Bernie Williams vs George Brett

Bernie Williams George Brett

Bernie Williams and George Brett compared on their MLB careers: Bernie Williams played 16 seasons, 1991 to 2006, George Brett 21 seasons, 1973 to 1993. Bernie Williams has .297 batting average to George Brett's .305. Bernie Williams won 4 titles, George Brett won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bernie Williams and George Brett career totals

2,076	GP	2,707
7,869	AB	10,349
1,366	R	1,583
2,336	H	3,154
287	HR	317
1,257	RBI	1,596
147	SB	201
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bernie Williams and George Brett postseason

121	GP	43
465	AB	166
83	R	30
128	H	56
22	HR	10
80	RBI	23
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	1.0

Where each stands all time

Bernie Williams and George Brett all-time places

188th (287)	Home runs	143rd (317)
143rd (2,336)	Hits	18th (3,154)
121st (1,257)	RBI	34th (1,596)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bernie Williams: 4 championships; AL Gold Glove ×4, AL Silver Slugger
George Brett: 1 championship; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bernie Williams and George Brett season by season

1st	1991	.238	3	34	1973	.125	0	0
2nd	1992	.280	5	26	1974	.282	2	47
3rd	1993	.268	12	68	1975	.308	11	90
4th	1994	.289	12	57	1976	.333	7	67
5th	1995	.307	18	82	1977	.312	22	88
6th	1996	.305	29	102	1978	.294	9	62
7th	1997	.328	21	100	1979	.329	23	107
8th	1998	.339	26	97	1980	.390	24	118
9th	1999	.342	25	115	1981	.314	6	43
10th	2000	.307	30	121	1982	.301	21	82
11th	2001	.307	26	94	1983	.310	25	93
12th	2002	.333	19	102	1984	.284	13	69
13th	2003	.263	15	64	1985	.335	30	112
14th	2004	.262	22	70	1986	.290	16	73
15th	2005	.249	12	64	1987	.290	22	78
16th	2006	.281	12	61	1988	.306	24	103
17th	—	—	—	—	1989	.282	12	80
18th	—	—	—	—	1990	.329	14	87
19th	—	—	—	—	1991	.255	10	61
20th	—	—	—	—	1992	.285	7	61
21st	—	—	—	—	1993	.266	19	75

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


121	GP	43
465	AB	166
83	R	30
128	H	56
22	HR	10
80	RBI	23
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	1.0


121	GP	43
465	AB	166
83	R	30
128	H	56
22	HR	10
80	RBI	23
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	1.0


121	GP	43
465	AB	166
83	R	30
128	H	56
22	HR	10
80	RBI	23
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	1.0