
12
1916-1932
11.8
4.0
0.4
8.3
-0.8
93
SP
14
1919-1932
12.2
0.2
-0.1
12.1
0.0
94
SP
13
1919-1934
12.5
5.8
-1.4
8.5
-0.5
95
SP
18
1918-1939
12.7
0.4
-0.1
13.3
-0.9
96
SP
13
1923-1940
12.7
0.3
0.2
12.4
-0.2
97
SP
8
1926-1936
13.6
-0.1
-0.2
13.9
0.0
98
SP
18
1917-1934
14.7
2.1
-0.4
13.2
-0.2
99
SP
8
1925-1932
15.1
-1.6
0.0
16.7
0.0
100
SP
8
1923-1930
15.2
0.3
-0.4
15.5
-0.2

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