George Brunet
George Stuart Brunet
(Lefty)
 
Born: June 8, 1935 in Houghton, MI
Died: October 25, 1991 - 56 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'1" Wt: 195
(legend)
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Notes:
- High School: Calumet (Calumet, MI)

Comparison

Comparison
Starting Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Warren Spahn
1942 - 1965
SP
100.1
Pl
WW2
 
7.8
-0.1
92.6
0.2
2 Phil Niekro
1964 - 1987
SP
96.6
Pl
 
-1.1
0.5
97.4
0.2
3 Gaylord Perry
1962 - 1983
SP
91.0
Pl
 
-2.9
0.6
93.7
0.4
4 Steve Carlton
1965 - 1988
SP
90.4
Pl
 
5.9
0.4
84.1
0.1
5 Bob Gibson
1959 - 1975
SP
89.9
Pl
 
7.7
0.3
81.9
0.1
6 Robin Roberts
1948 - 1966
SP
86.0
Pl
WW2
 
3.4
-0.3
83.1
0.1
7 Fergie Jenkins
1965 - 1983
SP
84.9
Pl
 
2.0
0.5
82.8
0.3
8 Jim Palmer
1965 - 1984
SP
69.4
Pl
 
1.4
0.2
68.1
0.3
9 Don Drysdale
1956 - 1969
SP
67.2
Pl
 
5.9
0.1
61.2
0.1
10 Luis Tiant
1964 - 1982
SP
66.7
 
0.8
0.1
66.1
0.2
11 Juan Marichal
1960 - 1975
SP
63.1
Pl
 
0.9
0.3
61.9
0.0
12 Tommy John
1963 - 1989
SP
62.0
 
-0.2
0.1
62.3
0.2
13 Early Wynn
1939 - 1963
SP
61.3
Pl
WW2
 
9.7
-0.1
51.6
-0.1
14 Jim Bunning
1955 - 1971
SP
59.4
Pl
 
-0.8
0.0
60.3
0.1
15 Whitey Ford
1950 - 1967
SP
57.4
Pl
KOR
 
3.7
-0.3
53.9
-0.1
16 Billy Pierce
1945 - 1964
SP
53.3
WW2
 
0.3
-0.0
53.0
-0.0
17 Larry Jackson
1955 - 1968
SP
52.2
 
-0.4
0.1
52.5
0.0
18 Jim Kaat
1959 - 1983
SP
51.4
 
6.5
-0.1
45.2
0.2
19 Wilbur Wood
1961 - 1978
SP
50.2
 
-1.9
-0.1
52.2
-0.0
20 Mickey Lolich
1963 - 1979
SP
49.1
 
0.5
-0.1
48.8
0.1
21 Sandy Koufax
1955 - 1966
SP
49.0
Pl
 
-4.2
0.0
53.2
-0.0
22 Milt Pappas
1957 - 1973
SP
44.5
 
-2.3
0.1
46.8
0.1
23 Curt Simmons
1947 - 1967
SP
43.4
MIL
 
0.8
-0.1
42.7
0.1
24 Mel Stottlemyre
1964 - 1974
SP
43.1
 
2.7
-0.1
40.6
0.1
25 Jim Perry
1959 - 1975
SP
42.0
 
3.6
-0.3
38.7
-0.0
26 Sam McDowell
1961 - 1975
SP
41.8
 
-1.0
-0.2
42.9
0.0
27 Claude Osteen
1957 - 1975
SP
41.6
 
4.6
0.1
37.0
0.0
28 Catfish Hunter
1965 - 1979
SP
41.4
Pl
 
5.0
-0.0
36.5
0.2
29 Camilo Pascual
1954 - 1971
SP
41.2
 
3.7
-0.2
37.8
0.0
