Harmon Killebrew Stats

Harmon Killebrew was born on Monday, June 29, 1936, in Payette, Idaho. Killebrew was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1954, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Harmon Killebrew baseball stats page.

"If ever anyone wielded a blunt instrument at home plate, it was Harmon Killebrew. There was nothing subtle about the Idaho strongboy: it was always his intention to mash a pitched ball as hard and as far as he could." - Donald Honig in The Power Hitters (Gramercy Publishing, 04/04/1993, Page 174)

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Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew Autograph on a 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia (#14/25)

Harmon Killebrew Autograph on a 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia (#14/25)
 

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Birth Name:   Harmon Clayton Killebrew, Jr.
Nickname:   Hammerin' Harmon or Killer or The Killer
Born On:   06-29-1936  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Payette, Idaho
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-17-2011 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Scottsdale, Arizona
Cemetery:   Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho
High School:   Payette High School (Payette, ID)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   213
First Game:   06-23-1954 (Age 17)
Last Game:   09-26-1975
Draft:   Not Applicable
Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 18 Senators 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 3 0 0 0 1 .308 .400 .385
1955 19 Senators 38 80 12 16 1 0 4 0 7 9 0 31 0 0 0 3 .200 .281 .363
1956 20 Senators 44 99 10 22 2 0 5 1 13 10 0 39 0 1 0 2 .222 .291 .394
1957 21 Senators 9 31 4 9 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 .290 .333 .548
1958 22 Senators 13 31 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 1 1 0 .194 .212 .194
1959 23 Senators 153 546 98 132 20 2 42 0 105 90 1 116 0 4 7 12 .242 .354 .516
1960 24 Senators 124 442 84 122 19 1 31 0 80 71 3 106 0 3 1 10 .276 .375 .534
1961 25 Twins 150 541 94 156 20 7 46 1 122 107 6 109 0 5 3 11 .288 .405 .606
1962 26 Twins 155 552 85 134 21 1 48 1 126 106 6 142 0 4 4 14 .243 .366 .545
1963 27 Twins 142 515 88 133 18 0 45 2 96 72 4 105 0 6 3 16 .258 .349 .555
1964 28 Twins 158 577 95 156 11 1 49 1 111 93 5 135 0 4 8 15 .270 .377 .548
1965 29 Twins 113 401 78 108 16 1 25 0 75 72 12 69 0 2 4 10 .269 .384 .501
1966 30 Twins 162 569 89 160 27 1 39 1 110 103 18 98 0 3 2 12 .281 .391 .538
1967 31 Twins 163 547 105 147 24 1 44 0 113 131 15 111 0 8 3 16 .269 .408 .558
1968 32 Twins 100 295 40 62 7 2 17 0 40 70 9 70 0 4 2 13 .210 .361 .420
1969 33 Twins 162 555 106 153 20 2 49 2 140 145 20 84 0 4 5 16 .276 .427 .584
1970 34 Twins 157 527 96 143 20 1 41 0 113 128 23 84 0 8 2 28 .271 .411 .546
1971 35 Twins 147 500 61 127 19 1 28 1 119 114 14 96 0 10 0 21 .254 .386 .464
1972 36 Twins 139 433 53 100 13 2 26 1 74 94 12 91 0 4 1 16 .231 .367 .450
1973 37 Twins 69 248 29 60 9 1 5 0 32 41 2 59 0 0 1 10 .242 .352 .347
1974 38 Twins 122 333 28 74 7 0 13 0 54 45 6 61 0 4 0 12 .222 .312 .360
1975 39 Royals 106 312 25 62 13 0 14 0 44 54 4 70 0 2 1 5 .199 .317 .375
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
22 Years 2,435 8,147 1,283 2,086 290 24 573 11 1,584 1,559 160 1,699 0 77 48 243 .256 .376 .509
Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1954 Senators 2B 3 3 81 7 2.3 7 5 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1955 Senators 2B 3 0 15 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1955 Senators 3B 23 17 498 77 3.3 72 23 49 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .935 3.90
1956 Senators 2B 4 2 72 11 2.8 10 6 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.75
1956 Senators 3B 20 18 471 61 3.1 58 18 40 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .951 3.32
1957 Senators 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1957 Senators 3B 7 7 192 19 2.7 18 2 16 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.53
1958 Senators 3B 9 8 195 21 2.3 21 8 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.91
1959 Senators 3B 150 149 3,957 484 3.2 454 129 325 30 18 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.10
1959 Senators LF 4 4 90 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1960 Senators 1B 71 71 1,824 624 8.8 616 584 32 8 69 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.12
1960 Senators 3B 65 45 1,311 157 2.4 148 45 103 9 7 n/a n/a n/a .943 3.05
1961 Twins 1B 119 115 2,991 1,053 8.8 1,039 972 67 14 91 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.38
1961 Twins 3B 45 33 927 112 2.5 103 28 75 9 10 n/a n/a n/a .920 3.00
1961 Twins LF 2 2 57 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1962 Twins 1B 4 2 81 15 3.8 14 14 0 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .933 4.67
1962 Twins LF 151 150 3,675 237 1.6 230 225 5 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.69
1963 Twins LF 137 137 3,366 225 1.6 222 215 7 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 1.78
1964 Twins LF 157 157 4,170 243 1.5 236 233 3 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.53
