LF Michael 'Dr. Smooth' Brantley #26
Cincinnati Reds MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
11/01/2026
 OA: 36 POT: 36
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LF MICHAEL 'DR. SMOOTH' BRANTLEY #26 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 6 5 6 6
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 6 5 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 3 5
Arm: 2 4 4
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/17/2026 @ PHI Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/14/2026 @ NJ Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/11/2026 @ ARI Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/09/2026 @ LAD Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/08/2026 @ ATL Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/06/2026 @ MIN Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/05/2026 MIA Win, 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
03/02/2026 @ STL Loss, 6-9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
To call Brantley a perfectionist is an understatement.
Birthday:05/15/1987
Born in:Bellevue, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,500,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:16 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Cleveland - MLB 22 28 112 35 4 0 0 11 10 8 0 0 19 4 4 .312 .358 .348 .707 88 88 0.1
2010 Cleveland - MLB 23 72 297 73 9 3 3 22 38 22 0 2 38 10 2 .246 .296 .327 .623 71 67 -0.0
2011 Cleveland - MLB 24 114 451 120 24 4 7 46 63 34 3 5 76 13 5 .266 .318 .384 .702 93 89 0.8
2012 Cleveland - MLB 25 149 552 159 37 4 6 60 63 53 0 4 56 12 9 .288 .348 .402 .750 107 98 1.9
2013 Cleveland - MLB 26 151 556 158 26 3 10 73 66 40 4 8 67 17 4 .284 .332 .396 .728 102 99 1.6
2014 Cleveland - MLB 27 156 611 200 45 2 20 97 94 52 8 5 56 23 1 .327 .385 .506 .890 151 149 7.1
2015 Cleveland - MLB 28 137 529 164 45 0 15 84 68 60 2 5 51 15 1 .310 .379 .480 .859 136 130 4.3
2016 Cleveland - MLB 29 11 39 9 2 0 0 7 5 3 0 1 6 1 0 .231 .279 .282 .561 54 39 -0.2
2017 Cleveland - MLB 30 90 338 101 20 1 9 52 47 31 2 4 50 11 1 .299 .357 .444 .801 114 111 1.5
2018 Cleveland - MLB 31 143 570 176 36 2 17 76 89 48 5 6 60 12 3 .309 .364 .468 .832 127 126 3.7
2019 Houston - MLB 32 148 575 179 40 2 22 90 88 51 7 4 66 3 2 .311 .372 .503 .875 130 129 3.5
2020 Houston - MLB 33 46 170 51 15 0 5 22 24 17 0 0 28 2 0 .300 .364 .476 .840 129 131 1.2
2021 Houston - MLB 34 145 538 155 37 0 11 57 75 42 4 4 88 4 1 .288 .342 .418 .760 99 99 2.1
2022 Houston - MLB 35 117 335 106 27 0 11 58 50 21 0 5 43 1 0 .316 .352 .496 .847 125 122 2.1
2023 Las Vegas - MLB 36 121 430 137 32 2 10 59 51 29 1 5 69 3 1 .319 .359 .472 .831 123 118 1.5
2024 Las Vegas - MLB 37 46 137 39 8 0 5 25 17 10 1 0 19 2 0 .285 .338 .453 .790 111 110 0.6
2024 Chicago - MLB 37 62 164 45 6 1 0 13 10 19 2 1 23 0 1 .274 .355 .323 .678 91 92 -0.1
2024 Total - MLB 37 108 301 84 14 1 5 38 27 29 3 1 42 2 1 .279 .347 .382 .729 100 100 0.5
2025 Cincinnati - MLB 38 110 380 105 29 0 13 47 42 37 3 0 68 0 1 .276 .345 .455 .801 128 133 2.4
Total MLB 1846 6784 2012 442 24 164 899 900 577 42 59 883 133 36 .297 .353 .441 .794 116 114 34.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Rocky Mountain - R 18 10 34 11 2 0 0 3 8 6 0 0 4 2 0 .324 .425 .382 .807 100 107 0.2
2005 Milwaukee (AZL) - R 18 44 173 60 3 1 0 19 34 22 2 0 13 14 5 .347 .426 .376 .802 93 95 0.6
2005 Total - R 18 54 207 71 5 1 0 22 42 28 2 0 17 16 5 .343 .426 .377 .803 94 97 0.9
2006 West Virginia - A 19 108 360 108 10 2 0 42 47 61 4 5 51 24 7 .300 .402 .339 .741 94 97 1.5
2007 West Virginia - A 20 56 218 73 15 1 2 32 41 31 1 4 22 18 6 .335 .413 .440 .854 121 117 1.7
2007 Biloxi - AA 20 59 187 47 6 1 0 21 28 29 1 1 25 17 3 .251 .353 .294 .647 93 91 0.9
2008 Biloxi - AA 21 106 420 134 17 2 4 40 80 50 4 2 27 28 8 .319 .395 .398 .793 136 138 4.2
2009 Columbus - AAA 22 116 457 122 21 2 6 37 80 59 1 3 48 46 5 .267 .350 .361 .711 104 101 2.9
2010 Columbus - AAA 23 67 273 87 13 2 4 29 54 34 2 2 28 13 5 .319 .395 .425 .820 135 132 2.6
