Ken Brett

Q: When was Ken Brett born?

Ken Brett was born on September 18, 1948.

Q: Where was Ken Brett born?

Ken Brett was born in Brooklyn, NY .

Q: How tall was Ken Brett?

Ken Brett was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ken Brett weigh when playing?

Ken Brett weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ken Brett in the Hall of Fame?

Ken Brett has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Ken Brett drafted?

Ken Brett was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Ken Brett have?

Ken Brett had 807 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ken Brett played for?

Ken Brett played for 10 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals.

Q: How many World Series has Ken Brett won?

Ken Brett never won a World Series.

Q: What are Ken Brett's nicknames?

Kemer is a nickname for Ken Brett.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 18, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: November 18, 2003 in Spokane, WA

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA).

High School: El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA)

School: Boston University (Boston, MA)

Debut: September 27, 1967 (Age 19-009d, 12,658th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 33-015d)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Kenneth Alven Brett

Nicknames: Kemer

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Relatives: Brother of George Brett

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

ERA

3.93

349

184

1526.1

807

WHIP

1.344

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	17	BOS-min	A,WRk	6	7	.462	4.86	25	21		3	2		113.0	115	71	61	8	73	0	85	4	1	11				1.664	9.2	0.6	5.8	6.8	1.16	ONE,RSX NYPL,FLIL
1967	18	BOS-min	AA,A	14	11	.560	1.95	29	26		15	6		189.0	129	49	41	2	97	2	219	5	0	6				1.196	6.1	0.1	4.6	10.4	2.26	PFD,WSM EL,CARL
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	95	0.54	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0

1968	19	BOS-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.10	9	4		0	0		29.0	25	12	10	1	13	2	20	2	1	5				1.310	7.8	0.3	4.0	6.2	1.54	LOU IL
1969	20	BOS-min	AAA,WRk	11	5	.688	2.95	33	27		7	0	1	174.0	154	74	57	12	78	6	121	7	0	13				1.333	8.0	0.6	4.0	6.3	1.55	LOU,RSX IL,FLIS
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	74	5.23	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	3.76	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	3.89	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	67	3.68	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	3.73	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	3.03	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	4.04	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	110	3.21	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		1.78	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	3.23	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	4.23	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	83	3.95	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	4.40	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	74	4.58	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	102	3.59	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	91	4.71	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	3.29	1.362	10.0	0.2	2.3	2.5	1.08
1980	31	KCR-min	AAA	0	0		4.00	5	1		0	0	0	9.0	11	5	4	0	4	0	2	1	0	0				1.667	11.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.50	OMA AA
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		3.50	0.975	5.4	0.0	3.4	2.7	0.80
1981	32	KCR	AL	1	1	.500	4.18	22	0	14	0	0	2	32.1	35	16	15	2	14	4	7	1	0	0	144	87	4.36	1.515	9.7	0.6	3.9	1.9	0.50
14 Yrs				83	85	.494	3.93	349	184	70	51	8	11	1526.1	1490	734	666	127	562	62	807	23	10	37	6477	94	3.77	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	94	3.77	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	4.01	1.481	8.2	1.1	5.1	8.9	1.74
KCR (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	2.96	30	0	17	0	0	3	45.2	43	16	15	2	19	4	11	2	0	0	198	128	4.11	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	3.42	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	4.47	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	99	3.44	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	91	4.71	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	3.73	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	3.29	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		1.78	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	67	3.68	1.278	8.2	0.9	3.3	5.0	1.51

AL (11 yrs)				44	59	.427	4.25	238	116	50	27	3	9	958.2	930	495	453	88	381	34	540	18	6	21	4094	87	3.92	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	3.52	1.305	8.9	0.6	2.9	4.2	1.48

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ken Brett born?

Ken Brett was born on September 18, 1948.

Where was Ken Brett born?

Ken Brett was born in Brooklyn, NY.

How tall was Ken Brett?

Ken Brett was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Ken Brett weigh when playing?

Ken Brett weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ken Brett play?

Ken Brett played 14 seasons.

Is Ken Brett in the Hall of Fame?

Ken Brett has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ken Brett drafted?

Ken Brett was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA).

What position did Ken Brett play?

Ken Brett was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ken Brett have?

Ken Brett had 807 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ken Brett played for?

Ken Brett played for 10 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals.

How many World Series has Ken Brett won?

Ken Brett never won a World Series.

When did Ken Brett retire?

Ken Brett last played in 1981.

What are Ken Brett's nicknames?

Kemer is a nickname for Ken Brett.

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