Michael Brantley
Bats L Throws L6'2" 209 lbBorn 1987 Bellevue, USADebut 2009Team HOU5x All-StarDraft 2005 R7 #205 Milwaukee Brewers, Fort Pierce Central HS, FL
Awards: Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.278 | 0.298 | 0.426 | 0.724 | 94.2 |
| 2022 | HOU | 64 | 277 | 28 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 0.288 | 0.370 | 0.416 | 0.785 | 127.1 |
| 2021 | HOU | 121 | 508 | 68 | 146 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 33 | 53 | 0.311 | 0.362 | 0.437 | 0.799 | 119.2 |
| 2020 | HOU | 46 | 187 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 0.300 | 0.364 | 0.476 | 0.840 | 126.8 |
| 2019 | HOU | 148 | 637 | 88 | 179 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 3 | 51 | 66 | 0.311 | 0.372 | 0.503 | 0.875 | 126.2 |
| 2018 | CLE | 143 | 630 | 89 | 176 | 36 | 2 | 17 | 76 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 0.309 | 0.364 | 0.468 | 0.832 | 124.2 |
| 2017 | CLE | 90 | 375 | 47 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 11 | 31 | 50 | 0.299 | 0.357 | 0.444 | 0.801 | 106.5 |
| 2016 | CLE | 11 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.231 | 0.279 | 0.282 | 0.561 | 32.7 |
| 2015 | CLE | 137 | 596 | 68 | 164 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 84 | 15 | 60 | 51 | 0.310 | 0.379 | 0.480 | 0.859 | 129.9 |
| 2014 | CLE | 156 | 676 | 94 | 200 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 97 | 23 | 52 | 56 | 0.327 | 0.385 | 0.506 | 0.890 | 157.5 |
| 2013 | CLE | 151 | 611 | 66 | 158 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 17 | 40 | 67 | 0.284 | 0.332 | 0.396 | 0.728 | 108.1 |
| 2012 | CLE | 149 | 609 | 63 | 159 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 0.288 | 0.348 | 0.402 | 0.750 | 109.9 |
| 2011 | CLE | 114 | 496 | 63 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 13 | 34 | 76 | 0.266 | 0.318 | 0.384 | 0.702 | 95.6 |
| 2010 | CLE | 72 | 325 | 38 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 0.246 | 0.296 | 0.327 | 0.623 | 76.1 |
| 2009 | CLE | 28 | 121 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0.312 | 0.358 | 0.348 | 0.707 | 94.4 |
| Career | | 1445 | 6148 | 758 | 1656 | 348 | 25 | 129 | 720 | 125 | 485 | 658 | 0.298 | 0.355 | 0.439 | 0.794 | 118.0 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2023 | 57 | 90.4 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 0.277 | 0.362 | 0.288 | 25.4 |
| 2022 | 277 | 89.8 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 45.1 | 12.7 | 22.1 | 0.304 | 0.477 | 0.374 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | 508 | 89.5 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 42.9 | 10.9 | 24.1 | 0.305 | 0.469 | 0.361 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 187 | 88.7 | 10.2 | 4.9 | 37.3 | 16.3 | 19.9 | 0.260 | 0.413 | 0.325 | 26.3 |
| 2019 | 637 | 88.8 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 37.3 | 10.7 | 26.0 | 0.293 | 0.473 | 0.357 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | 631 | 90.2 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 38.4 | 11.0 | 23.7 | 0.306 | 0.452 | 0.357 | 26.1 |
| 2017 | 375 | 88.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 36.1 | 12.9 | 21.3 | 0.288 | 0.432 | 0.339 | 26.0 |
| 2016 | 43 | 89.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 25.9 | 0.231 | 0.301 | 0.245 | 25.1 |
| 2015 | 596 | 89.0 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 36.2 | 8.7 | 22.3 | 0.291 | 0.425 | 0.346 | 26.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2023 | HOU | OF | 10 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2022 | HOU | OF | 29 | 249 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2021 | HOU | OF | 89 | 728 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 2020 | HOU | OF | 19 | 158 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | HOU | OF | 123 | 1007 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.983 | |
| 2018 | CLE | OF | 134 | 1136 | 221 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.996 | |
| 2017 | CLE | OF | 87 | 731 | 135 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.993 | |
| 2016 | CLE | OF | 11 | 89 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2015 | CLE | OF | 118 | 1035 | 212 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.991 | |
| 2014 | CLE | OF | 147 | 1304 | 271 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.996 | |
| 2013 | CLE | OF | 151 | 1297 | 257 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | CLE | OF | 144 | 1237 | 336 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.997 | |
| 2011 | CLE | OF | 111 | 971 | 236 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.988 | |
| 2010 | CLE | OF | 72 | 626 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 2009 | CLE | OF | 28 | 229 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.983 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Bat | 64 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.298 | 0.900 |
| 2016 | AA | Akron RubberDucks | Bat | 21 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.211 | 0.549 |
| 2010 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 316 | 4 HR, 13 SB | 0.319 | 0.820 |
| 2009 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 528 | 6 HR, 46 SB | 0.267 | 0.711 |
| 2008 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 479 | 4 HR, 28 SB | 0.319 | 0.793 |
| 2007 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 223 | 0 HR, 17 SB | 0.251 | 0.647 |
| 2007 | A | West Virginia Power | Bat | 255 | 2 HR, 18 SB | 0.335 | 0.853 |
| 2006 | A | West Virginia Power | Bat | 435 | 0 HR, 24 SB | 0.300 | 0.741 |
| 2005 | Rk | AZL Brewers | Bat | 201 | 0 HR, 14 SB | 0.347 | 0.802 |
| 2005 | Rk | Helena Brewers | Bat | 40 | 0 HR, 2 SB | 0.324 | 0.807 |
| 2005 | Rk | nan | Bat | 241 | 0 HR, 16 SB | 0.343 | 0.803 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2023 | 0.283 | 0.340 | 0.352 | 0.312 |
| 2022 | 0.331 | 0.365 | 0.376 | 0.335 |
| 2021 | 0.271 | 0.410 | 0.318 | 0.406 |
| 2020 | 0.280 | 0.416 | 0.453 | 0.300 |
| 2019 | 0.332 | 0.391 | 0.381 | 0.367 |
| 2018 | 0.313 | 0.392 | 0.402 | 0.334 |
| 2017 | 0.318 | 0.380 | 0.383 | 0.327 |
| 2016 | 0.425 | 0.227 | 0.403 | 0.139 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.179 | 0.281 | 0.321 | 0.603 |
| 2021 | 16 | 69 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0.319 | 0.347 | 0.377 | 0.724 |
| 2020 | 13 | 52 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.346 | 0.424 | 0.558 | 0.981 |
| 2019 | 18 | 70 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0.286 | 0.367 | 0.329 | 0.696 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.250 | 0.200 | 0.450 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.091 | 0.167 | 0.091 | 0.258 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Career | 62 | 244 | 22 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 46 | 0.283 | 0.348 | 0.373 | 0.721 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | CLE | $7,375,000 |
| 2015 | CLE | $5,875,000 |
| 2014 | CLE | $1,500,000 |
| 2013 | CLE | $526,900 |
| 2012 | CLE | $495,300 |
| 2011 | CLE | $421,800 |
| 2010 | CLE | $400,800 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.