2016 Mahoning Valley - A- 29 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 100 288 0.1
2016 Lake County - A 29 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 312 273 0.1
2016 Akron - AA 29 6 19 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549 57 57 -0.0
2016 Columbus - AAA 29 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .111 .182 .222 .404 15 3 -0.1
Total AAA E 186 739 210 35 4 10 67 136 94 3 6 77 59 10 .284 .365 .383 .748 114 111
Total AA NE 6 19 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549 57 57
Total AA S 165 607 181 23 3 4 61 108 79 5 3 52 45 11 .298 .382 .366 .748 122 123
Total A W 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 312 273
Total A E 164 578 181 25 3 2 74 88 92 5 9 73 42 13 .313 .406 .377 .784 104 104
Total NYP 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 100 288
Total AZL 44 173 60 3 1 0 19 34 22 2 0 13 14 5 .347 .426 .376 .802 93 95
Total PIO 10 34 11 2 0 0 3 8 6 0 0 4 2 0 .324 .425 .382 .807 100 107
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Cleveland - MLB 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 34 -0.7
2017 Cleveland - MLB 30 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 -31 -0.5
2018 Cleveland - MLB 31 3 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450 27 23 -0.8
2019 Houston - MLB 32 7 70 20 0 0 1 4 7 9 0 0 12 1 0 .286 .367 .329 .696 89 81 -0.7
2020 Houston - MLB 33 7 52 18 2 0 3 11 10 6 1 0 9 1 0 .346 .424 .558 .981 168 171 0.6
2021 Houston - MLB 34 8 28 10 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 .357 .345 .357 .702 86 85 -0.2
2022 Houston - MLB 35 16 56 17 2 0 3 10 8 2 0 0 12 0 0 .304 .328 .500 .828 119 119 -0.0
Total MLB 45 231 69 4 0 7 29 29 19 1 2 42 2 1 .299 .352 .407 .759 104 102
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Cleveland - MLB LF 8 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 63.1 1.85 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB CF 20 19 46 0 0 47 1 .979 166.0 2.49 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB LF 7 7 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 63.0 0.71 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB CF 65 62 156 0 0 158 2 .987 562.2 2.50 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - MLB LF 66 62 118 5 2 125 2 .984 558.1 1.98 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - MLB CF 52 46 118 0 0 119 1 .992 412.2 2.57 0.0 .000
2012 Cleveland - MLB CF 144 140 336 5 3 342 1 .997 1237.0 2.48 0.0 .000
2013 Cleveland - MLB LF 151 144 257 11 1 268 0 1.000 1293.1 1.86 0.0 .000
2013 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Cleveland - MLB LF 107 106 165 10 2 175 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Cleveland - MLB CF 46 40 106 2 0 109 1 .991 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Cleveland - MLB LF 101 94 172 7 1 181 2 .989 828.2 1.94 0.0 .000
2015 Cleveland - MLB CF 28 24 40 1 0 41 0 1.000 206.0 1.79 0.0 .000
2016 Cleveland - MLB LF 11 10 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Cleveland - MLB LF 87 86 135 8 1 144 1 .993 731.0 1.76 0.0 .000
2018 Cleveland - MLB LF 134 134 221 6 2 228 1 .996 1136.1 1.80 0.0 .000
2019 Houston - MLB LF 120 110 159 2 0 164 3 .982 948.2 1.53 0.0 .000
2019 Houston - MLB RF 9 8 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 0.0 .000
2020 Houston - MLB LF 19 19 39 2 1 41 0 1.000 158.1 2.33 0.0 .000
2021 Houston - MLB LF 121 115 225 4 1 229 0 1.000 1020.1 2.02 +5.3 1.022
2021 Houston - MLB RF 16 16 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 142.2 1.45 -0.2 .933
2022 Houston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Houston - MLB LF 57 47 82 1 0 86 3 .965 424.2 1.76 +0.8 1.024
2022 Houston - MLB RF 30 29 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 238.0 1.55 -0.8 .956
2023 Las Vegas - MLB LF 105 102 232 6 1 240 2 .992 876.0 2.45 -5.9 .949
2023 Las Vegas - MLB RF 6 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 25.1 1.78 -1.5 .703
