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)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	2	3	.400	5	5		3	1	0	39.1	14	9	27	0	11	15	1		0	146	2.06	188
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	6	6	.500	19	11	6	8	0	1	121.2	71	52	137	2	33	60	3	0	8	520	3.85	157
1922	CTS	NNL/NvM	22	SP	5	10	.333	25	15	8	9	0	0	145.1	95	85	157	5	54	78	2	0	5	635	5.26	95
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1		3	49	6.52	53
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NvM	23	SP	4	4	.500	11	7	2	5	1	0	64.2	32	26	52	2	27	36	0	0	4	276	3.62	107
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	2	3	.400	7	7	0	1	0	0	41.0	37	30	51	1	21	14	0	0	2	53	6.59	65
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	7	5	.583	26	16	0	3	0	0	105.2	77	76	128	0	58	24	1		2	498	6.47	84
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	0	7	.000	10	7	1	1	0	0	40.0	50	43	55	3	27	15	6	0	5	203	9.68	55
1927	CHT	NNL	27	SP	2	6	.250	9	5		2	0	0	38.0	39	26	51		15	14	0		2		6.16	67
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	55
9	11			SP	28	44	.389	116	76	17	32	2	1	607.2	425	356	671	13	258	259	14	0	31	2394	5.27	93
162 Game Average					10	16	.389	41	27	10	11	1	0	215.1	151	126	238	7	91	92	5	0	11	969	5.27	93

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Negro Leagues				28	43	.394	110	73	17	31	2	1	583.1	404	338	649	13	239	248	13	0	28	2277	5.21	95
2	vs Major Leagues				0	1	.000	3	1	0	1	0	0	14.2	13	11	13	0	10	9	0		0	68	6.75	64
1	vs Latin Leagues				0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1		3	49	6.52	53

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	2	3	.400	5	5		3	1	0	39.1	14	9	27	0	11	15	1		0	146	2.06	188
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	15	20	.429	53	33	16	22	1	1	326.0	194	160	343	9	108	170	5	0	17	1404	4.42	115
1	Santa Clara			-	0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1		3	49	6.52	53
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	0	0		2	0		0	0	0	5.2	4	3	3	0	6	4	0		0	27	4.76	78
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	2	2	.500	5	5		1	0	0	30.0	27	20	37		14	11	0		2		6.00	69
1	Homestead Grays			-	0	1	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	10	10	14	1	7	3	0	0	0	53	8.18	59
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	2	4	.333	14	8		1	0	0	53.1	43	43	66		24	15	0		0	247	7.26	74
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	5	1	.833	12	8	0	2	0	0	52.1	34	33	62	0	34	9	1		2	251	5.68	93
1	Cleveland Elites			-	0	7	.000	10	7	1	1	0	0	40.0	50	43	55	3	27	15	6	0	5	203	9.68	55
1	Cleveland Hornets			RP	2	6	.250	9	5		2	0	0	38.0	39	26	51		15	14	0		2		6.16	67
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	55

