1B Brandon 'Baby Giraffe' Belt #9
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 44 POT: 44
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1B BRANDON 'BABY GIRAFFE' BELT #9 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 445 94 12 1 23 75 58 136 .211 .303 .398 3 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 55 60 60
Eye 65 55 65 65
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 40
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: - 45 45
Turn DP: - 35 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2023 @ TOR Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/2023 @ TOR Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2023 @ TOR Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/27/2023 @ BOS Win, 18-6 4 3 3 5 3 2 1 0
09/26/2023 @ BOS Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2023 TOR Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2023 TOR Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2023 TOR Win, 7-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/21/2023 LAA Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2023 LAA Win, 7-1 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/20/1988
Born in:Nacogdoches, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 128 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 128 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 445 94 12 1 23 75 47 58 136 .211 .303 .398 .701 .300 .187 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 511 3 1 0 11 0 5 177 36 3 0 100.0 55.4 4.08 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 17 4 0 2 11 7 12 36 0 0 0 .155 .238 .245 .483
Versus Right   335 77 8 1 21 64 40 46 100 5 0 3 .230 .324 .448 .772
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
April   98 22 5 0 4 14 10 15 30 2 0 1 .224 .328 .398 .726
May   55 13 2 0 2 10 7 5 20 0 0 0 .236 .300 .382 .682
June   40 9 1 0 3 7 6 6 12 0 0 0 .225 .326 .475 .801
July   78 12 1 1 3 9 6 10 20 0 0 2 .154 .267 .308 .574
August   85 17 0 0 3 11 4 5 28 1 0 0 .200 .242 .306 .548
September   83 20 3 0 7 23 13 15 24 2 0 0 .241 .350 .530 .880
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Spring Training   62 18 8 0 4 9 8 10 18 0 0 0 .290 .389 .613 1.002
Last Year   591 132 24 3 22 73 66 72 173 3 0 5 .223 .311 .386 .697
2 Years Ago   529 168 32 4 27 94 101 71 107 4 2 4 .318 .400 .546 .946
Career   5785 1468 331 47 226 832 806 799 1615 40 6 46 .254 .347 .444 .791
Home   213 43 7 0 12 36 24 26 61 3 0 1 .202 .288 .404 .692
Road   232 51 5 1 11 39 23 32 75 2 0 2 .220 .317 .392 .709
Grass   210 46 3 1 11 35 21 26 72 2 0 2 .219 .308 .400 .708
Turf   235 48 9 0 12 40 26 32 64 3 0 1 .204 .299 .396 .695
Day   176 40 5 1 8 22 21 24 58 2 0 1 .227 .320 .403 .724
Night   269 54 7 0 15 53 26 34 78 3 0 2 .201 .292 .394 .686
As Starter   441 93 12 1 23 73 47 58 135 5 0 3 .211 .304 .399 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   88 13 3 0 2 9 4 14 33 0 0 0 .148 .265 .250 .515
Inning 1-3   144 38 5 0 9 36 17 16 36 3 0 1 .264 .335 .486 .821
Inning 4-6   164 33 3 0 10 21 20 22 53 1 0 1 .201 .298 .402 .700
Inning 7-9   131 20 4 1 4 14 10 19 46 1 0 1 .153 .263 .290 .553
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
0 Outs   161 31 7 0 4 8 22 22 52 0 0 3 .193 .301 .311 .612
1 Outs   123 22 5 0 4 24 9 15 40 5 0 0 .179 .259 .317 .576
2 Outs   161 41 0 1 15 43 16 21 44 0 0 0 .255 .341 .547 .887
Scoring Position   89 31 4 0 3 49 7 14 25 5 0 0 .348 .417 .494 .911
Bases Empty   256 49 8 0 15 15 30 31 79 0 0 3 .191 .286 .398 .685
Runner on 1st   100 14 0 1 5 11 10 13 32 0 0 0 .140 .239 .310 .549
Runner on 2nd   25 4 1 0 0 3 0 5 7 0 0 0 .160 .300 .200 .500
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 5 2 1 7 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 10 1 0 1 8 2 2 5 0 0 0 .435 .480 .609 1.089
