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George Brett
Full name George Howard Brett Born May 15, 1953, Glen Dale, West Virginia First Game: August 2, 1973 ; Final Game: October 3, 1993 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185 Brother of Ken Brett Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1999 Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1980) Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1980) Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1980) Named AL League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (1985) Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1988) Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1976 and 1979 to 1980) Won AL Gold Glove as third baseman (1985) Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1988) Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1980 and 1985) Ejections as player: 1974 (1), 1975 (1), 1979 (1), 1980 (1), 1983 (1), 1986 (1), 1989 (1). Total: 7 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1973 KC A Daily Splits 13 40 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .175 -0.4 1973 KC A
1974 KC A Daily Splits 133 457 49 129 21 5 2 47 21 3 38 0 6 2 0 11 9 8 5 .282 .313 .363 -1.6 1974 KC A
1975 KC A Daily Splits 159 634 84 195 35 13 11 90 46 6 49 2 9 6 0 14 8 13 10 .308 .353 .456 2.0 1975 KC A
1976 KC A Daily Splits 159 645 94 215 34 14 7 67 49 4 36 1 2 8 0 11 8 21 11 .333 .377 .462 4.1 1976 KC A
1977 KC A Daily Splits 139 564 105 176 32 13 22 88 55 9 24 2 3 3 0 14 12 14 12 .312 .373 .532 4.6 1977 KC A
1978 KC A Daily Splits 128 510 79 150 45 8 9 62 39 6 35 1 3 5 0 8 6 23 7 .294 .342 .467 2.0 1978 KC A
1979 KC A Daily Splits 154 645 119 212 42 20 23 107 51 14 36 0 1 4 0 11 8 17 10 .329 .376 .563 4.9 1979 KC A
1980 KC A Daily Splits 117 449 87 175 33 9 24 118 58 16 22 1 0 7 0 5 11 15 6 .390 .454 .664 6.5 1980 KC A
1981 KC A Daily Splits 89 347 42 109 27 7 6 43 27 7 23 1 0 4 0 6 7 14 6 .314 .361 .484 0.9 1981 KC A
1982 KC A Daily Splits 144 552 101 166 32 9 21 82 71 14 51 1 0 5 0 4 12 6 1 .301 .378 .505 2.2 1982 KC A
1983 KC A Daily Splits 123 464 90 144 38 2 25 93 57 13 39 1 0 3 0 6 9 0 1 .310 .385 .563 1.7 1983 KC A
1984 KC A Daily Splits 104 377 42 107 21 3 13 69 38 6 37 0 0 7 0 3 11 0 2 .284 .344 .459 1.2 1984 KC A
1985 KC A Daily Splits 155 550 108 184 38 5 30 112 103 31 49 3 0 9 0 4 12 9 1 .335 .436 .585 6.6 1985 KC A
1986 KC A Daily Splits 124 441 70 128 28 4 16 73 80 18 45 4 0 4 0 5 6 1 2 .290 .401 .481 2.3 1986 KC A
1987 KC A Daily Splits 115 427 71 124 18 2 22 78 72 14 47 1 0 8 0 2 10 6 3 .290 .388 .496 1.1 1987 KC A
1988 KC A Daily Splits 157 589 90 180 42 3 24 103 82 15 51 3 0 7 0 9 15 14 3 .306 .389 .509 2.7 1988 KC A
1989 KC A Daily Splits 124 457 67 129 26 3 12 80 59 14 47 3 0 9 0 6 18 14 4 .282 .362 .431 1.4 1989 KC A
1990 KC A Daily Splits 142 544 82 179 45 7 14 87 56 14 63 0 0 7 0 2 18 9 2 .329 .387 .515 3.0 1990 KC A
1991 KC A Daily Splits 131 505 77 129 40 2 10 61 58 10 75 0 1 8 0 3 20 2 0 .255 .327 .402 -0.3 1991 KC A
1992 KC A Daily Splits 152 592 55 169 35 5 7 61 35 6 69 6 0 4 1 7 15 8 6 .285 .330 .397 -0.7 1992 KC A
1993 KC A Daily Splits 145 560 69 149 31 3 19 75 39 9 67 3 0 10 0 6 20 7 5 .266 .312 .434 -1.3 1993 KC A
Total (21 Years) Splits 2707 10349 1583 3154 665 137 317 1596 1096 229 908 33 26 120 1 137 235 201 97 .305 .369 .487 42.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 KC A Daily Splits 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 1981 KC A
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 KC A Daily Splits 5 18 4 8 1 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .444 .476 .778 1976 KC A
1977 KC A Daily Splits 5 20 2 6 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .500 1977 KC A
1978 KC A Daily Splits 4 18 7 7 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 1.056 1978 KC A
1980 KC A Daily Splits 3 11 3 3 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .333 .909 1980 KC A
1984 KC A Daily Splits 3 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 1984 KC A
1985 KC A Daily Splits 7 23 6 8 2 0 3 5 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .500 .826 1985 KC A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 27 103 22 35 5 4 9 19 11 3 9 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 .340 .400 .728 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 KC A Daily Splits 6 24 3 9 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .375 .423 .667 1980 KC A
1985 KC A Daily Splits 7 27 5 10 1 0 0 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .370 .452 .407 1985 KC A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 13 51 8 19 3 1 1 4 6 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .373 .439 .529 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1976 AL
1977 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1977 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .500 1.000 1978 AL
1979 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1979 AL
1981 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 AL
1982 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1982 AL
1983 AL Daily Splits 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .400 1.250 1983 AL
1984 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1984 AL
1985 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1985 AL
1988 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 10 24 5 7 2 1 1 5 4 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .355 .583 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1973 KC A Daily Splits 3B 13 9 8 96 9 28 1 2 0 .974
