#9 Brandon "Baby Giraffe" Belt, Leftfield, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, 7/12/2018 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Brandon Belt Baby Giraffe 4/20/1988 30 United States 6"3 241
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,000,000 2022 5 Year(s), 106 Days (966 total Days) 106 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 106 Days (966 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 7 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 7 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 8 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/30 | MIL | W 10-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #6 | PoG | |
| 7/2 | ARI | W 6-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 7/3 | ARI | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/4 | ARI | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
| 7/6 | @LAD | W 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 7/7 | @LAD | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/8 | @LAD | W 11-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 7/9 | STL | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #6 | PoG | |
| 7/10 | STL | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 7/11 | STL | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 84 | 285 | 81 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 67 | .284 | .384 | .495 | .879 | .921 | .211 |
| Projected | 155 | 525 | 149 | 53 | 4 | 17 | 114 | 92 | 87 | 123 | .284 | .384 | .495 | .879 | .921 | .211 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 80 | 341 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 141 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 59.9 | 7.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 65 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .354 | .446 | .801 |
| vs. RHP | 220 | 66 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .393 | .509 | .902 |
| Close/Late | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
| Scoring Position | 95 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .347 | .438 | .611 | 1.049 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 48 | 164 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 37 | .287 | .370 | .482 | .851 |
| Road | 36 | 121 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 30 | .281 | .403 | .512 | .915 |
| Last Week | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .136 | .269 | .227 | .497 |
| March/April | 23 | 83 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 19 | .301 | .378 | .458 | .835 |
| May | 27 | 84 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | .274 | .380 | .536 | .916 |
| June | 25 | 85 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 19 | .318 | .423 | .588 | 1.011 |
| July | 9 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .182 | .308 | .242 | .550 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2013 | 152 | 504 | 129 | 42 | 4 | 23 | 95 | 93 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 123 | 4 | 2 | .256 | .366 | .492 | .858 | CLE |
| 2014 | 155 | 512 | 116 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 75 | 92 | 100 | 7 | 5 | 121 | 6 | 3 | .227 | .357 | .428 | .785 | CLE |
| 2015 | 161 | 534 | 113 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 149 | 4 | 1 | .212 | .335 | .406 | .742 | CLE |
| 2016 | 155 | 553 | 130 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 99 | 109 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 122 | 2 | 1 | .235 | .348 | .470 | .818 | PIT |
| 2017 | 162 | 582 | 142 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 93 | 86 | 95 | 6 | 4 | 124 | 10 | 4 | .244 | .354 | .416 | .770 | PIT |
| 2018 | 84 | 285 | 81 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 4 | .284 | .384 | .495 | .879 | PIT |
| Total | 869 | 2970 | 711 | 155 | 22 | 139 | 506 | 518 | 511 | 35 | 26 | 706 | 33 | 15 | .239 | .355 | .447 | .802 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2007, A | 130 | 429 | 100 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 50 | 37 | 100 | 4 | 0 | .233 | .287 | .401 | .688 |
| 2008, A | 21 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .341 | .452 | .793 |
| 2008, AA | 30 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .351 | .400 | .595 | .995 |
| 2008, AAA | 43 | 149 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .327 | .450 | .777 |
| 2009, AAA | 125 | 527 | 151 | 45 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 82 | 49 | 112 | 9 | 4 | .287 | .341 | .484 | .825 |
| 2010, AAA | 127 | 502 | 139 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 80 | 51 | 135 | 3 | 4 | .277 | .336 | .450 | .786 |
| 2011, AAA | 124 | 511 | 160 | 31 | 3 | 36 | 104 | 114 | 51 | 127 | 10 | 2 | .313 | .364 | .597 | .961 |
| 2012, AAA | 130 | 528 | 190 | 35 | 6 | 54 | 143 | 141 | 85 | 112 | 13 | 4 | .360 | .439 | .756 | 1.195 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2013 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .316 | .200 | .516 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .375 | .610 |
| 2016 | 16 | 59 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .382 | .593 | .976 |
| Total | 26 | 90 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .346 | .489 | .835 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 82 | 80 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 2 | .987 | 713.1 | 1.96 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 3/3/2007 to a minor league contract. Injured on 8/31/2010 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 6 weeks... Injured on 8/27/2012 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2013, off Gustavo Chacin (TEX)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/2013, off Barry Zito (SEA)... Drove in 7 runs against Minnesota on 9/24/2013... 1/31/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,478,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,835,714 through salary arbitration... 9/24/2017: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 2015 - 27 - 9th
| BB 2014 - 100 - 9th 2015 - 95 - 7th 2016 - 90 - 10th 2017 - 95 - 7th
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