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 2 0 1 10 2 4 3 3 0 0 .364 .444 .818 1.263
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 .500 .444 .500 .944
Bases Loaded   11 5 0 0 0 15 0 2 1 1 0 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Two Strikes   265 45 7 0 9 32 26 19 136 3 0 1 .170 .226 .298 .524
First Pitch   49 11 1 0 5 13 5 1 0 0 0 1 .224 .255 .551 .806
Count 0-1   28 8 1 0 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .276 .643 .919
Count 0-2   33 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 21 1 0 1 .152 .171 .152 .323
Count 1-0   25 7 1 0 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 .296 .680 .976
Count 1-1   42 11 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .262 .357 .619
Count 1-2   90 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 54 1 0 0 .078 .077 .111 .188
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 2-1   21 7 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .571 .905
Count 2-2   68 14 3 0 4 10 8 0 30 1 0 0 .206 .203 .426 .629
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 1 0 0 4 4 21 0 0 0 0 .375 .828 .500 1.328
Full Count   74 19 4 0 4 15 14 19 31 0 0 0 .257 .409 .473 .882
Behind in Count   151 20 1 0 4 14 7 0 75 3 0 1 .132 .135 .219 .354
Ahead in Count   61 19 2 1 5 20 10 38 0 1 0 1 .311 .574 .623 1.197
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Batting 4th   216 46 8 0 9 31 26 35 62 2 0 3 .213 .328 .375 .703
Batting 5th   54 10 0 0 3 10 3 5 19 1 0 0 .185 .250 .352 .602
Batting 6th   14 3 0 0 3 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 .214 .389 .857 1.246
Batting 7th   144 31 4 1 8 24 15 13 46 2 0 0 .215 .277 .424 .700
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   170 30 2 1 11 21 18 23 47 1 0 1 .176 .277 .394 .671
Medium Leverage   198 48 6 0 12 27 26 26 67 0 0 2 .242 .336 .455 .791
High Leverage   75 16 4 0 0 27 3 9 22 4 0 0 .213 .284 .267 .551
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
2011 San Francisco - MLB 23 63 187 42 6 1 9 18 21 20 2 0 57 3 2 .225 .306 .412 .718 101 100 0.5
2012 San Francisco - MLB 24 145 411 113 27 6 7 56 47 54 3 4 106 12 2 .275 .360 .421 .781 118 115 1.7
2013 San Francisco - MLB 25 150 509 147 39 4 17 67 76 52 6 3 125 5 2 .289 .360 .481 .841 138 138 3.4
2014 San Francisco - MLB 26 61 214 52 8 0 12 27 30 18 2 1 64 3 1 .243 .306 .449 .755 116 113 1.2
2015 San Francisco - MLB 27 137 492 138 33 5 18 68 73 56 4 4 147 9 3 .280 .356 .478 .834 133 134 3.1
2016 San Francisco - MLB 28 156 542 149 41 8 17 82 77 104 5 4 148 0 4 .275 .394 .474 .868 137 138 4.9
2017 San Francisco - MLB 29 104 382 92 27 3 18 51 63 66 2 1 104 3 2 .241 .355 .469 .823 120 120 1.8
2018 Chicago - MLB 30 158 537 132 33 6 14 69 78 87 5 5 153 3 1 .246 .353 .408 .761 100 101 1.3
2019 Chicago - MLB 31 159 580 141 37 4 27 106 73 84 4 4 188 7 2 .243 .341 .460 .801 114 109 2.4
2020 Chicago - MLB 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.1
2020 Texas - MLB 32 26 83 11 5 1 0 5 8 10 0 0 27 1 0 .133 .226 .217 .443 22 24 -0.8
2020 Miami - MLB 32 51 127 21 3 0 5 16 23 26 1 1 40 2 0 .165 .310 .307 .617 74 67 -0.1
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 44 152 36 4 1 10 25 23 21 0 1 40 1 0 .237 .328 .474 .801 114 113 0.5
2020 Total - MLB 32 122 366 68 12 2 15 46 54 57 1 2 107 4 0 .186 .296 .352 .648 77 75 -0.5
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 33 148 529 168 32 4 27 94 101 71 4 4 107 3 1 .318 .400 .546 .946 156 157 5.7
2022 San Francisco - MLB 34 159 591 132 24 3 22 73 66 72 5 3 173 4 3 .223 .311 .386 .697 89 90 0.4
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 131 445 94 12 1 23 75 47 58 3 5 136 3 0 .211 .303 .398 .701 93 92 -0.2
Total MLB 1693 5785 1468 331 47 226 832 806 799 46 40 1615 59 23 .254 .347 .444 .791 116 116 25.7
