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Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Pitching Comparison

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	88	68	.564	3.79	322	188	74	71	12	19	1484.0	1372	702	625	149	663	55	829	31	6	44	6372	2135	105	4.19	1.371	8.3	0.9	4.0	5.0
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	25	50	.333	4.13	149	79	43	27	4	1	643.0	726	347	295	25	224	17	255	6	1	17	2847	1006	88	3.45	1.477	10.2	0.3	3.1	3.6

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	1	2	.333	6.35	4	2	0	0	0	0	17.0	16	12	12	1	9	0	14	1	0	0	77	26			1.471	8.5	0.5	4.8	7.4

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Value

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	188	1484.0	16.5	1.7
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	149	79	643.0	2.4	-2.8

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Against

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	188	1484.0	2135	5614	948	222	53	50	46	52.08	4	106	77	2	.244	.327	.382	.710	95	.138	.264	706	2147	424	2066	2135
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	149	79	643.0	1006	2559	583	97	21	29	14	67.44	1	40	54	0	.284	.343	.367	.710	106	.084	.308	322	940	143	956	1006

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	4	2	17.0	26	67											.239	.338					.289				26	26

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Starting & Relieving

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	93	49	52.1	95	38	40	8	70.4	74	134
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	36	46	46.8	44	21	48	2	33.3	43	70

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949									0	2

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Ratios

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	188	1484.0	13.0	10.4	2.6
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	149	79	643.0	9.0	7.9	1.1

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	4	2	17.0	18.2	11.7	6.5

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Pitch Summary

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	188	1484.0		101
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	149	79	643.0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	4	2	17.0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Ralph Branca	1	0	1.000	4.08	4	3	0	1	1	0	17.2	14	9	8	1	14	2	8	0	0	0	77	1.585	7.1	0.5	7.1	4.1
2	Al Gerheauser	1	0	1.000	1.20	4	1	1	1	0	0	15.0	13	2	2	0	4	0	9	0	0	1	64	1.133	7.8	0.0	2.4	5.4

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Game Logs

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Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-09-18 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	0	0	0	33	7	31	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	82			0.4	4.03			0.91
2	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-09-18 (2)	7-GF(8)	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.90	0	0	0.13
3	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-06-06	GS-5	4.0	6	5	5	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	22	12	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	2	24			0.0	-2.51			1.24
4	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-06-06	7-8	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0				0.0	0.91	0	0	0.12
5	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-05-17	GS-3	2.0	3	4	3	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	6	9	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	34			-0.4	-3.44			1.35
6	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-05-17	4-5	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.90	0	0	0.56
7	Ralph Branca	BRO	1944-06-18 (2)	1-3	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0				0.0	1.82	1	0	0.21
8	Al Gerheauser	PHI	1944-06-18 (2)	CG, W	9.0	9	2	2	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	41	14	38	8	1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	64			0.2	2.10			0.58

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batter vs. Pitcher

Al Gerheauser (Pitcher) vs. Ralph Branca (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Gerheauser (Pitcher) vs. Ralph Branca (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1944	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1946	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Gerheauser (Pitcher) vs. Ralph Branca (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Gerheauser (Pitcher) vs. Ralph Branca (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1944	1944-06-18 (2)	BRO	PHI	down 5-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1946	1946-09-18 (2)	BRO	PIT	ahead 0-3	b8	---	1		Strikeout

Ralph Branca (Pitcher) vs. Al Gerheauser (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ralph Branca (Pitcher) vs. Al Gerheauser (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1944	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ralph Branca (Pitcher) vs. Al Gerheauser (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ralph Branca (Pitcher) vs. Al Gerheauser (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1944	1944-06-18 (2)	PHI	BRO	ahead 0-5	b1	--3	2		Groundout: 1B unassisted

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Comparison

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Totals

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	538	464	35	66	6	1	2	31	0	2	36	160	.142	.204	.172	.376	2	80	12	0	37	0	0
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	152	221	211	12	44	10	3	1	22	0	0	7	55	.209	.237	.299	.536	52	63	1	1	2		0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Value

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	538	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	0.0	-70	-1	-2	0
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	152	221	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	-13	1	-2	0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Sabermetric

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	538	9	102	106	449	17	.212	64	-69	-6.9	.030	2.9	0.00	2
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	152	221	14	52	57	170	17	.277	33	-15	-1.6	.090	3.8		0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Ralph Branca	21-23	1947	1949	4	7	0	0	0	7		.000	0			.000	1.8		0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Win Probability

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ralph Branca	18-30	1944	1956	322	538	-5.9	-6.4	-0.2	-68.05		-72.74	0.89
2	Al Gerheauser	26-31	1943	1948	152	221	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3	-1.46		-3.89	0.94

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Ralph Branca	4	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.222	.000	.222	0	1	0	0		0
2	Al Gerheauser	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Game Logs

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Al Gerheauser vs. Ralph Branca: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-09-18 (2)	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0		0	0.95	-0.087	8.18	-0.45%	-0.95			P
2	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-09-18 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-06-06	*	5	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	1	0	0		0	0.89	-0.101	4.42	-0.30%	-0.47			P
4	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-06-06		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Ralph Branca	BRO	1946-05-17	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.65	-0.016	2.52	-0.04%	-0.14			P
6	Al Gerheauser	PIT	1946-05-17		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Ralph Branca	BRO	1944-06-18 (2)		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.47	-0.012	0.69	-0.01%	-0.22			P
8	Al Gerheauser	PHI	1944-06-18 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.18	-0.018	0.10	-0.01%	-0.85			P

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