What years did Ken Brett play?

Ken Brett played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981.

Was Ken Brett a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Brett pitched in the major leagues, recording 83 wins and 807 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Brett hit?

Ken Brett hit 10 career home runs with 91 hits.

What teams did Ken Brett play for?

Ken Brett played for 10 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1967, 1969–1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1972), the Philadelphia Phillies (1973), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), the New York Yankees (1976), the Chicago White Sox (1976–1977), the California Angels (1977–1978), the Minnesota Twins (1979), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979), and the Kansas City Royals (1980–1981).

Did Ken Brett win a Cy Young Award?

No. Ken Brett did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Ken Brett win?

Ken Brett was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Ken Brett's career stats?

In 349 games, Ken Brett went 83-85 with a 3.93 ERA, 807 strikeouts, 1,526.1 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 91 hits and 10 home runs.

What position did Ken Brett play?

Ken Brett played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ken Brett and how much did he weigh?

Ken Brett was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.

What was Ken Brett's career ERA?

Ken Brett finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 83-85 with 807 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ken Brett have?

Ken Brett recorded 807 career strikeouts.

Is Ken Brett in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ken Brett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Ken Brett make?

Ken Brett was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Ken Brett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1981)

Ken Brett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981 for 10 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 15 seasons. Across 349 career appearances, he went 83-85 with a 3.93 ERA and 807 strikeouts. He also batted .262 with 10 home runs. Ken Brett was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 62.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 83–85

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.34

SO 807

Pitcher PIV -3066.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 9/18/1948 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died: 11/18/2003 in Spokane, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-27
Last Game: 1981-10-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Kenneth Alven Brett

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ken Brett — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
83	85	349	184	51	8	11	1526.1	1,490	666	127	562	807	3.93	-3066.5

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 6.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ken Brett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	2	4.50	—	0.0
1969	BOS	AL	2	3	8	8	0	0	0	39.1	41	23	22	23	5.26	3.61 (-46%)	-1589.2
1970	BOS	AL	8	9	41	14	1	0	2	139.1	118	63	79	155	4.07	3.89 (-5%)	432.4
1971	BOS	AL	0	3	29	2	0	0	1	59.0	57	35	35	57	5.34	3.47 (-54%)	-624.1
1972	ML4	AL	7	12	26	22	2	1	0	133.0	121	67	49	74	4.53	3.26 (-39%)	-1398.9
1973	PHI	NL	13	9	31	25	10	1	0	211.2	206	81	74	111	3.44	3.75 (+8%)	74.1
1974	PIT	NL	13	9	27	27	10	3	0	191.0	192	70	52	96	3.30	3.63 (+9%)	2945.8
1975	PIT	NL	9	5	23	16	4	1	0	118.0	110	44	43	47	3.36	3.71 (+10%)	-960.4
1976	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2.1	2	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
1976	CHA	AL	10	12	27	26	16	1	1	200.2	171	74	76	91	3.32	3.51 (+6%)	1481.4
1977	CHA	AL	6	4	13	13	2	0	0	82.2	101	46	15	39	5.01	4.00 (-25%)	106.8
1977	CAL	AL	7	10	21	21	5	0	0	142.0	157	67	38	41	4.25	4.00 (-6%)	-1425.3
1978	CAL	AL	3	5	31	10	1	1	1	100.0	100	55	42	43	4.95	3.69 (-34%)	-2219.7
1979	MIN	AL	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	12.2	16	7	6	3	4.97	4.00 (-24%)	-222.9
1979	LAN	NL	4	3	30	0	0	0	2	47.0	52	18	12	13	3.45	4.00 (+14%)	850.2
1980	KCA	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	13.1	8	0	5	4	0.00	3.84 (+100%)	113.5
1981	KCA	AL	1	1	22	0	0	0	2	32.1	35	15	14	7	4.18	3.58 (-17%)	-630.2
Career · 17 seasons			83	85	349	184	51	8	11	1,526.1	1,490	666	562	807	3.93	—	-3,066

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ken Brett — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
386	347	39	91	18	1	10	44	0	14	67	.262	.291	.406	.698	62

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .291 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career SLG .406 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .698 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ken Brett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	BOS	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	BOS	AL	8	10	1	3	1	0	1	3	1	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	BOS	AL	41	41	8	13	3	0	2	3	2	7	.317	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	BOS	AL	29	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	ML4	AL	31	44	6	10	1	0	0	1	2	10	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	PHI	NL	37	80	6	20	5	0	4	16	4	17	.250	.256 (-3%)	.325 (-13%)	.378 (+22%)	.703 (+6%)	32.2
1974	PIT	NL	43	87	13	27	4	1	2	15	4	20	.310	.256 (+21%)	.324 (+4%)	.369 (+21%)	.693 (+13%)	155.5
1975	PIT	NL	26	52	5	12	4	0	1	4	1	7	.231	.257 (-10%)	.327 (-25%)	.374 (-2%)	.701 (-13%)	-125.4
1976	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CHA	AL	33	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CHA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CAL	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	MIN	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	LAN	NL	30	11	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	KCA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	KCA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			386	347	39	91	18	1	10	44	14	67	.262	—	—	—	—	62

