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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1967 18 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 78 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1969 20 BOS AL 2 3 .400 5.26 8 8 0 0 0 0 39.1 41 24 23 6 22 1 23 3 1 0 178 73 1.602 9.4 1.4 5.0 5.3 1.05
1970 21 BOS AL 8 9 .471 4.07 41 14 9 1 0 2 139.1 118 71 63 17 79 6 155 3 0 4 616 98 1.414 7.6 1.1 5.1 10.0 1.96
1971 22 BOS AL 0 3 .000 5.34 29 2 10 0 0 1 59.0 57 38 35 7 35 6 57 1 0 3 264 70 1.559 8.7 1.1 5.3 8.7 1.63
1972 23 MIL AL 7 12 .368 4.53 26 22 3 2 1 0 133.0 121 76 67 13 49 9 74 1 0 3 559 66 1.278 8.2 0.9 3.3 5.0 1.51
1973 24 PHI NL 13 9 .591 3.44 31 25 2 10 1 0 211.2 206 91 81 19 74 12 111 0 0 7 882 110 1.323 8.8 0.8 3.1 4.7 1.50
1974 25 PIT NL 13 9 .591 3.30 27 27 0 10 3 0 191.0 192 81 70 9 52 9 96 2 2 4 807 105 1.277 9.0 0.4 2.5 4.5 1.85 AS
1975 26 PIT NL 9 5 .643 3.36 23 16 4 4 1 0 118.0 110 47 44 10 43 5 47 2 1 5 492 105 1.297 8.4 0.8 3.3 3.6 1.09
1976 27 TOT AL 10 12 .455 3.28 29 26 2 16 1 2 203.0 173 82 74 5 76 3 92 3 1 4 835 109 1.227 7.7 0.2 3.4 4.1 1.21
1976 27 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 3.9
1976 27 CHW AL 10 12 .455 3.32 27 26 1 16 1 1 200.2 171 82 74 5 76 3 91 3 1 4 826 108 1.231 7.7 0.2 3.4 4.1 1.20
1977 28 TOT AL 13 14 .481 4.53 34 34 0 7 0 0 224.2 258 120 113 25 53 0 80 4 2 6 950 88 1.384 10.3 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.51
1977 28 CHW AL 6 4 .600 5.01 13 13 0 2 0 0 82.2 101 47 46 10 15 0 39 1 1 2 352 82 1.403 11.0 1.1 1.6 4.2 2.60
1977 28 CAL AL 7 10 .412 4.25 21 21 0 5 0 0 142.0 157 73 67 15 38 0 41 3 1 4 598 92 1.373 10.0 1.0 2.4 2.6 1.08
1978 29 CAL AL 3 5 .375 4.95 31 10 7 1 1 1 100.0 100 60 55 12 42 5 43 1 2 1 428 73 1.420 9.0 1.1 3.8 3.9 1.02
1979 30 TOT MLB 4 3 .571 3.77 39 0 15 0 0 2 59.2 68 27 25 2 18 2 16 1 1 0 260 101 1.441 10.3 0.3 2.7 2.4 0.89
1979 30 MIN AL 0 0 4.97 9 0 1 0 0 0 12.2 16 7 7 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 58 88 1.737 11.4 0.7 4.3 2.1 0.50
1979 30 LAD NL 4 3 .571 3.45 30 0 14 0 0 2 47.0 52 20 18 1 12 2 13 1 1 0 202 106 1.362 10.0 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.08
1980 31 KCR AL 0 0 0.00 8 0 3 0 0 1 13.1 8 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 54 0.975 5.4 0.0 3.4 2.7 0.80
1981 32 KCR AL 1 1 .500 4.18 22 0 13 0 0 2 32.1 35 16 15 2 14 4 7 1 0 0 144 86 1.515 9.7 0.6 3.9 1.9 0.50
14 Seasons 83 85 .494 3.93 349 184 69 51 8 11 1526.1 1490 734 666 127 562 62 807 23 10 37 6477 93 1.344 8.8 0.7 3.3 4.8 1.44
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .494 3.93 45 23 9 7 1 1 195 190 94 85 16 72 8 103 3 1 5 826 93 1.344 8.8 0.7 3.3 4.8 1.44
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
BOS (4 yrs) 10 15 .400 4.58 79 24 20 1 0 3 239.2 219 134 122 30 136 13 237 7 1 7 1066 85 1.481 8.2 1.1 5.1 8.9 1.74
KCR (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 2.96 30 0 16 0 0 3 45.2 43 16 15 2 19 4 11 2 0 0 198 126 1.358 8.5 0.4 3.7 2.2 0.58
PIT (2 yrs) 22 14 .611 3.32 50 43 4 14 4 0 309.0 302 128 114 19 95 14 143 4 3 9 1299 105 1.285 8.8 0.6 2.8 4.2 1.51
CAL (2 yrs) 10 15 .400 4.54 52 31 7 6 1 1 242.0 257 133 122 27 80 5 84 4 3 5 1026 84 1.393 9.6 1.0 3.0 3.1 1.05
CHW (2 yrs) 16 16 .500 3.81 40 39 1 18 1 1 283.1 272 129 120 15 91 3 130 4 2 6 1178 98 1.281 8.6 0.5 2.9 4.1 1.43
MIN (1 yr) 0 0 4.97 9 0 1 0 0 0 12.2 16 7 7 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 58 88 1.737 11.4 0.7 4.3 2.1 0.50
PHI (1 yr) 13 9 .591 3.44 31 25 2 10 1 0 211.2 206 91 81 19 74 12 111 0 0 7 882 110 1.323 8.8 0.8 3.1 4.7 1.50
LAD (1 yr) 4 3 .571 3.45 30 0 14 0 0 2 47.0 52 20 18 1 12 2 13 1 1 0 202 106 1.362 10.0 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.08
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 3.9
MIL (1 yr) 7 12 .368 4.53 26 22 3 2 1 0 133.0 121 76 67 13 49 9 74 1 0 3 559 66 1.278 8.2 0.9 3.3 5.0 1.51
AL (11 yrs) 44 59 .427 4.25 238 116 49 27 3 9 958.2 930 495 453 88 381 34 540 18 6 21 4094 87 1.368 8.7 0.8 3.6 5.1 1.42
NL (4 yrs) 39 26 .600 3.38 111 68 20 24 5 2 567.2 560 239 213 39 181 28 267 5 4 16 2383 107 1.305 8.9 0.6 2.9 4.2 1.48