1974 KC A Daily Splits 3B 132 128 114 1134.2 102 279 21 16 0 .948
1974 KC A SS 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 KC A Daily Splits 3B 159 159 155 1423.1 131 355 26 27 0 .949
1975 KC A SS 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1976 KC A Daily Splits 3B 157 157 145 1398.2 140 335 26 22 0 .948
1976 KC A SS 4 2 2 28.2 6 15 0 1 0 1.000
1977 KC A Daily Splits 3B 135 134 124 1184 115 325 20 33 0 .957
1977 KC A DH 3 1 1 -
1977 KC A SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1978 KC A Daily Splits 3B 128 128 118 1102.1 104 289 16 25 0 .961
1978 KC A SS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1979 KC A Daily Splits 3B 149 148 135 1287.1 129 373 30 28 0 .944
1979 KC A 1B 8 5 3 51 47 5 1 6 0 .981
1979 KC A DH 1 1 1 -
1980 KC A Daily Splits 3B 112 112 104 994.2 103 256 17 28 0 .955
1980 KC A 1B 1 1 1 8 4 0 0 1 0 1.000
1981 KC A Daily Splits 3B 88 87 81 758.1 74 170 14 7 0 .946
1982 KC A Daily Splits 3B 134 132 122 1150 107 294 17 22 0 .959
1982 KC A LF 12 11 10 99 24 1 0 1 0 1.000
1982 KC A OF 12 11 10 99 23 1 0 1 0 1.000 12 0 0
1983 KC A Daily Splits 3B 102 97 73 817.2 85 188 24 25 0 .919
1983 KC A 1B 14 12 8 99 104 3 1 9 0 .991
1983 KC A OF 13 12 10 107 21 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 7
1983 KC A RF 7 6 4 56 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 KC A LF 6 6 6 51 12 1 0 0 0 1.000
1983 KC A DH 1 1 1 -
1984 KC A Daily Splits 3B 101 101 49 789.1 59 201 14 18 0 .949
1985 KC A Daily Splits 3B 152 152 136 1339.2 107 339 15 33 0 .967
1985 KC A DH 1 1 1 -
1986 KC A Daily Splits 3B 115 115 102 990 97 218 16 17 0 .952
1986 KC A DH 7 7 7 -
1986 KC A SS 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1987 KC A Daily Splits 1B 83 83 80 720.1 798 50 6 69 0 .993
1987 KC A DH 21 21 21 -
1987 KC A 3B 11 11 9 89.1 7 19 3 3 0 .897
1988 KC A Daily Splits 1B 124 124 114 1075 1126 70 10 105 1 .992
1988 KC A DH 33 33 33 -
1988 KC A SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1989 KC A Daily Splits 1B 105 105 90 901.1 896 80 2 71 0 .998
1989 KC A DH 16 16 16 -
1989 KC A OF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1989 KC A LF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 KC A Daily Splits 1B 102 100 89 877 865 66 7 89 0 .993
1990 KC A DH 32 31 30 -
1990 KC A OF 9 9 5 69.1 14 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 7
1990 KC A RF 7 7 3 53 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 KC A LF 2 2 2 16.1 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1990 KC A 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 KC A Daily Splits DH 118 118 106 -
1991 KC A 1B 10 10 9 84 87 5 1 6 0 .989
1992 KC A Daily Splits DH 132 131 119 -
1992 KC A 1B 15 15 13 133 137 12 2 9 0 .987
1992 KC A 3B 3 3 3 26 2 5 1 1 0 .875
1993 KC A Daily Splits DH 140 139 131 -
Total (17 Years) Splits 3B 1692 1673 1478 14582.1 1372 3674 261 307 0 .951
Total (12 Years) DH 505 500 467 -
Total ( 9 Years) 1B 462 455 407 3948.2 4064 291 30 365 1 .993
Total ( 4 Years) OF 36 32 25 280.1 60 3 0 1 0 1.000 22 0 14
Total ( 4 Years) LF 22 19 18 171.1 43 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) RF 14 13 7 109 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) SS 11 2 2 39.2 7 16 1 1 0 .958
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 KC A Daily Splits 3B 3 3 3 26 1 6 1 0 0 .875
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1976 KC A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 43 3 7 3 1 0 .769
1977 KC A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 44 5 12 2 2 0 .895
1978 KC A Daily Splits 3B 4 4 4 34 3 8 1 1 0 .917
1980 KC A Daily Splits 3B 3 3 3 27 2 7 0 0 0 1.000
1984 KC A Daily Splits 3B 3 3 2 27 2 6 0 1 0 1.000
1985 KC A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 62.2 7 9 2 0 0 .889
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 3B 27 27 26 237.2 22 49 8 5 0 .899
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1980 KC A Daily Splits 3B 6 6 5 49 4 17 1 1 0 .955
1985 KC A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 6 61 10 19 1 1 0 .967
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 13 13 11 110 14 36 2 2 0 .962
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1976 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1977 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1978 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 1.000
1979 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 1.000
1981 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1982 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1983 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 1 5 0 1 0 1.000
1984 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 9 Years) Splits 3B 9 9 1 54 9 13 0 3 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
2013 KC A Hitting 5-30 7-25
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-27-1974(1) BOX KC A Jim Odom Fair/foul call (Reversed)
5-11-1975 BOX KC A Larry McCoy Fighting
5- 5-1979 BOX KC A Bob Rice Call at 1B
8- 5-1980 BOX KC A Rich Garcia Charging mound after fly out
7-24-1983 BOX KC A Tim McClelland Doctored bat (Pine tar)
8-19-1986 BOX KC A Dale Ford Check swing
7- 7-1989 BOX KC A John Hirschbeck Balls and strikes (from bench)
Transaction Information
Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8,
1971 ).
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