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ken Brett — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ken Brett — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1975	NLCS	PIT	2	0	0	.000
1974	NLCS	PIT	1	1	1	.000
1967	WS	BOS	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ken Brett — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	6.0	4	2	3	3	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ken Brett — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	NLCS	PIT	2	2.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
1974	NLCS	PIT	1	2.1	3	2	2	1	7.71
1967	WS	BOS	2	1.1	0	0	1	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ken Brett — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	189	168	18	46	6	24	.274
Away	197	179	21	45	4	20	.251

Pitching — Home / Away

Ken Brett — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	171	750.2	770	329	292	422	3.94
Away	178	775.2	720	337	270	385	3.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ken Brett — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1981-10-03	KCR	OAK	—	2.0	3	1	1	2	0
1981-09-23	KCR	MIN	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1
1981-09-19	KCR	SEA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
1981-09-04	KCR	NYY	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1
1981-08-28	KCR	TOR	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
1981-08-24	KCR	DET	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1981-08-23	KCR	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1981-08-19	KCR	TOR	—	3.0	5	2	2	1	1
1981-08-16	KCR	CLE	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
1981-08-16	KCR	CLE	SV	3.0	2	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Brett — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	349	184	104	263	13	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Brett — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1969	BOS	P	8	8	2	6	0	0
1970	BOS	P	41	14	9	20	2	0
1971	BOS	P	29	2	0	8	0	0
1972	ML4	P	26	22	6	15	3	1
1973	PHI	P	31	25	13	39	0	4
1974	PIT	P	27	27	12	28	0	1
1975	PIT	P	23	16	13	18	1	0
1976	NYA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1976	CHA	P	27	26	11	35	3	0
1977	CHA	P	13	13	3	13	1	2
1977	CAL	P	21	21	8	35	1	4
1978	CAL	P	31	10	12	20	2	4
1979	MIN	P	9	0	3	3	0	0
1979	LAN	P	30	0	7	14	0	1
1980	KCA	P	8	0	0	3	0	0
1981	KCA	P	22	0	5	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ken Brett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	349

Awards & Honors

Ken Brett — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-05-31

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Career Spans

Ken Brett (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Ken Brett: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ken Brett's first major league game on September 27, 1967; the last one listed came on October 3, 1981. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1967 to 1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1972), the Philadelphia Phillies (1973), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974 to 1975), the New York Yankees (1976), the Chicago White Sox (1976 through 1977), the California Angels (1977 to 1978), and the Minnesota Twins (1979), with further stops in the season rows. Born on September 18, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY, USA, Brett is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 190 pounds. Brett's death is recorded on November 18, 2003, in Spokane, WA, USA. Ken Brett was the playing name; the full given name is Kenneth Alven.

Brett's career pitching line is 83 wins, 85 losses and a 3.93 ERA over 349 appearances. Brett had 807 strikeouts, 51 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 11 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Brett

What years did Ken Brett play?: Ken Brett played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981.
Was Ken Brett a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Brett pitched in the major leagues, recording 83 wins and 807 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Brett hit?: Ken Brett hit 10 career home runs with 91 hits.
What teams did Ken Brett play for?: Ken Brett played for 10 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1967, 1969–1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1972), the Philadelphia Phillies (1973), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), the New York Yankees (1976), the Chicago White Sox (1976–1977), the California Angels (1977–1978), the Minnesota Twins (1979), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979), and the Kansas City Royals (1980–1981).
Did Ken Brett win a Cy Young Award?: No. Ken Brett did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Ken Brett win?: Ken Brett was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Ken Brett's career stats?: In 349 games, Ken Brett went 83-85 with a 3.93 ERA, 807 strikeouts, 1,526.1 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 91 hits and 10 home runs.
What position did Ken Brett play?: Ken Brett played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ken Brett and how much did he weigh?: Ken Brett was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
What was Ken Brett's career ERA?: Ken Brett finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 83-85 with 807 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ken Brett have?: Ken Brett recorded 807 career strikeouts.
Is Ken Brett in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ken Brett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Ken Brett make?: Ken Brett was selected to 1 All-Star Game.