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Michael Brantley
Michael Brantley
Houston Astros • Designated Hitter
Age 38 • 6' 2" • 209 lb
Bats: L • Throws: L
MLB Debut: 2009-09-01
Born: Bellevue , WA • USA
Draft: 2005
2023 Stats
G
15
AB
54
H
15
HR
2
RBI
7
R
7
SB
0
AVG
.278
OBP
.298
SLG
.426
OPS
.724
Career Stats
G
1445
AB
5566
H
1656
HR
129
RBI
720
R
758
SB
125
AVG
.298
OBP
.355
SLG
.439
OPS
.794
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2009 CLE 28 121 112 35 11 4 .313 .358 .348 .706
2010 CLE 72 325 297 73 3 22 10 .246 .296 .327 .623
2011 CLE 114 496 451 120 7 46 13 .266 .318 .384 .702
2012 CLE 149 609 552 159 6 60 12 .288 .348 .402 .750
2013 CLE 151 611 556 158 10 73 17 .284 .332 .396 .728
2014 CLE 156 676 611 200 20 97 23 .327 .385 .506 .891 AS SS
2015 CLE 137 596 529 164 15 84 15 .310 .379 .480 .859
2016 CLE 11 43 39 9 7 1 .231 .279 .282 .561
2017 CLE 90 375 338 101 9 52 11 .299 .357 .444 .801 AS
2018 CLE 143 631 570 176 17 76 12 .309 .364 .468 .832 AS
2019 HOU 148 637 575 179 22 90 3 .311 .372 .503 .875 AS
2020 HOU 46 187 170 51 5 22 2 .300 .364 .476 .840
2021 HOU 121 508 469 146 8 47 1 .311 .362 .437 .799 AS
2022 HOU 64 277 243 70 5 26 1 .288 .370 .416 .786
2023 HOU 15 57 54 15 2 7 .278 .298 .426 .724
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2006 MIL 1 .000.000.000.000
2008 MIL 3554 1 .800.8001.0001.800
2009 CLE 16363210 34 .313.343.344.687
2010 CLE 20655516 52 .291.400.364.764
2011 CLE 16605715 23 .263.300.351.651
2012 CLE 16494212 27 .286.367.571.938
2013 CLE 18514817 191 .354.392.521.913
2014 CLE 18585025 141 .500.552.7401.292
2015 CLE 15474416 151 .364.404.455.859
2016 CLE 2651 12 .200.333.8001.133
2017 CLE 8282610 25 .385.429.6921.121
2018 CLE 310104 12 .400.400.7001.100
2019 HOU 17474312 6 .279.340.302.642
2020 HOU 1030258 14 .320.400.480.880
2021 HOU 16514712 111 .255.275.447.722
2022 HOU 827255 23 .200.259.440.699
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2013 CLE 1441 .250.250.250.500
2017 CLE 312111 .091.167.091.258
2018 CLE 312102 1 .200.250.200.450
2019 HOU 18797020 141 .286.367.329.696
2020 HOU 13595218 3111 .346.424.558.982
2021 HOU 16736922 91 .319.347.377.724
2023 HOU 832285 121 .179.281.321.602
Game Logs
Season selector loads one year at a time.
Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2023-10-01 @ AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-09-29 @ AZ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-09-27 @ SEA 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2023-09-17 @ KC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-09-15 @ KC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2023-09-13 vs ATH 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2023-09-11 vs ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-09-10 vs SD 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2023-09-09 vs SD 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-09-06 @ TEX 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2023-09-03 vs NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-09-02 vs NYY 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
2023-09-01 vs NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-08-30 @ BOS 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
2023-08-29 @ BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2023-11-02
DH Michael Brantley elected free agency.
2023-08-29
Houston Astros activated DH Michael Brantley from the 60-day injured list.
2023-08-15
Houston Astros sent DH Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-08-15
Houston Astros sent DH Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-06-23
Houston Astros placed DH Michael Brantley on the 60-day injured list.
2023-04-23
Houston Astros sent DH Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-04-23
Houston Astros sent DH Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2022-12-21
Houston Astros signed free agent DH Michael Brantley.
