Michael Brantley

Left Field

2009—2022

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#47

Player Detail

Michael Charles
GIVEN NAME
Brantley
SURNAME
May 15, 1987, in Bellevue, WA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2009—2022
Playing Career
Played from 22-32
PLAYING AGE
Cleveland Indians
Houston Astros
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Cleveland Indians
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Dr. Smooth
NICKNAME
23
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 1, 2009
Major League Debut
STILL PLAYING
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Michael Brantley?

Everyone’s been saying he’ll win the batting title for years now.

70

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
When his father was hitting coach for the Mets, 12-year old Michael frequently got to take batting practice with Rickey Henderson, Mike Piazza, and others.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1245
1195
87
528
.292
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

2014 Indians

27 Years Old

.327
AVG
20
HR
97
RBI
94
RUNS
.385
OBP
200
HITS
45
2B
2
3B
.506
SLG
52
BB
23
SB
7.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.292
.349
.423

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.772
.743
107.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
28.3
55.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Michael Brantley Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Brantley
543
161
74
34
2
13
72
47
64
14
238
212
.292
.349
.423
772
AVG LF
538
138
74
28
3
18
50
126
12
225
194
.257
.324
.418
.743

Michael Brantley Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
47
70
54
63
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
54
50
67
54
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Michael Brantley PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
30.2
26.4
18.2
14.9
3.92
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Michael Brantley
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
151.3
134.9
UNK
69.9
19.6
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Michael Brantley
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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