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1967 18 BOS AL WS L STL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1974 25 PIT NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.143 11.6 3.9 7.7 3.9 0.50
1975 26 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0.429 3.9 0.0 0.0 3.9
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 3.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 23 1.167 6.0 1.5 4.5 4.5 1.00
2 NLCS 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 18 1.286 7.7 1.9 3.9 3.9 1.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 18 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 20 BOS AL 8 13 10 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .700 1.064 184 7 2 0 2 0 0 /1
1970 21 BOS AL 41 45 41 8 13 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 7 .317 .364 .537 .900 138 22 1 1 1 0 0 1
1971 22 BOS AL 29 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 23 MIL AL 31 47 44 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .227 .261 .250 .511 55 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 24 PHI NL 37 85 80 6 20 5 0 4 16 0 0 4 17 .250 .282 .463 .745 102 37 0 0 0 1 0 1
1974 25 PIT NL 43 95 87 13 27 4 1 2 15 0 0 4 20 .310 .337 .448 .785 122 39 0 0 3 1 0 1 AS
1975 26 PIT NL 26 54 52 5 12 4 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .231 .245 .365 .611 69 19 1 0 1 0 0 1
1976 27 CHW AL 8 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .083 .167 -51 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1977 28 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 30 LAD NL 30 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 51 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Seasons 255 373 347 39 91 18 1 10 44 0 0 14 67 .262 .291 .406 .698 94 141 6 1 9 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 237 220 25 58 11 1 6 28 0 0 9 43 .262 .291 .406 .698 94 90 4 1 6 1 0
BOS (4 yrs) 79 69 61 9 18 4 0 3 6 0 0 3 10 .295 .338 .508 .847 125 31 3 1 4 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 69 149 139 18 39 8 1 3 19 0 0 5 27 .281 .303 .417 .721 102 58 1 0 4 1 0
PHI (1 yr) 37 85 80 6 20 5 0 4 16 0 0 4 17 .250 .282 .463 .745 102 37 0 0 0 1 0
LAD (1 yr) 30 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 51 3 1 0 0 0 0
CAL (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 8 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .083 .167 -51 1 1 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 31 47 44 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .227 .261 .250 .511 55 11 0 0 1 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 119 128 117 15 29 5 0 3 7 0 0 5 21 .248 .285 .368 .652 84 43 4 1 5 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 136 245 230 24 62 13 1 7 37 0 0 9 46 .270 .295 .426 .721 100 98 2 0 4 2 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 18 BOS AL WS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 25 PIT NL NLCS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 26 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1974 *

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1973 NL  .591 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1976 AL  7.670 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 NL  2.450 (6th)
1977 AL  2.123 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1974 NL  3 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1977 AL  25 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1977 AL  258 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 NL  .424 (6th)
1976 AL  .222 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1977 AL  113 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1967 AL  born 1948-09-18 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1445), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

October 10, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, Jim Lonborg, Don Pavletich and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Skrable (minors), Tommy Harper, Lew Krausse and Marty Pattin.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.

October 18, 1973: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Cash.

December 11, 1975: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Dock Ellis and Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees for Doc Medich.

May 18, 1976: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rich Coggins to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos May.

June 15, 1977: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the California Angels for John Flannery, Don Kirkwood and John Verhoeven.

April 2, 1979: Released by the California Angels.

April 30, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

June 4, 1979: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

June 11, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 27, 1980: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

August 11, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 25, 1981: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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