2024 Las Vegas - MLB LF 11 10 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 77.1 1.51 +0.2 .983
2024 Chicago - MLB LF 34 31 42 0 0 42 0 1.000 272.0 1.39 -3.2 .917
2024 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Las Vegas - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 .983
2024 Chicago - MLB RF 9 9 14 1 0 16 1 .938 79.0 1.71 -0.7 .917
2025 Cincinnati - MLB LF 95 94 175 5 2 180 0 1.000 799.1 2.03 +0.2 .992
2025 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1234 1178 2071 68 14 2153 14 .993 9250.2 2.08 -2.6 .986
TOTAL CF 356 331 802 8 3 816 6 .993 2588.1 2.82 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 72 63 92 2 0 96 2 .979 549.0 1.54 -3.3 .924
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2005 Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central HS (Fort Pierce, FL).
10/03/2008 Sent to the Cleveland Indians as the PTBNL from a previous trade (P CC Sabathia to MIL - 07/07/2008).
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2014 Voted the 2014 MLB AL Silver Slugger (OF).
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/2018 Became a free agent.
12/19/2018 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $32,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/2020 Granted Free Agency.
01/25/2021 Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
08/14/2021 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/16/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/31/2021 Wins the 2021 World Series with the Houston Astros.
11/22/2021 Wins the 2021 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at LF.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
06/18/2022 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/27/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/11/2022 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
10/19/2022 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 6 weeks.
12/05/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/06/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000 with the Las Vegas Rat Pack organization.
05/05/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,000,000 with the Las Vegas Rat Pack organization.
05/30/2023 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/28/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/2023 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 6 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/07/2024 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
04/10/2024 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/18/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Las Vegas.
07/25/2024 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 days.
08/04/2024 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/18/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/04/2025 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
05/18/2025 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
07/25/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
08/03/2025 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/02/2025 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/04/2025 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
09/16/2025 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/17/2026 Injured (torn posterior cruciate ligament (knee)),out for 9 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2014 200 2
2018 176 7
2019 179 8
Year TB Rank
2014 309 6
Year 2B Rank
2014 45 3
2015 45 1
2019 40 5
Year R Rank
2014 94 6
Year IBB Rank
2012 12 6
2015 8 9
Year SH Rank
2022 2 6
Year SF Rank
2013 8 4
Year EBH Rank
2014 67 5
Year AVG Rank
2014 .327 3
2015 .310 4
2018 .309 5
2019 .311 4
Year OBP Rank
2014 .385 4
2015 .379 3
Year SLG Rank
2014 .506 9
Year RC Rank
2014 121.54 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2014 7.58 5
2015 6.91 8
Year wOBA Rank
2014 .382 5
Year OPS Rank
2014 .890 7
Year WAR Rank
2014 5.3 4
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