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Michael Brantley

Astros Career team 2012–2023
Number #23
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 39
Height 6' 2"
Weight 209 lbs
Birth Place Bellevue, OH
Born May 15, 1987

Key Insights

2023
One opponent brings the best out of him

Brantley has hit .385/.429/1.000 against James Shields in 14 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 13 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .694 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Brantley is 7 for 13 against Jason Vargas, a .538 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

16 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the TB, Brantley has hit .434 and slugged .774 over 57 plate appearances, his best of any club.

23 hits, 3 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .426 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He is a different player against this opponent

Brantley carries a .792 career OPS; against Carlos Rodon it is .185, over 33 plate appearances.

3 for 32 with 0 home runs.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Brantley hits Shelby Miller harder than anyone: 100.8 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.2 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Willie Fraser has struck Brantley out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 15, 1987
Birth Place Bellevue, OH
Height 6' 2"
Weight 209 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left