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	39.1	0.97	1.35	10.3%	10.8%	7.5%	8.3%	1.36	1.30	0.0%	0.5%
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	121.2	1.40	1.76	11.5%	11.5%	6.3%	9.7%	1.82	1.19	0.4%	0.6%
1922	CTS	NNL/NvM	22	SP	145.1	1.45	1.46	12.3%	12.2%	8.5%	8.4%	1.44	1.43	0.8%	0.8%
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NvM	23	SP	64.2	1.22	1.32	13.0%	11.5%	9.8%	7.4%	1.33	1.35	0.7%	1.2%
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	41.0	1.76	1.40	7.3%	10.5%	10.9%	7.6%	0.67	1.56	0.5%
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	105.2	1.76	1.42	4.8%	10.3%	11.6%	8.0%	0.41	1.19	0.0%
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	40.0	2.05	1.60	7.4%	9.9%	13.3%	8.6%	0.56	1.15	1.5%	1.4%
1927	CHT	NNL	27	SP	38.0	1.74	1.45	7.8%	9.9%	8.4%	7.4%	0.93	1.34
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	2.1	3.00	1.45	7.1%	11.5%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	0.9%
9	11			SP	607.2	1.53	1.50	9.5%	10.5%	9.5%	8.2%	1.00	1.30	0.7%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				583.1	1.52	1.50	9.6%	10.5%	9.2%	8.2%	1.04	1.30	0.7%	0.9%
2	vs Major Leagues				14.2	1.57	1.37	13.2%	13.4%	14.7%	8.3%	0.90	1.62	0.0%	1.0%
1	vs Latin Leagues				9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	39.1	0.97	1.35	10.3%	10.8%	7.5%	8.3%	1.36	1.30	0.0%	0.5%
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	326.0	1.38	1.55	12.1%	11.1%	7.7%	8.5%	1.57	1.32	0.6%	0.8%
1	Santa Clara			-	9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	5.2	1.59	1.23	14.8%	13.3%	22.2%	7.2%	0.67	1.84	0.0%	1.9%
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	30.0	1.70	1.34	7.9%	10.8%	10.0%	6.3%	0.79	1.71
1	Homestead Grays			-	11.0	1.91	1.55	5.7%	10.1%	13.2%	8.9%	0.43	1.14	1.9%	1.2%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	53.1	1.69	1.42	6.1%	9.5%	9.7%	7.9%	0.63	1.20
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	52.1	1.83	1.43	3.6%	9.5%	13.5%	8.0%	0.26	1.18	0.0%	1.4%
1	Cleveland Elites			-	40.0	2.05	1.60	7.4%	9.9%	13.3%	8.6%	0.56	1.15	1.5%	1.4%
1	Cleveland Hornets			RP	38.0	1.74	1.45	7.8%	9.9%	8.4%	7.4%	0.93	1.34
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	2.1	3.00	1.45	7.1%	11.5%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	0.9%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	5	146	129	14	27	2	0	0	4		11	15		0	6	0	3	.209	.271	.225	.496
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	19	520	460	71	137	25	8	2	34		33	60	0	8	19		7	.298	.355	.400	.755
1922	CTS	NNL/NvM	22	SP	25	635	558	95	157	25	7	5	17	2	54	78		5	16	2	11	.281	.349	.378	.727
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	0	1	0	.250	.429	.278	.706
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NvM	23	SP	11	276	239	32	52	0	1	2	0		27	36		4	1		0	.218	.307	.251	.558
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	7	53	42	37	51	1	0	1	2		21	14		2	4		1	1.214	1.138	1.310	2.448
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	26	498	7	77	128	0	0	0	0	0	58	24		2	0	0	0	18.286	2.806	18.286	21.092
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18		27	15		5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1927	CHT	NNL	27	SP	9			39	51						15	14		2
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938
9	11			SP	116	2394	1639	425	671	65	18	13	79	2	258	259	0	31	60	3	27	.280	.357	.383	.740

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Negro Leagues				110	2277	1548	404	649	61	17	13	75	2	239	248	0	28	57	2	26	.282	.355	.388	.743
1	vs Latin Leagues				3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	0	1	0	.250	.429	.278	.706
2	vs Major Leagues				3	68	55	13	13	3	1	0	0		10	9		0	3		1	.236	.354	.327	.681

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	5	146	129	14	27	2	0	0	4		11	15		0	6	0	3	.209	.271	.225	.496
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	53	1404	1237	194	343	50	15	9	51	2	108	170	0	17	35	2	18	.277	.343	.388	.731
1	Santa Clara			-	3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	0	1	0	.250	.429	.278	.706
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	2	27	20	4	3	0	1	0	0		6	4		0	1		0	.150	.346	.250	.596
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	5			27	37						14	11		2				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Homestead Grays			-	2	53	42	10	14	1	0	1	2		7	3		0	4		1	.333	.429	.429	.857
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	14	247		43	66						24	15		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	12	251	7	34	62	0	0	0	0	0	34	9		2	0	0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196
1	Cleveland Elites			-	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18		27	15		5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1	Cleveland Hornets			RP	9			39	51						15	14		2				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938

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