Ken Brett vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Ken Brett
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Brett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Brett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Ken Brett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Brett and Bill Rotes

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.5
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.4
49.4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.72
52.72
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
3.93
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.79
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.75
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.31
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.37
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
38.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.41
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
4.33
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5806
34.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Ken Brett and Bill Rotes

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4578
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Brett and Bill Rotes

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
620.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
558.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
146.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
99.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.61
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.12
64.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
226.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
170.51
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
62.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
70.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
117.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
100
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.08
67.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
22.52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
107.77
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA