Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2009
- Draft
- 2005Rd 7, Pk 205
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2014
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2009
- Draft
- 2005Rd 7, Pk 205
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2014
Stats
Standard
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.
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.
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| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 23 | vs TEXL 11-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 22 | vsTEXL 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Oct 20 | atTEXW 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 18 | atTEXW 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Oct 16 | vsTEXL 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Oct 11 | at MINW 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
- 2022 World Series with the Houston Astros
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 8 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | Won 2-1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | TEX | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Brantley against each club
- vs Texas Rangers (15)
- vs Seattle Mariners (13)
- vs New York Yankees (7)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (5)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs Detroit Tigers (4)
- vs Kansas City Royals (4)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (4)
- vs Chicago White Sox (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs New York Mets (2)
- vs San Diego Padres (2)
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