Nick Markakis and George Brett?

Mike Flanagan, Orioles talking head, compared Nick Markakis to Hall of Famer George Brett based on both players' habit of hustling on routine outs.

My initial reaction was that would be the only comparison.

I checked anyway:

Through 731 Games:

Stat	Nick	George
AB	2773	2850
Runs	417	413
Hits	822	870
TB	1289	1298
2B	197	169
3B	9	53
HR	84	51
RBI	399	353
BB	313	210
IBB	22	28
SO	457	187
SB	40	79
CS	16	45
Avg	.296	.305

Hmmm.......