George Brett

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George Brett

1973–1993 · Bats L · Throws R · 6'0", 185 lb · b. 1953 Glen Dale, WV

Career 2,707 G · 3,154 H · 317 HR · 1,596 RBI · .305 AVG

Seasons leading his league

19

14 best in baseball 5 league only

51 Top-5 finishes

8 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1976 Best season

Spanning 1975–1990, peaking at 4 titles in 1976.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

67th League titles 19
38th Best in baseball 14
98th Top-5 finishes 51

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

7th Doubles 665
19th Hits 3,154
21st Total Bases 5,044
38th Runs Batted In 1,596
51st Runs 1,583
70th Triples 137
84th Walks 1,096
142nd Home Runs 317
155th Batting Average .305
163rd On-Base Plus Slug. .857
174th Slugging Percentage .487
289th On-Base Percentage .369
364th Stolen Bases 201

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Triples	3	1st	2 yrs (1975–1976)	1975 13 1976 14 1979 20 1981 #2
Slugging Percentage	3	1st	—	1980 .664 1983 .563 1985 .586
On-Base Plus Slug.	3	1st	—	1980 1.118 1983 .947 1985 1.022
Hits	3	1st	2 yrs (1975–1976)	1976 215 1979 212 1975 AL 195
Batting Average	3	1st	—	1980 .390 1976 AL .333 1990 AL .329 1979 #2 1985 #2
Doubles	2	1st	—	1990 45 1978 AL 45 1976 #2 1979 #3 1988 #2
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1976 AL 298 1979 #2 1985 #2
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1980 .454 1985 #2 1986 #3
Walks	—	#3	—	1985 #3
Runs	—	#2	—	1977 #3 1979 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1980 #2

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1990	2	AVG .329 2B 45
1985	2	OPS 1.022 SLG .586
1983	2	OPS .947 SLG .563
1980	4	AVG .390 OPS 1.118 OBP .454 SLG .664
1979	2	H 212 3B 20
1978	1	2B 45
1976	4	AVG .333 H 215 3B 14 TB 298
1975	2	H 195 3B 13

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1973	KCA	AL	13	40	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	.125	.125	.175	.300
1974	KCA	AL	133	457	49	129	21	5	2	47	21	38	8	.282	.313	.363	.676
1975	KCA	AL	159	634	84	195	35	13	11	90	46	49	13	.308	.353	.456	.809
1976	KCA	AL	159	645	94	215	34	14	7	67	49	36	21	.333	.377	.462	.839
1977	KCA	AL	139	564	105	176	32	13	22	88	55	24	14	.312	.373	.532	.905
1978	KCA	AL	128	510	79	150	45	8	9	62	39	35	23	.294	.342	.467	.809
1979	KCA	AL	154	645	119	212	42	20	23	107	51	36	17	.329	.376	.563	.939
1980	KCA	AL	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	22	15	.390	.454	.664	1.118
1981	KCA	AL	89	347	42	109	27	7	6	43	27	23	14	.314	.362	.484	.846
1982	KCA	AL	144	552	101	166	32	9	21	82	71	51	6	.301	.378	.505	.884
1983	KCA	AL	123	464	90	144	38	2	25	93	57	39	0	.310	.385	.563	.947
1984	KCA	AL	104	377	42	107	21	3	13	69	38	37	0	.284	.344	.459	.803
1985	KCA	AL	155	550	108	184	38	5	30	112	103	49	9	.335	.436	.586	1.022
1986	KCA	AL	124	441	70	128	28	4	16	73	80	45	1	.290	.401	.481	.882
1987	KCA	AL	115	427	71	124	18	2	22	78	72	47	6	.290	.388	.497	.884
1988	KCA	AL	157	589	90	180	42	3	24	103	82	51	14	.306	.389	.509	.898
1989	KCA	AL	124	457	67	129	26	3	12	80	59	47	14	.282	.362	.431	.793
1990	KCA	AL	142	544	82	179	45	7	14	87	56	63	9	.329	.387	.515	.902
1991	KCA	AL	131	505	77	129	40	2	10	61	58	75	2	.255	.328	.402	.730
1992	KCA	AL	152	592	55	169	35	5	7	61	35	69	8	.286	.330	.397	.727
1993	KCA	AL	145	560	69	149	31	3	19	75	39	67	7	.266	.312	.434	.746
Career	—	—	2,707	10,349	1,583	3,154	665	137	317	1,596	1,096	908	201	.305	.369	.487	.857

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
3B	1,692	1,372	3,674	261	307	.951
1B	461	4,064	291	30	365	.993
OF	36	60	3	0	1	1.000
SS	11	7	16	1	1	.958