30 Bob Friend
1951 - 1966
SP
41.1
 
-5.8
-0.2
47.0
0.0
31 Jim Maloney
1960 - 1971
SP
37.9
 
3.4
0.2
34.3
0.1
32 Rick Wise
1964 - 1982
SP
36.7
 
4.5
0.4
32.1
0.2
33 Bobby Shantz
1949 - 1964
SP
34.7
WW2
 
2.6
0.1
32.1
0.0
34 Harvey Haddix
1952 - 1965
SP
33.7
KOR
 
4.0
-0.2
29.9
-0.0
35 Vern Law
1950 - 1967
SP
32.7
 
6.6
-0.1
26.2
0.0
36 Sonny Siebert
1964 - 1975
SP
32.3
 
3.1
-0.2
29.4
-0.0
37 Larry Dierker
1964 - 1977
SP
31.9
VN
 
-2.5
0.2
34.2
0.1
38 Frank Lary
1954 - 1965
SP
30.4
 
1.3
-0.1
29.2
-0.0
39 Joe Nuxhall
1944 - 1966
SP
30.3
 
3.8
-0.2
26.6
-0.0
40 Johnny Podres
1953 - 1969
SP
30.0
 
1.8
-0.1
28.2
-0.0
41 Dean Chance
1961 - 1971
SP
29.8
 
-4.8
-0.4
34.9
-0.1
42 Gary Peters
1959 - 1972
SP
29.5
 
7.3
-0.3
22.5
-0.0
43 Lew Burdette
1950 - 1967
SP
28.9
 
3.4
-0.2
25.8
-0.0
44 Chris Short
1959 - 1973
SP
28.8
 
-2.8
0.3
31.4
0.2
45 Earl Wilson
1959 - 1970
SP
28.3
 
8.0
-0.3
20.5
-0.0
46 Bill Hands
1965 - 1975
SP
27.6
 
-2.7
0.4
30.2
0.2
47 Ken Holtzman
1965 - 1979
SP
27.6
 
0.3
0.3
27.1
0.2
48 Mike Cuellar
1959 - 1977
SP
27.2
 
-2.2
0.2
29.3
0.2
49 Dave McNally
1962 - 1975
SP
26.0
 
1.1
-0.2
25.2
0.0
50 Joe Coleman
1965 - 1979
SP
23.7
 
-1.2
0.1
25.0
0.2
51 Joe Horlen
1961 - 1972
SP
23.5
 
-1.8
-0.3
25.5
-0.1
52 Don Mossi
1954 - 1965
SP
23.5
 
1.1
-0.2
22.5
-0.1
53 Dick Donovan
1950 - 1965
SP
23.4
 
2.7
-0.2
20.8
-0.1
54 Bob Purkey
1954 - 1966
SP
23.0
 
-1.9
-0.0
24.9
-0.0
55 Pedro Ramos
1955 - 1970
SP
22.3
 
0.1
-0.2
22.4
-0.1
56 Bob Veale
1962 - 1974
SP
22.1
 
-2.8
0.3
24.8
0.2
57 Stan Williams
1958 - 1972
SP
22.0
 
-1.4
-0.2
23.5
-0.1
58 Billy O'Dell
1954 - 1967
SP
21.9
 
-0.6
0.1
22.4
0.1
59 Bob Buhl
1953 - 1967
SP
21.7
KOR
 
-6.1
-0.1
27.9
0.1
60 Mudcat Grant
1958 - 1971
SP
21.6
 
2.5
-0.3
19.4
-0.1
61 Nelson Briles
1965 - 1978
SP
21.1
 
0.5
0.4
20.5
0.2
62 Al Downing
1961 - 1977
SP
21.0
 
-1.3
-0.1
22.5
0.0
63 Rudy May
1965 - 1983
SP
20.7
 
-0.0
0.3
20.7
0.3
64 Bill Monbouquette
1958 - 1968
SP
20.6
 
-1.7
-0.3
22.5
-0.1
65 Billy Hoeft
1952 - 1966
SP
20.5
 
3.7
-0.0
16.9
-0.0
66 Frank Sullivan
1953 - 1963