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
2010 San Jose - A 22 77 269 103 28 4 10 62 62 58 3 3 50 18 7 .383 .492 .628 1.121 230 268 7.1
2010 Richmond - AA 22 46 175 59 11 6 9 40 26 22 2 2 34 2 1 .337 .413 .623 1.036 180 176 2.5
2010 Sugar Land - AAA 22 13 48 11 4 0 4 10 11 13 0 0 15 2 0 .229 .393 .562 .956 167 174 0.7
2011 San Jose - A 23 4 13 6 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 .462 .611 .538 1.150 244 302 0.4
2011 Sugar Land - AAA 23 49 165 51 12 0 8 32 32 42 2 3 47 4 4 .309 .448 .527 .975 174 178 2.7
2014 San Jose - A 26 2 6 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .625 1.000 1.625 374 448 0.3
2014 Sugar Land - AAA 26 5 19 10 3 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 .526 .550 1.000 1.550 330 308 0.6
Total AAA 67 232 72 19 0 14 47 45 56 2 3 67 6 5 .310 .444 .573 1.017 183 187
Total AA 46 175 59 11 6 9 40 26 22 2 2 34 2 1 .337 .413 .623 1.036 180 176
Total A1 83 288 112 29 4 11 67 67 63 5 3 52 19 7 .389 .501 .632 1.133 234 273
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
2018 Chicago - MLB 30 5 17 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 .118 .167 .294 .461 18 -10 -1.0
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 3 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333 252 235 -0.1
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 33 5 21 4 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 .190 .292 .381 .673 82 87 -0.9
Total MLB 13 44 8 2 1 2 3 7 6 0 0 17 0 0 .182 .280 .409 .689 86 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Sugar Land - AAA 1B 5 0 39 3 1 43 1 .977 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Richmond - AA 1B 36 0 299 24 30 324 1 .997 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 San Jose - A 1B 71 0 678 52 60 737 7 .991 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Sugar Land - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Richmond - AA LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Sugar Land - AAA RF 6 0 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Richmond - AA RF 5 0 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 San Francisco - MLB 1B 31 19 201 12 8 214 1 .995 203.0 9.44 0.0 .000
2011 Sugar Land - AAA 1B 12 0 94 5 7 102 3 .971 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 San Jose - A 1B 4 0 36 2 5 38 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Sugar Land - AAA LF 27 0 40 4 1 45 1 .978 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 San Francisco - MLB RF 1 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 10.2 4.22 0.0 .000
2011 Sugar Land - AAA RF 13 0 28 0 0 30 2 .933 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 San Francisco - MLB 1B 139 102 913 73 85 994 8 .992 976.1 9.09 0.0 .000
2012 San Francisco - MLB LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.1 1.32 0.0 .000
2013 San Francisco - MLB 1B 143 132 1066 88 100 1162 8 .993 1174.1 8.84 0.0 .000
2014 San Francisco - MLB 1B 59 56 499 55 48 558 4 .993 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Sugar Land - AAA 1B 4 0 36 4 3 41 1 .976 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 San Francisco - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 San Francisco - MLB 1B 120 117 1060 71 91 1134 3 .997 1050.0 9.69 0.0 .000
2015 San Francisco - MLB LF 14 13 16 0 0 18 2 .889 96.1 1.49 0.0 .000
2016 San Francisco - MLB 1B 151 148 1284 94 110 1386 8 .994 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 San Francisco - MLB LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB 1B 98 89 771 64 74 837 2 .998 825.2 9.10 0.0 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB LF 15 10 19 0 0 21 2 .905 79.1 2.16 0.0 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 1B 157 156 1261 74 159 1342 7 .995 1372.1 8.76 +3.5 1.039