2022-12-21
Houston Astros placed DH Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list. Right shoulder surgery.
2022-11-06
DH Michael Brantley elected free agency.
2022-08-13
Houston Astros transferred LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Recovering from Right Shoulder Surgery.
2022-08-13
Houston Astros transferred LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
2022-06-28
Houston Astros placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 27, 2022. Rigt shoulder discomfort.
2021-09-29
Houston Astros activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list.
2021-09-15
Houston Astros placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list. Right knee soreness.
2021-07-12
LF Michael Brantley assigned to American League All-Stars.
2021-06-08
Houston Astros activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list.
2021-05-28
Houston Astros placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list. Tightness in right hamstring.
2021-01-25
Houston Astros signed free agent LF Michael Brantley.
2021-01-25
Houston Astros signed free agent LF Michael Brantley.
2021-01-25
Houston Astros signed free agent LF Michael Brantley.
2020-10-28
LF Michael Brantley elected free agency.
2020-08-22
Houston Astros activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list.
2020-08-15
Houston Astros placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 12, 2020. Right quad discomfort.
2018-12-19
Houston Astros signed free agent LF Michael Brantley.
2018-10-29
LF Michael Brantley elected free agency.
2018-04-06
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day disabled list.
2018-03-29
Cleveland Indians placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2018. Rehab, right ankle surgery.
2017-09-30
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day disabled list.
2017-08-09
Cleveland Indians placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day disabled list. RIght ankle sprain.
2017-06-26
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 10-day disabled list.
2017-06-16
Cleveland Indians placed LF Michael Brantley on the 10-day disabled list.
2016-11-07
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 60-day disabled list.
2016-07-15
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
2016-07-13
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Lake County Captains.
2016-07-11
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
2016-07-03
Cleveland Indians transferred LF Michael Brantley from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. November 2015 right shoulder surgery
2016-05-14
Cleveland Indians placed LF Michael Brantley on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 10, 2016. Right shoulder inflammation.
2016-04-25
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 15-day disabled list.
2016-04-21
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2016-04-14
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
2016-04-12
Cleveland Indians sent OF Michael Brantley on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2016-04-03
Cleveland Indians placed LF Michael Brantley on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 25, 2016. Recovering from November 2015 right shoulder surgery
2011-11-02
Cleveland Indians activated LF Michael Brantley from the 60-day disabled list.
2011-08-28
Cleveland Indians transferred CF Michael Brantley from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
2011-08-26
Cleveland Indians placed CF Michael Brantley on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 23, 2011. Right wrist inflammation.
2010-08-06
Cleveland Indians recalled Michael Brantley from Columbus Clippers.
2010-07-27
Cleveland Indians optioned Michael Brantley to Columbus Clippers.
2010-07-04
Cleveland Indians recalled Michael Brantley from Columbus Clippers.
2010-04-19
Cleveland Indians optioned Michael Brantley to Columbus Clippers.
2009-09-01
Cleveland Indians selected the contract of Michael Brantley from Columbus Clippers.
Scouting Report
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Season 2023
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: astros.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 88 40.4% 59.1% 5.4% .368 45.0%
Sinker 44 20.2% 70.5% 0.0% .091 36.4%
Changeup 30 13.8% 46.7% 15.4% .182 20.0%
Cutter 21 9.6% 52.4% 18.2% .500 60.0%
Slider 17 7.8% 47.1% 16.7% .500 50.0%
Sweeper 7 3.2% 71.4% 0.0% .000 33.3%
Curveball 5 2.3% 60.0% 0.0% 1.000 0.0%
Splitter 4 1.8% 25.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 2 0.9% 50.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 218 100.0% 57.8% 8.0% .278 37.7%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 153 70.2% 61.4% 6.2% .306 44.4%
Offspeed 34 15.6% 44.1% 14.3% .167 18.2%
Breaking 31 14.2% 54.8% 10.0% .333 33.3%
Total 218 100.0% 57.8% 8.0% .278 37.7%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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