SP
20.5
 
-2.4
-0.1
22.8
-0.1
67 Dick Ellsworth
1958 - 1971
SP
20.1
 
-3.2
0.1
23.3
0.0
68 Denny McLain
1963 - 1972
SP
19.7
 
-1.0
-0.2
20.8
0.0
69 Juan Pizarro
1957 - 1974
SP
19.7
 
3.6
-0.2
16.2
-0.0
70 Ray Sadecki
1960 - 1977
SP
19.3
 
3.0
0.3
16.2
0.2
71 Jim O'Toole
1958 - 1967
SP
19.2
 
-2.3
0.1
21.4
0.1
72 Bobby Bolin
1961 - 1973
SP
19.0
 
2.2
0.2
16.6
0.2
73 Bill Singer
1964 - 1977
SP
18.9
 
-0.7
0.3
19.5
0.2
74 Ray Herbert
1950 - 1966
SP
18.9
 
2.7
-0.1
16.3
0.0
75 Jack Sanford
1956 - 1967
SP
18.5
 
0.9
-0.1
17.6
-0.0
76 Don Larsen
1953 - 1967
SP
18.4
 
6.2
0.0
12.3
-0.0
77 Bob Shaw
1957 - 1967
SP
18.4
 
-0.6
0.1
19.1
0.1
78 Mike McCormick
1956 - 1971
SP
18.4
 
1.3
0.0
17.2
0.0
79 Denny Lemaster
1962 - 1972
SP
18.4
 
-0.8
0.3
19.0
0.2
80 Ernie Broglio
1959 - 1966
SP
18.1
 
-0.1
0.1
18.2
0.1
81 Jack Kralick
1959 - 1967
SP
18.1
 
-0.1
-0.2
18.3
-0.1
82 Ken Johnson
1958 - 1970
SP
18.0
 
-2.4
0.2
20.4
0.1
83 Sam Jones
1951 - 1964
SP
17.9
Y
 
-1.9
-0.2
20.0
-0.0
84 Hank Aguirre
1955 - 1970
SP
17.9
 
-3.0
-0.2
21.0
-0.1
85 Hal Brown
1951 - 1964
SP
17.8
WW2
 
0.9
-0.0
17.0
0.0
86 Steve Barber
1960 - 1974
SP
17.5
 
-0.5
-0.2
18.1
0.0
87 Gene Conley
1952 - 1963
SP
17.0
 
1.5
-0.2
15.7
-0.0
88 Don Cardwell
1957 - 1970
SP
16.8
 
-0.2
0.2
17.0
0.1
89 Fred Norman
1962 - 1980
SP
16.5
 
-0.9
0.2
17.4
0.1
90 Gary Bell
1958 - 1969
SP
16.2
 
2.1
-0.4
14.4
-0.2
91 Jim Merritt
1965 - 1975
SP
16.1
 
0.0
0.0
16.1
0.1
92 Ray Culp
1963 - 1973
SP
15.2
 
-2.1
0.1
17.3
0.1
93 Vinegar Bend Mizell
1952 - 1962
SP
14.9
 
-2.7
-0.1
17.7
0.0
94 Jim Lonborg
1965 - 1979
SP
14.5
 
-0.3
-0.1
14.9
-0.0
95 Joey Jay
1953 - 1966
SP
14.1
 
-1.6
0.1
15.7
0.1
96 Ruben Gomez
1953 - 1967
SP
14.0
 
0.3
-0.3
13.8
-0.1
97 Roger Craig
1955 - 1966
SP
13.3
KOR
 
-3.2
-0.0
16.6
0.0
98 Herb Score
1955 - 1962
SP
13.3
 
-0.6
-0.0
14.0
-0.0
99 Bob Turley
1951 - 1963
SP
13.2
 
-0.8
-0.1
14.1
-0.1
100 Dave Boswell
1964 - 1971
SP
12.5
 
2.2
-0.1
10.5
0.0
 
  George Brunet
1956 - 1971
SP
7.8
 
-1.8
-0.2
9.8
-0.0
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