2019 Chicago - MLB 1B 158 158 1215 64 111 1283 4 .997 1416.1 8.13 +4.5 1.056
2020 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 1 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.0 1.043
2020 Texas - MLB 1B 24 24 203 10 19 215 2 .991 218.0 8.79 -0.9 .908
2020 Miami - MLB 1B 42 39 289 20 29 313 4 .987 338.0 8.23 -0.4 .991
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 40 40 342 21 31 365 2 .995 362.1 9.02 +0.7 1.027
2020 Texas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 142 138 1140 56 109 1203 7 .994 1240.0 8.68 +1.7 1.011
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.0 .983
2022 San Francisco - MLB 1B 157 154 1176 64 91 1243 3 .998 1368.1 8.16 +1.0 1.013
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 130 128 990 52 99 1047 5 .995 1117.2 8.39 +0.9 1.006
TOTAL 1B 1724 1501 13597 909 1271 14587 81 .994 11671.1 11.19 +10.9 1.021
TOTAL LF 68 28 86 4 1 95 5 .947 211.1 3.83 +0.0 .983
TOTAL RF 27 1 58 2 0 62 2 .968 12.2 42.63 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2006 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 11th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hudson HS (Lufkin, TX). Did not sign.
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX). Did not sign.
06/09/2009 Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).
10/28/2012 Won the 2012 MLB World Series with the San Francisco Giants.
10/29/2014 Wins the 2014 World Series with the San Francisco Giants.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
05/08/2018 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/12/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
11/06/2019 Wins the 2019 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
02/27/2020 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
03/13/2020 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
03/28/2020 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers in exchange for SP Kohl Franklin.
05/06/2020 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Miami Marlins, along with CF Bubba Thompson, SP Garrett Stallings, in exchange for 1B Yulieski Gurriel.
07/21/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Colorado Rockies, with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 R.
07/31/2020 Was traded by the Miami Marlins to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for LF Jerrion Ealy.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
06/28/2021 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/13/2021 Earned 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
11/25/2021 Rejected the Tampa Bay Rays qualifying offer.
11/27/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
03/01/2022 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $47,500,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
08/24/2022 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/19/2022 Released by the San Francisco Giants.
12/30/2022 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $13,900,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
05/18/2023 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
09/27/2023 Hits three home runs against the Boston Red Sox, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 154 9
Year 2B Rank
2013 39 6
2016 41 5
Year 3B Rank
2016 8 5
Year RBI Rank
2019 106 6
Year BB Rank
2016 104 4
2018 87 9
2019 84 10
Year IBB Rank
2019 11 3
Year EBH Rank
2013 60 9
Year AVG Rank
2021 .318 5
Year OBP Rank
2016 .394 5
2021 .400 5
Year SLG Rank
2021 .546 9
Year RC Rank
2021 121.16 10
Year RC/27 Rank
2013 6.67 9
2015 6.58 10
2021 8.75 2
Year wOBA Rank
2016 .373 10
2021 .402 5
Year OPS Rank
2021 .946 6
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