George Brett vs Mike Greenwell

George Brett Mike Greenwell

George Brett and Mike Greenwell compared on their MLB careers: George Brett played 21 seasons, 1973 to 1993, Mike Greenwell 12 seasons, 1985 to 1996. George Brett has .305 batting average to Mike Greenwell's .303. George Brett won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

George Brett and Mike Greenwell career totals

2,707	GP	1,269
10,349	AB	4,623
1,583	R	657
3,154	H	1,400
317	HR	130
1,596	RBI	726
201	SB	80
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

George Brett and Mike Greenwell postseason

43	GP	17
166	AB	48
30	R	3
56	H	7
10	HR	1
23	RBI	3
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.1
0.4	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.2
1.0	OPS	0.5

Where each stands all time

George Brett and Mike Greenwell all-time places

143rd (317)	Home runs	—
18th (3,154)	Hits	—
34th (1,596)	RBI	—

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

George Brett: 1 championship; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Gold Glove
Mike Greenwell: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger

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.

George Brett and Mike Greenwell season by season

1st	1973	.125	0	0	1985	.323	4	8
2nd	1974	.282	2	47	1986	.314	0	4
3rd	1975	.308	11	90	1987	.328	19	89
4th	1976	.333	7	67	1988	.325	22	119
5th	1977	.312	22	88	1989	.308	14	95
6th	1978	.294	9	62	1990	.297	14	73
7th	1979	.329	23	107	1991	.300	9	83
8th	1980	.390	24	118	1992	.233	2	18
9th	1981	.314	6	43	1993	.315	13	72
10th	1982	.301	21	82	1994	.269	11	45
11th	1983	.310	25	93	1995	.297	15	76
12th	1984	.284	13	69	1996	.295	7	44
13th	1985	.335	30	112	—	—	—	—
14th	1986	.290	16	73	—	—	—	—
15th	1987	.290	22	78	—	—	—	—
16th	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


43	GP	17
166	AB	48
30	R	3
56	H	7
10	HR	1
23	RBI	3
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.1
0.4	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.2
1.0	OPS	0.5


43	GP	17
166	AB	48
30	R	3
56	H	7
10	HR	1
23	RBI	3
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.1
0.4	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.2
1.0	OPS	0.5


43	GP	17
166	AB	48
30	R	3
56	H	7
10	HR	1
23	RBI	3
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.1
0.4	OBP	0.2
0.6	SLG	0.2
1.0	OPS	0.5