Michael Brantley stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 2023

Designated Hitter · #23

Age 39 · 6' 2"

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Michael Brantley played 15 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2023.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,445
AB
5,566
R
758
H
1,656
HR
129
RBI
720
SB
125
AVG
.298

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.
2009CLE2811210350114.313
2010CLE72297387332210.246
2011CLE1144516312074613.266
2012CLE1495526315966012.288
2013CLE15155666158107317.284
2014CLE15661194200209723.327
2015CLE13752968164158415.310
2016CLE113959071.231
2017CLE903384710195211.299
2018CLE14357089176177612.309
2019HOU1485758817922903.311
2020HOU4617024515222.300
2021HOU121469681468471.311
2022HOU6424328705261.288
2023HOU1554715270.278

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

Career Postseason

GP
62
AB
244
R
22
H
69
HR
5
RBI
27
SB
4
AVG
.283

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,149
TB
2,441
XBH
502
HBP
37
IBB
37
GIDP
130
P/PA
3.69

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.
2009CLE1213940034.0
2010CLE32597150064.0
2011CLE4961733532113.9
2012CLE6092224701273.6
2013CLE6112203941113.7
2014CLE6763096784163.6
2015CLE5962546028143.6
2016CLE431120114.0
2017CLE375150302383.7
2018CLE6312675550153.6
2019HOU6372896473213.6
2020HOU18781200033.9
2021HOU5082054051113.7
2022HOU277101201213.6
2023HOU572340023.9

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
31.8
RC
865.7
RC/27
5.70
ISOP
.141
SECA
.245
BB/K
0.74
AB/HR
43.1
GO/FO
0.90

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.
2009CLE-0.1134.1.0360.10.401
2010CLE-1.329.43.3.0810.20.6990.9
2011CLE1.654.94.2.1180.20.564.41
2012CLE2.978.25.1.1140.21.0921
2013CLE2.775.24.8.1120.20.655.60.9
2014CLE7.0117.77.3.1780.30.930.60.9
2015CLE3.496.76.8.1700.31.235.30.9
2016CLE-0.13.12.6.0510.20.500.8
2017CLE2.154.75.9.1450.30.637.61
2018CLE3.695.66.2.1600.30.833.50.9
2019HOU4.6100.76.4.1910.30.826.10.9
2020HOU1.529.26.5.1760.30.6340.9
2021HOU2.572.25.8.1260.20.658.60.9
2022HOU1.339.46.1280.31.048.60.8
2023HOU0.16.44.1.1480.21270.6

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

Bio

Age
39 yearsMay 15, 1987
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2009
Birthplace
Bellevue, OH
Draft
2005Rd 7, Pk 205
AL Silver Slugger
2014

Latest performance

Michael Brantley

Oct 23 · vs TEX · L 11-4

AB
5
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.179

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Mon, Oct 23vsTEXL 11-450000
Sun, Oct 22vsTEXL 9-230000
Fri, Oct 20atTEXW 5-410000
Wed, Oct 18atTEXW 8-550000
Mon, Oct 16vsTEXL 5-430201
Wed, Oct 11atMINW 3-241111

What were Michael Brantley's career stats?

Michael Brantley played 15 seasons for the Guardians and the Astros. He was a career .298 hitter with 1,656 hits, 129 home runs and 720 RBI. His best season was 2014: a .327 batting average, 20 home runs and 97 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2009 to 2023

Michael Brantley finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships

Awards

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 Michael Brantley

Playoff series

Michael Brantley played 62 games across 7 MLB postseasons in 14 series — 7 won, 7 lost.

Michael Brantley's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2023MINWon 2-1311311
2023TEXLost 2-3517201
2021CHWWon 3-1419704
2021BOSWon 4-2626704
2021ATLLost 2-4624801
2020MINWon 2-027202
2020ATHWon 3-1419725
2020TBLost 3-4726914
2019TBWon 3-2519411
2019NYYWon 4-2623701
2019WSHLost 3-4728902
2018HOULost 0-3310201
2017NYYLost 1-2311100
2013TBLost 0-114100

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Michael Brantley’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.