| George Brett | |
|---|---|
 Brett in 2017 | |
| Third baseman / Designated hitter / First baseman | |
| Born: May 15, 1953 Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 2, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1993, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .305 |
| Hits | 3,154 |
| Home runs | 317 |
| Runs batted in | 1,596 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1999 |
| Vote | 98.2% (first ballot) |
George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Brett's 3,154 career hits are second most by any third baseman in major league history (after only Adrián Beltré's 3,166) and rank 18th all-time. He is one of five players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. He was also a member of the Royals' 1985 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but he stepped down from the position on July 25 in order to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations. In 2015 he won his second World Series ring, when the Royals' won the series in 5 games over the New York Mets.