Harmon Killebrew

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: June 29, 1936 in Payette, ID us

Died: May 17, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Payette, ID

High School: Payette HS (Payette, ID)

School: Albertson College (Caldwell, ID)

Debut: June 23, 1954 (Age 17-359d, 11,147th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1975 (Age 39-089d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1984. (Voted by BBWAA on 335/403 ballots)
View Harmon Killebrew's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Harmon Clayton Killebrew

Nicknames: Killer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

8147

2086

573

.256

1283

RBI

1584

OBP

.376

SLG

.509

OPS

.884

OPS+

143

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-0	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-5	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 14	MIN		LAA	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 15	MIN		LAA	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17	MIN		CHW	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 18	MIN		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 19	MIN		CHW	L,3-10	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 20	MIN	@	LAA	W,9-7	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 22	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 24	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 26	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	21 (4)	May 3	MIN		BAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
18	22	May 4	MIN		DET	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	23	May 5	MIN		DET	W,7-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	24	May 6	MIN		DET	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	25	May 8	MIN		CLE	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	26	May 9	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	27	May 10	MIN		CLE	L,4-9	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
24	28	May 11	MIN		KCA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	29	May 12	MIN		KCA	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	30	May 13	MIN		KCA	W,10-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	31	May 15	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	32	May 16	MIN	@	DET	W,8-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	33	May 18	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	34	May 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	35	May 20 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	36	May 20 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	37	May 21	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	38	May 22	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	39	May 23	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	40	May 24	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	41	May 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	42	May 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	43	May 27 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	44	May 27 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	45	May 28	MIN		BOS	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	46	May 29	MIN		BOS	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	47	May 30 (1)	MIN		NYY	L,1-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	48	May 30 (2)	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	49	Jun 1	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	50	Jun 2	MIN		WSA	W,9-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	51	Jun 3	MIN		WSA	W,7-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	52	Jun 5	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	57 (4)	Jun 10 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,8-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	58	Jun 10 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,11-7	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	59	Jun 12	MIN	@	LAA	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	60	Jun 13	MIN	@	LAA	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	61	Jun 14	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
54	62	Jun 15	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	63	Jun 16	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	64	Jun 17	MIN	@	KCA	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	65	Jun 18	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-4	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	66	Jun 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	67	Jun 20	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	68	Jun 21	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	69	Jun 22 (1)	MIN		LAA	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	70	Jun 22 (2)	MIN		LAA	W,8-3	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	71	Jun 23	MIN		LAA	W,5-0	GS	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	72	Jun 24 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	73	Jun 24 (2)	MIN		LAA	L,6-7	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	74	Jun 26	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-0	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	75	Jun 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	76	Jun 28	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	77	Jun 29	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-6	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	78	Jun 30	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	79	Jul 1	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	80	Jul 2	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	81	Jul 3	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	82	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	83	Jul 4 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
76	84	Jul 6	MIN		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	85	Jul 7	MIN		NYY	L,3-6	GS	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
78	86	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	L,8-9	GS	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B LF
79	87	Jul 12	MIN		WSA	L,4-7	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	88	Jul 13	MIN		WSA	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	89	Jul 14	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	90	Jul 15	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
83	91	Jul 17	MIN		CLE	W,7-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	92	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,14-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	93	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	W,8-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	94	Jul 20	MIN		BAL	W,7-5	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	95	Jul 21	MIN		BAL	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	96	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	97	Jul 23	MIN		DET	W,8-1	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	98	Jul 24	MIN		DET	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
91	99	Jul 25	MIN		DET	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
92	100	Jul 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	101	Jul 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	102	Jul 29 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	103	Jul 29 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-5	GS	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	104	Jul 31	MIN	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	105	Aug 1	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	106	Aug 2	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	107	Aug 3	MIN	@	DET	W,7-4	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	108	Aug 4	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
101	109	Aug 5 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	110	Aug 5 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	111	Aug 6	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	112	Aug 7	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-14	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
105	113	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	114	Aug 9	MIN	@	KCA	W,12-10	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	115	Aug 10	MIN	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	42	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	116	Aug 11	MIN	@	LAA	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	117	Aug 12	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	118	Aug 13	MIN		NYY	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	119	Aug 14	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	120	Aug 15	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
113	121	Aug 16	MIN		NYY	W,9-8	GS	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
114	122	Aug 17 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,7-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	123	Aug 17 (2)	MIN		BOS	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	124	Aug 18	MIN		BOS	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	125	Aug 19 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	126	Aug 19 (2)	MIN		BOS	W,7-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	127	Aug 20	MIN		BOS	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	128	Aug 21	MIN		WSA	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	129	Aug 22	MIN		WSA	T,8-8	CG	50	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
122	130	Aug 23 (1)	MIN		WSA	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	131	Aug 23 (2)	MIN		WSA	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	132	Aug 24	MIN		KCA	L,1-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	133	Aug 25	MIN		KCA	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	134	Aug 26	MIN		KCA	W,1-0	GS	24	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	135	Aug 28	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
128	136	Aug 29	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	137	Aug 31	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	138	Sep 1	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	139	Sep 2	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	140	Sep 3 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	141	Sep 3 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	142	Sep 5 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-7	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	143	Sep 5 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	144	Sep 7	MIN	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	145	Sep 8	MIN	@	DET	W,9-2	GS	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
138	146	Sep 9	MIN	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
139	147	Sep 10	MIN		LAA	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	148	Sep 11	MIN		LAA	L,0-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	149	Sep 12	MIN		CHW	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
142	152 (2)	Sep 15	MIN		CLE	W,12-2		22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	153	Sep 16	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	154	Sep 18	MIN		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	155	Sep 19	MIN		DET	W,12-5	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	156	Sep 20	MIN		DET	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
147	157	Sep 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	158	Sep 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
149	159	Sep 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,9-2	GS	24	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
150	160	Sep 25	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
151	161	Sep 28	MIN		BAL	W,11-5	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
152	162	Sep 29	MIN		BAL	W,8-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	163	Sep 30	MIN		BAL	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							155gm		1252.0	239	5	8	252	4