Ken Brett

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
83 85 349 184 51 8 11 1526.3 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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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 39.3 41 23 22 23 5.26 3.61 (-46%) -1589.2
1970 BOS AL 8 9 41 14 1 0 2 139.3 118 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 0 211.7 206 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 2.3 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1976 CHA AL 10 12 27 26 16 1 1 200.7 171 74 76 91 3.32 3.51 (+6%) 1481.4
1977 CHA AL 6 4 13 13 2 0 0 82.7 101 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 12.7 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 13.3 8 0 5 4 0.00 3.84 (+100%) 113.5
1981 KCA AL 1 1 22 0 0 0 2 32.3 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

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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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 BOS AL 8 10 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 .300 — — — — 0.0
1970 BOS AL 41 41 8 13 3 0 2 3 0 2 7 .317 — — — — 0.0
1971 BOS AL 29 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1972 ML4 AL 31 44 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 .227 — — — — 0.0
1973 PHI NL 37 80 6 20 5 0 4 16 0 4 17 .250 .256 (-3%) .325 (-13%) .378 (+22%) .703 (+6%) 32.2
1974 PIT NL 43 87 13 27 4 1 2 15 0 4 20 .310 .256 (+21%) .324 (+4%) .369 (+21%) .693 (+13%) 155.5
1975 PIT NL 26 52 5 12 4 0 1 4 0 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CHA AL 33 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 — — — — 0.0
1977 CHA AL 13 0 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 CAL AL 31 0 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 LAN NL 30 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .273 — — — — 0.0
1980 KCA AL 8 0 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 386 347 39 91 18 1 10 44 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1975 NLCS PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 NLCS PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1967 WS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1975 NLCS PIT 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
1974 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 2.3 3 2 2 1 7.71
1967 WS BOS 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1891681846624.274
Away1971792145420.251

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home171750.27703292924223.94
Away178775.27203372703853.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1981-10-03 KCROAK — 2.0311200
1981-09-23 KCRMIN — 1.2211010
1981-09-19 KCRSEA — 1.2100000
1981-09-04 KCRNYY — 1.2000010
1981-08-28 KCRTOR L 1.0111000
1981-08-24 KCRDET W 0.1000010
1981-08-23 KCRNYY — 1.0100000
1981-08-19 KCRTOR — 3.0522110
1981-08-16 KCRCLE — 1.1100100
1981-08-16 KCRCLE SV 3.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 349 184 104 263 13 18

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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Position Games
Pitcher 349

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-05-31

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Tex Carleton
    100-76, 3.91 ERA
  2. 89
    Whit Wyatt
    106-95, 3.79 ERA
  3. 86
    Gene Conley
    91-96, 3.82 ERA
  4. 83
    Steve Hargan
    87-107, 3.92 ERA
  5. 82
    Pete Vuckovich
    93-69, 3.66 ERA
  6. 81
    Art Ditmar
    72-77, 3.98 ERA

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.