1964 Twins RF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1965 Twins 1B 72 70 1,830 679 9.4 671 636 35 8 64 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.90
1965 Twins 3B 44 40 1,056 119 2.7 115 37 78 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.94
1965 Twins LF 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1966 Twins 1B 42 40 1,023 349 8.3 345 330 15 4 30 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.11
1966 Twins 3B 107 103 2,745 287 2.7 273 83 190 14 11 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.69
1966 Twins LF 18 18 438 23 1.3 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1967 Twins 1B 160 160 384 1,380 8.6 1,369 1,283 86 11 100 n/a n/a n/a .992 96.26
1967 Twins 3B 3 3 72 6 2.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.88
1968 Twins 1B 77 77 1,956 654 8.5 650 594 56 4 50 n/a n/a n/a .994 8.97
1968 Twins 3B 11 10 207 25 2.3 22 7 15 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .880 2.87
1969 Twins 1B 80 66 1,770 610 7.6 608 574 34 2 55 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.27
1969 Twins 3B 105 96 2,334 280 2.7 260 75 185 20 12 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.01
1970 Twins 1B 28 26 615 216 7.7 213 204 9 3 14 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.35
1970 Twins 3B 138 129 3,225 328 2.4 311 108 203 17 14 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.60
1971 Twins 1B 90 82 2,118 716 8.0 714 658 56 2 52 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.10
1971 Twins 3B 64 60 1,530 146 2.3 135 42 93 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .925 2.38
1972 Twins 1B 130 128 2,985 1,103 8.5 1,094 995 99 9 82 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.90
1973 Twins 1B 57 57 1,353 477 8.4 476 431 45 1 42 n/a n/a n/a .998 9.50
1974 Twins 1B 33 31 669 241 7.3 239 218 21 2 21 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.65
1975 Royals 1B 6 4 102 28 4.7 28 28 0 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.41
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 969 929 19,701 8,145 8.4 8,076 7,521 555 69 678 n/a n/a n/a .992 11.07
3B Totals 791 718 18,720 2,122 2.7 1,995 607 1,388 127 88 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.88
LF Totals 470 468 11,808 738 1.6 721 705 16 17 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.65
2B Totals 11 5 171 19 1.7 18 12 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.84
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
22 Years 2,400 2,120 50,400 11,024 4.6 10,810 8,845 1,965 214 767 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.79
Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Senators 0 0 .000 2 4 n/a 0.0 4.3 4.3 - - -
1955 Senators 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 20.0 2.6 11.4 - - -
1956 Senators 0 0 .000 23 0 n/a 19.8 2.5 7.6 - - -
1957 Senators 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 15.5 3.9 6.2 - - -
1958 Senators 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 15.5 - - -
1959 Senators 3 2 .600 0 0 n/a 13.0 4.7 5.2 - - -
1960 Senators 1 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 14.3 4.2 5.5 - - -
1961 Twins 1 2 .333 0 0 n/a 11.8 5.0 4.4 - - -
1962 Twins 1 2 .333 2 0 n/a 11.5 3.9 4.4 - - -
1963 Twins 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 11.4 4.9 5.4 - - -
1964 Twins 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 11.8 4.3 5.2 - - -
1965 Twins 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 16.0 5.8 5.3 - - -
1966 Twins 0 2 .000 1 0 n/a 14.6 5.8 5.2 - - -
1967 Twins 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 12.4 4.9 4.8 - - -
1968 Twins 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 17.4 4.2 7.4 - - -
1969 Twins 8 2 .800 0 0 n/a 11.3 6.6 4.0 - - -
1970 Twins 0 3 .000 2 0 n/a 12.9 6.3 4.7 - - -
1971 Twins 3 2 .600 5 0 n/a 17.9 5.2 4.2 - - -
1972 Twins 0 1 .000 10 0 n/a 16.7 4.8 5.9 - - -
1973 Twins 0 0 .000 3 0 9 49.6 4.2 7.8 - - -
1974 Twins 0 0 .000 38 0 57 25.6 5.5 6.2 - - -
1975 Royals 1 2 .333 19 0 92 22.3 4.5 7.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
22 Years 19 18 .514 153 4 158 14.2 4.8 5.1 - - -
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Harmon Killebrew Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Washington Senators 25 $10,000.00 - -
1955 Washington Senators 12 $11,000.00 - -
1956 Washington Senators 12 $12,500.00 - -
1957 Washington Senators 3 $15,000.00 - -
1958 Washington Senators 3 $17,500.00 - -
1959 Washington Senators 3 $17,500.00 Stats -
1960 Washington Senators 3 $20,000.00 - -
1961 Minnesota Twins 3 $30,000.00 Stats -
1962 Minnesota Twins 3 $35,000.00 - -
1963 Minnesota Twins 3 $40,000.00 Stats -
1964 Minnesota Twins 3 $40,000.00 Stats -
1965 Minnesota Twins 3 $50,000.00 Stats Stats
1966 Minnesota Twins 3 $55,000.00 Stats -
1967 Minnesota Twins 3 $60,000.00 Stats -
1968 Minnesota Twins 3 $80,000.00 Stats -
1969 Minnesota Twins 3 $80,000.00 Stats -
1970 Minnesota Twins 3 $95,000.00 Stats -
1971 Minnesota Twins 3 $115,000.00 Stats -
1972 Minnesota Twins 3 $115,000.00 - -
1973 Minnesota Twins 3 $110,000.00 - -
1974 Minnesota Twins 3 $110,000.00 - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 3 $125,000.00 - -


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