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Where did Brandon Belt rank among MLB first basemen in 2019?

Since the 2011 season, Brandon Belt has been a staple at first base for the San Francisco Giants.

The 31-year-old has had some trouble staying healthy in recent years, topping 120 games played just twice during the five-year span from 2014 to 2018. However, when he was on the field, he as generally an above-average offensive performer, posting a 113 OPS+ during that span.

This season he stayed healthy enough to play a career-high 156 games, but his production bottomed out with a career-low 98 OPS+.

While he was still the primary first baseman, the Giants also used Pablo Sandoval (23 games), Tyler Austin (12 games), Austin Slater (8 games), Aramis Garcia (5 games), Buster Posey (4 games), Chris Shaw (4 games) and Stephen Vogt (1 game) at the position over the course of the year.