Ken Brett
Kenneth Alven Brett (Kemer)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 18, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: El Segundo (El Segundo, CA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1967
Final Game: October 3, 1981
Died: November 18, 2003 in Spokane, WA
Relatives: Brother of George Brett
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 BOS AL 18 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1969 BOS AL 20 P 8 8 39.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.83 1.00 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 BOS AL 21 P 41 14 139.1 31 9 20 2 0 .935 1.87 0.71 .952 1.86 0.67
1971 BOS AL 22 P 29 2 59.0 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.28 .950 1.98 0.77
1972 MIL AL 23 P 26 22 133.0 24 6 15 3 1 .875 1.42 0.81 .954 1.86 0.75
1973 PHI NL 24 P 31 25 211.2 52 13 39 0 4 1.000 2.21 1.68 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 PIT NL 25 P 27 27 191.0 40 12 28 0 1 1.000 1.88 1.48 .940 1.88 0.71 AS
1975 PIT NL 26 P 23 16 118.0 32 13 18 1 0 .969 2.36 1.35 .944 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT AL 27 P 29 26 203.0 49 11 35 3 0 .939 2.04 1.59 .951 1.87 0.85
1976 NYY AL 27 P 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.85
1976 CHW AL 27 P 27 26 200.2 49 11 35 3 0 .939 2.06 1.70 .951 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 28 P 34 34 224.2 61 11 48 2 6 .967 2.36 1.74 .946 1.95 0.84
1977 CHW AL 28 P 13 13 82.2 17 3 13 1 2 .941 1.74 1.23 .947 1.95 0.84
1977 CAL AL 28 P 21 21 142.0 44 8 35 1 4 .977 2.73 2.05 .945 1.95 0.84
1978 CAL AL 29 P 31 10 100.0 34 12 20 2 4 .941 2.88 1.03 .956 1.90 0.85
1979 TOT MLB 30 P 39 0 59.2 27 10 17 0 1 1.000 4.07 0.69 .948 1.83 0.69
1979 MIN AL 30 P 9 0 12.2 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 4.26 0.67 .950 1.92 0.81
1979 LAD NL 30 P 30 0 47.0 21 7 14 0 1 1.000 4.02 0.70 .948 1.80 0.66
1980 KCR AL 31 P 8 0 13.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.02 0.38 .967 1.82 0.78
1981 KCR AL 32 P 22 0 32.1 11 5 6 0 1 1.000 3.06 0.50 .964 1.98 0.81
14 Seasons P 349 184 1526.1 380 104 263 13 18 .966 2.16 1.05 .949 1.89 0.76
14 Seasons TOT 349 184 1526.1 380 104 263 13 18 .966 2.16 1.05 .915 1.89 0.76
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1967 BOS AL 18 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 BOS AL 20 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 BOS AL 21 41 14 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 BOS AL 22 29 2 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 MIL AL 23 31 22 31 31 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
1973 PHI NL 24 37 25 37 37 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
1974 PIT NL 25 43 27 43 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1975 PIT NL 26 26 16 26 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1976 CHW AL 27 33 2 8 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1976 NYY AL 27 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CAL AL 28 22 0 1 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 CHW AL 28 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CAL AL 29 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 LAD NL 30 30 0 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MIN AL 30 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 KCR AL 31 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 KCR AL 32 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 386 116 255 360 349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1967 BOS AL 18 9 78% 22% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 BOS AL 20 182 74% 25% 8 88% 0 3 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1970 BOS AL 21 631 62% 19% 24 92% 2 9 3 4 18 14 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 75%
1971 BOS AL 22 276 66% 23% 9 89% 0 0 0 0 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1972 MIL AL 23 573 78% 26% 21 81% 0 6 1 2 17 13 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 75%
1973 PHI NL 24 909 80% 27% 36 94% 0 13 2 7 38 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 4 100%
1974 PIT NL 25 828 82% 26% 36 89% 0 11 6 2 29 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 86%
1975 PIT NL 26 516 82% 21% 18 94% 0 13 1 7 18 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1976 CHW AL 27 865 80% 25% 29 93% 2 11 4 4 34 19 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1976 NYY AL 27 9 89% 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CAL AL 28 618 87% 28% 32 97% 0 8 4 2 35 22 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 7 86%
1977 CHW AL 28 362 85% 24% 14 86% 0 3 0 2 14 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 75%
1978 CAL AL 29 444 81% 25% 23 87% 0 12 1 7 20 11 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 2 50%
1979 LAD NL 30 210 87% 32% 13 92% 0 7 0 7 14 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1979 MIN AL 30 59 85% 36% 4 100% 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 KCR AL 31 55 82% 38% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1981 KCR AL 32 148 85% 30% 8 88% 1 4 1 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
14 Seasons 6694 79% 25% 278 91% 5 103 23 49 264 175 23 13 0 5 8 6 19 12 14 5 62 84%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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