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Harry Brecheen

Starting Pitcher
1940—1953
BORN
October 14, 1914, in Broken Bow, OK
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 22, 1940
PITCH ARSENAL
Screwball
Fastball
Curve
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
133
WINS
62.9
QUALITY START PCT
42.5
WAR
2.92
ERA
133
32.4
WAR7
901
STRIKEOUTS
1.68
K / BB RATIO
4.5
WAR PER SEASON
Harry Brecheen
Didn’t pitch regularly in the majors until after his 28th birthday because of World War II. Still managed to win 133, plus four more in the World Series for the Cardinals, who won two titles with “The Cat” on their staff.
— 1941, 1946 WS CHAMP —

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Harry Brecheen Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Brecheen
42.5
32.4
26.2
18.9
37.5
4.5
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Harry Brecheen Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

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