Michael Brantley
DH · Last on a Brewers farm club: Huntsville Stars, 2008
- B/T
- L/L
- Size
- 6' 2", 209 lb
- Born
- 1987-05-15 · Bellevue, WA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2005, round 7, pick 205, by Milwaukee Brewers
- MLB debut
- 2009-09-01
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2005AZL Brewers
- ROK2005Helena Brewers
- ROK2005
- A2006West Virginia Power
- A2007West Virginia Power
- AA2007Huntsville Stars
- AA2008Huntsville Stars
- AAA2009Columbus Clippers
- AAA2010Columbus Clippers
- SS-A2016Mahoning Valley Scrappers
- A2016Lake County Captains
- AA2016Akron RubberDucks
- AAA2016Columbus Clippers
- AAA2023Sugar Land Space Cowboys
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ROK | AZL Brewers | 18 | 44 | 201 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | .347 | .426 | .376 | .802 | .029 | 6.5% | 10.9% | .375 |
| 2005 | ROK | Helena Brewers | 18 | 10 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .324 | .425 | .382 | .807 | .058 | 10.0% | 15.0% | .367 |
| 2005 | ROK | — | 18 | 54 | 241 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 16 | .343 | .426 | .377 | .803 | .034 | 7.1% | 11.6% | .374 |
| 2006 | A | West Virginia Power | 19 | 108 | 435 | 108 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 61 | 51 | 24 | .300 | .402 | .339 | .741 | .039 | 11.7% | 14.0% | .344 |
| 2007 | A | West Virginia Power | 20 | 56 | 255 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 18 | .335 | .413 | .440 | .853 | .105 | 8.6% | 12.2% | .359 |
| 2007 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 20 | 59 | 223 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 17 | .251 | .353 | .294 | .647 | .043 | 11.2% | 13.0% | .288 |
| 2008 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 21 | 106 | 479 | 134 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 80 | 40 | 50 | 27 | 28 | .319 | .395 | .398 | .793 | .079 | 5.6% | 10.4% | .332 |
| 2009 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 22 | 116 | 528 | 122 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 37 | 59 | 48 | 46 | .267 | .350 | .361 | .711 | .094 | 9.1% | 11.2% | .286 |
| 2010 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 23 | 67 | 316 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 13 | .319 | .395 | .425 | .820 | .106 | 8.9% | 10.8% | .342 |
| 2016 | SS-A | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .000 | 0.0% | 33.3% | .500 |
| 2016 | A | Lake County Captains | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | .333 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .667 |
| 2016 | AA | Akron RubberDucks | 29 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .263 | .549 | .052 | 4.8% | 9.5% | .222 |
| 2016 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 29 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .182 | .222 | .404 | .111 | 9.1% | 9.1% | .111 |
| 2023 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 36 | 16 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .453 | .447 | .900 | .149 | 1.6% | 23.4% | .277 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 28 | 121 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | .313 | .358 | .348 | .706 | .035 | 15.7% | 6.6% | .376 |
| 2010 | Cleveland Indians | 23 | 72 | 325 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 10 | .246 | .296 | .327 | .623 | .081 | 11.7% | 6.8% | .271 |
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians | 24 | 114 | 496 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 46 | 34 | 76 | 13 | .266 | .318 | .384 | .702 | .118 | 15.3% | 6.9% | .303 |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians | 25 | 149 | 609 | 159 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 56 | 12 | .288 | .348 | .402 | .750 | .114 | 9.2% | 8.7% | .310 |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians | 26 | 151 | 611 | 158 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 73 | 40 | 67 | 17 | .284 | .332 | .396 | .728 | .112 | 11.0% | 6.5% | .304 |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 27 | 156 | 676 | 200 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 94 | 97 | 52 | 56 | 23 | .327 | .385 | .506 | .891 | .179 | 8.3% | 7.7% | .333 |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians | 28 | 137 | 596 | 164 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 84 | 60 | 51 | 15 | .310 | .379 | .480 | .859 | .170 | 8.6% | 10.1% | .318 |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | 29 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .231 | .279 | .282 | .561 | .051 | 14.0% | 7.0% | .265 |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians | 30 | 90 | 375 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 52 | 31 | 50 | 11 | .299 | .357 | .444 | .801 | .145 | 13.3% | 8.3% | .325 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 143 | 631 | 176 | 36 | 2 | 17 | 89 | 76 | 48 | 60 | 12 | .309 | .364 | .468 | .832 | .159 | 9.5% | 7.6% | .319 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 32 | 148 | 637 | 179 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 88 | 90 | 51 | 66 | 3 | .311 | .372 | .503 | .875 | .192 | 10.4% | 8.0% | .320 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 33 | 46 | 187 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 2 | .300 | .364 | .476 | .840 | .176 | 15.0% | 9.1% | .336 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 34 | 121 | 508 | 146 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 33 | 53 | 1 | .311 | .362 | .437 | .799 | .126 | 10.4% | 6.5% | .337 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 35 | 64 | 277 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 1 | .288 | .370 | .416 | .786 | .128 | 10.8% | 11.2% | .311 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 36 | 15 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .298 | .426 | .724 | .148 | 3.5% | 3.5% | .255 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.