George Brett

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA).

High School: El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1973 (Age 20-079d, 13,395th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 40-141d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999. (Voted by BBWAA on 488/497 ballots)
View George Brett's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: George Howard Brett

Nicknames: Mullet

Twitter: @GeorgeHBrett

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Relatives: Brother of Ken Brett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

88.6

10349

3154

317

.305

1583

RBI

1596

201

OBP

.369

SLG

.487

OPS

.857

OPS+

135

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	KCR		TOR	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 7	KCR		TOR	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 8	KCR		TOR	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
4	4	Apr 9	KCR		DET	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
5	5	Apr 11	KCR		DET	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
6	6	Apr 13	KCR	@	TOR	L,1-4	CG	23	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
7	7	Apr 14	KCR	@	TOR	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 15	KCR	@	TOR	W,12-10	CG	48	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
9	9	Apr 16	KCR	@	DET	L,4-10	GS	37	7.0	0	3	2	5	0	3B
10	10	Apr 17	KCR	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 20	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
12	12	Apr 21	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
13	13	Apr 22	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 23	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
15	15	Apr 24	KCR		CHW	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	16	Apr 25	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
17	17	Apr 26	KCR		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	18	Apr 27	KCR		CLE	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
19	19	Apr 28	KCR		CLE	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	20	Apr 29	KCR		CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
21	21	Apr 30	KCR		TEX	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	KCR		TEX	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
23	23	May 2	KCR		TEX	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
24	24	May 4	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	49	10.0	2	4	0	6	2	3B
25	25	May 5	KCR	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	37	8.2	2	2	1	5	0	3B
26	26	May 6	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	4	0	6	0	3B
27	27	May 7	KCR	@	TEX	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
28	28	May 8	KCR	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	29	May 9	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	30	May 10	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	31	May 11	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	5	1.1	0	1	1	2	0	3B
32	32	May 12	KCR	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
33	33	May 13	KCR	@	CHW	W,14-5	GS	25	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
34	34	May 14	KCR	@	SEA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
35	35	May 15 (1)	KCR	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
36	36	May 15 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
37	37	May 16	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
38	38	May 17	KCR		MIN	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
39	39	May 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-10	CG	47	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
40	40	May 20	KCR		MIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
41	41	May 21	KCR		SEA	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
42	42	May 22	KCR		SEA	L,11-12	CG	57	12.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
43	43	May 24	KCR		SEA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
44	44	May 25	KCR	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
45	45	May 26	KCR	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	46	May 27	KCR	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	May 28	KCR		BAL	W,5-4	CG	59	16.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
48	48	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	49	May 30	KCR		BAL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	KCR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
51	51	Jun 2	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
52	52	Jun 3	KCR		MIL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
53	53	Jun 4	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	54	Jun 5	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
55	55	Jun 6	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
56	56	Jun 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
57	57	Jun 8	KCR		NYY	L,10-11	CG	51	10.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
58	58	Jun 9	KCR		NYY	W,9-8	GS	59	13.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B 3B
59	59	Jun 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-10	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
60	60	Jun 11	KCR		BOS	L,0-4	CG	40	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
61	61	Jun 12	KCR		BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
62	62	Jun 13	KCR		BOS	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
63	63	Jun 15	KCR	@	MIL	W,14-11	GS	29	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	64	Jun 16	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	65	Jun 17	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
66	66	Jun 18	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	67	Jun 19	KCR	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
68	68	Jun 20	KCR	@	OAK	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
69	69	Jun 21	KCR	@	OAK	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
70	70	Jun 22	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
71	71	Jun 23	KCR	@	CAL	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
72	72	Jun 24	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
73	73	Jun 26	KCR		OAK	W,7-6	CG	49	10.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
74	74	Jun 27	KCR		OAK	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	3B
75	75	Jun 28	KCR		OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	2	6	1	3B
76	76	Jun 29	KCR		CAL	L,5-6	CG	45	11.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
77	77	Jun 30	KCR		CAL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	78	Jul 1	KCR		CAL	L,2-14	CG	44	9.0	1	10	0	11	0	3B
79	79	Jul 3	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
80	80	Jul 4	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
81	81	Jul 5	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	45	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
82	82	Jul 6	KCR		CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	3B
83	83	Jul 7	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
84	84	Jul 8	KCR		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	3B
85	85	Jul 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
86	86	Jul 10	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
87	87	Jul 11	KCR	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
88	88	Jul 12	KCR		TEX	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	89	Jul 13	KCR		TEX	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 14	KCR		TEX	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
91	91	Jul 15	KCR		TEX	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	92	Jul 19	KCR		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
93	93	Jul 20	KCR		CLE	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
94	94	Jul 21	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
95	95	Jul 22	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
96	96	Jul 23	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
97	97	Jul 24	KCR	@	CHW	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
98	98	Jul 25	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
99	99	Jul 26	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
100	100	Jul 27	KCR		BAL	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
101	101	Jul 28	KCR		BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
102	102	Jul 29	KCR		BAL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
103	103	Jul 30	KCR		TOR	W,9-0	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
104	104	Jul 31	KCR		TOR	W,6-5	GS	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	KCR	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
106	110 (3)	Aug 6	KCR	@	TOR	W,16-12	GS	31	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
107	111	Aug 7	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	0	5	0	5	0	3B
108	112	Aug 9	KCR	@	TOR	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	113	Aug 10 (1)	KCR		DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
110	114	Aug 10 (2)	KCR		DET	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
111	115	Aug 11	KCR		DET	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
112	116	Aug 12	KCR		DET	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
113	117	Aug 13	KCR	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	0	3	1	4	0	3B
114	118	Aug 14	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
115	119	Aug 15	KCR	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
116	120	Aug 16	KCR	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
117	121	Aug 17	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
118	122	Aug 18	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
119	123	Aug 19	KCR	@	BAL	W,11-7	CG	45	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
120	124	Aug 20	KCR		NYY	L,4-17	GS	35	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
121	125	Aug 21	KCR		NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
122	126	Aug 22	KCR		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
123	127	Aug 24	KCR		BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
124	128	Aug 25	KCR		BOS	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
125	129	Aug 26	KCR		BOS	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
126	130	Aug 27	KCR		MIL	W,10-9	GS	47	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B 1B
127	131	Aug 28	KCR		MIL	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
128	132	Aug 29	KCR		MIL	W,18-8	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	133	Aug 30	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
130	134	Aug 31	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 1	KCR	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
132	136	Sep 2	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	137	Sep 3	KCR	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
134	138	Sep 4	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
135	139	Sep 5	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
136	140	Sep 7	KCR	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
137	141	Sep 8	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
138	142	Sep 9	KCR	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
139	143	Sep 10 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,6-5	GS	62	14.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B 1B
140	144	Sep 10 (2)	KCR		MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
141	145	Sep 11	KCR		MIN	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
142	146	Sep 12	KCR		MIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
143	147	Sep 14	KCR		SEA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
144	148	Sep 15	KCR		SEA	W,5-4	GS	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	3B 1B
145	149	Sep 16	KCR		SEA	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
146	150	Sep 17	KCR		CAL	W,16-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
147	151	Sep 18	KCR		CAL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
148	152	Sep 19	KCR		CAL	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
149	153	Sep 20	KCR		CAL	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
150	154	Sep 21	KCR	@	OAK	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
151	155	Sep 22	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
152	156	Sep 23	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
153	157	Sep 24	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
							157gm		1338.1	176	378	31	585	34