George Brett
George Howard Brett
Born: May 15, 1953
Glen Dale, WV USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1973-1993
Draft: Round 2 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: El Segundo HS (CA)
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Minor League Statistics
George Brett compiled a career batting average of .305 with 317 home runs and 1596 RBI in his 2707-game career with the Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign. Brett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .175 | .300 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 133 | 486 | 457 | 49 | 129 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 38 | .282 | .313 | .363 | .676 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 159 | 697 | 634 | 84 | 195 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 90 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 49 | .308 | .353 | .456 | .809 | 289 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 159 | 705 | 645 | 94 | 215 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 11 | 49 | 36 | .333 | .377 | .462 | .839 | 298 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 139 | 627 | 564 | 105 | 176 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 88 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 24 | .312 | .373 | .532 | .905 | 300 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 128 | 558 | 510 | 79 | 150 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 39 | 35 | .294 | .342 | .467 | .809 | 238 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 154 | 701 | 645 | 119 | 212 | 42 | 20 | 23 | 107 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 36 | .329 | .376 | .563 | .939 | 363 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 117 | 515 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 118 | 15 | 6 | 58 | 22 | .390 | .454 | .664 | 1.118 | 298 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 89 | 379 | 347 | 42 | 109 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 23 | .314 | .361 | .484 | .846 | 168 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 144 | 629 | 552 | 101 | 166 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 51 | .301 | .378 | .505 | .884 | 279 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 123 | 525 | 464 | 90 | 144 | 38 | 2 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 39 | .310 | .385 | .563 | .947 | 261 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 104 | 422 | 377 | 42 | 107 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 37 | .284 | .344 | .459 | .802 | 173 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 155 | 665 | 550 | 108 | 184 | 38 | 5 | 30 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 49 | .335 | .436 | .585 | 1.022 | 322 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 529 | 441 | 70 | 128 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 45 | .290 | .401 | .481 | .881 | 212 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 115 | 508 | 427 | 71 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 47 | .290 | .388 | .496 | .884 | 212 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 157 | 681 | 589 | 90 | 180 | 42 | 3 | 24 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 82 | 51 | .306 | .389 | .509 | .898 | 300 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 528 | 457 | 67 | 129 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 80 | 14 | 4 | 59 | 47 | .282 | .362 | .431 | .793 | 197 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 142 | 607 | 544 | 82 | 179 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 63 | .329 | .387 | .515 | .902 | 280 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 131 | 572 | 505 | 77 | 129 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 75 | .255 | .327 | .402 | .729 | 203 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 637 | 592 | 55 | 169 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 69 | .285 | .330 | .397 | .727 | 235 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 145 | 612 | 560 | 69 | 149 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 67 | .266 | .312 | .434 | .746 | 243 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| Totals | 2707 | 11624 | 10349 | 1583 | 3154 | 665 | 137 | 317 | 1596 | 201 | 97 | 1096 | 908 | .305 | .369 | .487 | .857 | 5044 | 235 | 33 | 26 | 120 | 229 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 13 | 9 | 96.0 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 3.469 | 2.846 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 132 | 128 | 1134.7 | 102 | 279 | 21 | 16 | .948 | 3.022 | 2.886 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 159 | 159 | 1423.3 | 131 | 355 | 26 | 27 | .949 | 3.073 | 3.057 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 157 | 157 | 1398.7 | 140 | 335 | 26 | 22 | .948 | 3.056 | 3.025 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 4 | 2 | 28.7 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.593 | 5.250 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 135 | 134 | 1184.0 | 115 | 325 | 20 | 33 | .957 | 3.345 | 3.259 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 128 | 128 | 1102.3 | 104 | 289 | 16 | 25 | .961 | 3.209 | 3.070 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 149 | 148 | 1287.3 | 129 | 373 | 30 | 28 | .944 | 3.510 | 3.369 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 8 | 5 | 51.0 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .981 | 9.176 | 6.500 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 112 | 112 | 994.7 | 103 | 256 | 17 | 28 | .955 | 3.248 | 3.205 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 88 | 87 | 758.3 | 74 | 170 | 14 | 7 | .946 | 2.896 | 2.773 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 134 | 132 | 1150.0 | 107 | 294 | 17 | 22 | .959 | 3.138 | 2.993 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 12 | 11 | 99.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.182 | 2.000 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 102 | 97 | 817.7 | 85 | 188 | 24 | 25 | .919 | 3.005 | 2.676 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 13 | 12 | 107.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.850 | 1.692 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 14 | 12 | 99.0 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .991 | 9.727 | 7.643 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 101 | 101 | 789.3 | 59 | 201 | 14 | 18 | .949 | 2.965 | 2.574 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 152 | 152 | 1339.7 | 107 | 339 | 15 | 33 | .967 | 2.996 | 2.934 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 115 | 115 | 990.0 | 97 | 218 | 16 | 17 | .952 | 2.864 | 2.739 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 83 | 83 | 720.3 | 798 | 50 | 6 | 69 | .993 | 1.595 | 1.217 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 11 | 11 | 89.3 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .897 | 2.619 | 2.364 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 124 | 124 | 1075.0 | 1126 | 70 | 10 | 105 | .992 | 1.013 | 9.645 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 104 | 105 | 901.3 | 896 | 80 | 2 | 71 | .998 | 9.746 | 9.385 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 102 | 100 | 877.0 | 865 | 66 | 7 | 89 | .993 | 9.554 | 9.127 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 9 | 9 | 69.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.947 | 1.667 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 10 | 10 | 84.0 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 9.857 | 9.200 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 15 | 15 | 133.0 | 137 | 12 | 2 | 9 | .987 | 1.083 | 9.933 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 2.423 | 2.333 |
| Totals | 2200 | 2162 | 18851.0 | 5503 | 3984 | 292 | 674 | .970 | 4.529 | 4.312 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .444 | .476 | .778 | 1.254 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .389 | 1.056 | 1.444 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .909 | 1.242 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 6 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .375 | .423 | .667 | 1.090 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 7 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .348 | .500 | .826 | 1.326 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .370 | .452 | .407 | .859 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 43 | 184 | 166 | 30 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | .337 | .397 | .627 | 1.023 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 2.093 | 2.000 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .895 | 3.477 | 3.400 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 2.912 | 2.750 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 49.0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 3.857 | 3.500 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.423 | 2.333 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 62.7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 2.298 | 2.286 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 4.279 | 4.143 |
| Totals | 43 | 43 | 373.7 | 37 | 91 | 11 | 7 | .921 | 3.083 | 2.977 |
Awards
1976 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1976 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1976-05-14
1979 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1979 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1979-05-26
1980 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1980 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
1980 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1980-06-06
1980 - AL Player of the Month July
1980 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1980 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1980-07-18
1980 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1980-08-15
1980 - AL Most Valuable Player
1982 - AL Player of the Month June
1983 - AL Player of the Month April
1983 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1983-04-23
1985 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
1985 - AL Player of the Month July
1985 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1985 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1985-07-05
1985 - AL Player of the Month May
1985 - AL ALCS MVP
1986 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1986-08-15
1988 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1988 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1988-07-22
1988 - AL Silver Slugger 1B
1990 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1990-07-21
1990 - AL Player of the Month July
1992 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1992-10-03
1993 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1993-09-25
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