George Brett stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1993

Designated Hitter

Age 73 · 6' 0"

Compare with…

George Brett played 21 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1993.

Stats

Choose how these numbers are shown

Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,707
AB
10,349
R
1,583
H
3,154
HR
317
RBI
1,596
SB
201
AVG
.305

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1973KC134025000.125
1974KC133457491292478.282
1975KC15963484195119013.308
1976KC1596459421576721.333
1977KC139564105176228814.312
1978KC1285107915096223.294
1979KC1546451192122310717.329
1980KC117449871752411815.390
1981KC893474210964314.314
1982KC14455210116621826.301
1983KC1234649014425930.310
1984KC1043774210713690.284
1985KC155550108184301129.335
1986KC1244417012816731.290
1987KC1154277112422786.290
1988KC157589901802410314.306
1989KC12445767129128014.282
1990KC1425448217914879.329
1991KC1315057712910612.255
1992KC152592551697618.285
1993KC1455606914919757.266

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
43
AB
166
R
30
H
56
HR
10
RBI
23
SB
2
AVG
.337

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
11,625
TB
5,044
XBH
1,119
HBP
33
IBB
228
GIDP
238
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1973KC41720010
1974KC486166280390
1975KC6972895926100
1976KC705298551480
1977KC6273006728120
1978KC558238621660
1979KC7013638501480
1980KC51529866116110
1981KC379168401770
1982KC62927962114120
1983KC5252616511390
1984KC4221733706110
1985KC66532273331120
1986KC5292124841860
1987KC50821242114100
1988KC68130069315150
1989KC52819741314180
1990KC60728066014180
1991KC57220352010200
1992KC6382354766150
1993KC6122435339200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
84.0
RC
1,832.8
RC/27
6.40
ISOP
.183
SECA
.299
BB/K
1.21
AB/HR
32.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1973KC-0.2-0.7-0.5.0500.1000
1974KC1.150.23.9.0810.10.6228.50
1975KC5.5100.25.7.1480.21.057.60
1976KC7.2111.96.6.1290.21.492.10
1977KC7.41066.8.2200.32.325.60
1978KC5.183.65.9.1730.31.156.70
1979KC8.4130.37.7.2340.31.4280
1980KC9.312311.1.2740.42.618.70
1981KC3.259.76.3.1700.31.257.80
1982KC5.8104.87.2050.31.426.30
1983KC4.196.57.8.2520.41.518.60
1984KC2.657.75.4.1750.31.0290
1985KC8.1138.19.6.2510.52.118.30
1986KC3.887.97.3.1900.41.827.60
1987KC2.583.57.2060.41.519.40
1988KC5.0116.57.2.2040.41.624.50
1989KC1.471.75.4.1490.31.338.10
1990KC3.9103.47.1.1860.30.938.90
1991KC0.264.84.3.1470.30.850.50
1992KC0.274.54.5.1110.20.584.60
1993KC-0.671.84.3.1680.20.629.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsMay 15, 1953
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Glen Dale, WV
AL MVP
1980
AL Silver Slugger
3x
AL Gold Glove
1985

Brother of Ken Brett · All MLB brothers

What were George Brett's career stats?

George Brett played 21 seasons for the Royals. He was a career .305 hitter with 3,154 hits, 317 home runs and 1,596 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .390 batting average, 24 home runs and 118 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1973 to 1993

George Brett led MLB in batting average (1980), hits (1976, 1979) and OPS (1980, 1983, 1985); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 143rd in home runs (317)
  • 18th in hits (3,154)
  • 34th in rbi (1,596)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on George Brett