Herbert Brett vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Herbert Brett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Herbert Brett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herbert Brett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Herbert Brett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Brett and Otis Starks

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
38.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Herbert Brett and Otis Starks

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Brett and Otis Starks

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2200
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100