Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew

1954–1975 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 195 lb · b. 1936 Payette, ID

Career 2,435 G · 2,086 H · 573 HR · 1,584 RBI · .256 AVG

Seasons leading his league

17

8 best in baseball 9 league only

68 Top-5 finishes

8 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1962 Best season

Spanning 1959–1971, peaking at 4 titles in 1962.

Led in Home Runs for 3 straight seasons (1962–1964) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

80th League titles 17
89th Best in baseball 8
49th Top-5 finishes 68

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

12th Home Runs 573
15th Walks 1,559
42nd Runs Batted In 1,584
80th Total Bases 4,143
94th On-Base Plus Slug. .884
95th Slugging Percentage .509
138th Runs 1,283
221st On-Base Percentage .376
250th Hits 2,086

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Home Runs	6	1st	3 yrs (1962–1964)	1963 45 1964 49 1967 44 1969 49 1959 AL 42 1962 AL 48 1961 #3 1966 #2 1970 #2 1972 #3
Walks	4	1st	2 yrs (1966–1967)	1966 103 1967 131 1971 114 1969 AL 145 1962 #3 1964 #3 1970 #2 1972 #3
Runs Batted In	3	1st	—	1969 140 1962 AL 126 1971 AL 119 1959 #3 1963 #3 1964 #3 1966 #2 1967 #2
Slugging Percentage	2	1st	2 yrs (1962–1963)	1962 AL .545 1963 AL .555 1959 #2 1960 #3 1966 #2 1967 #3 1969 #3 1970 #3
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1969 AL .427 1966 #3 1967 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	1	1st	—	1962 AL .912 1963 #2 1966 #2 1967 #3 1969 #2
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1959 #2 1963 #3 1964 #3 1966 #3 1967 #2 1969 #3
Runs	—	#2	—	1964 #3 1967 #2

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1971	2	RBI 119 BB 114
1969	4	HR 49 RBI 140 OBP .427 BB 145
1967	2	HR 44 BB 131
1966	1	BB 103
1964	1	HR 49
1963	2	HR 45 SLG .555
1962	4	HR 48 RBI 126 OPS .912 SLG .545
1959	1	HR 42

Batting

22 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1954	WS1	AL	9	13	1	4	1	0	0	3	2	3	0	.308	.400	.385	.785
1955	WS1	AL	38	80	12	16	1	0	4	7	9	31	0	.200	.281	.363	.643
1956	WS1	AL	44	99	10	22	2	0	5	13	10	39	0	.222	.291	.394	.685
1957	WS1	AL	9	31	4	9	2	0	2	5	2	8	0	.290	.333	.548	.882
1958	WS1	AL	13	31	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	.194	.212	.194	.406
1959	WS1	AL	153	546	98	132	20	2	42	105	90	116	3	.242	.354	.517	.870
1960	WS1	AL	124	442	84	122	19	1	31	80	71	106	1	.276	.375	.534	.909
1961	MIN	AL	150	541	94	156	20	7	46	122	107	109	1	.288	.406	.606	1.012
1962	MIN	AL	155	552	85	134	21	1	48	126	106	142	1	.243	.366	.545	.912
1963	MIN	AL	142	515	88	133	18	0	45	96	72	105	0	.258	.349	.555	.904
1964	MIN	AL	158	577	95	156	11	1	49	111	93	135	0	.270	.377	.548	.925
1965	MIN	AL	113	401	78	108	16	1	25	75	72	69	0	.269	.384	.501	.885
1966	MIN	AL	162	569	89	160	27	1	39	110	103	98	0	.281	.391	.538	.929
1967	MIN	AL	163	547	105	147	24	1	44	113	131	111	1	.269	.408	.558	.965
1968	MIN	AL	100	295	40	62	7	2	17	40	70	70	0	.210	.361	.420	.782
1969	MIN	AL	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	84	8	.276	.427	.584	1.011
1970	MIN	AL	157	527	96	143	20	1	41	113	128	84	0	.271	.411	.547	.957
1971	MIN	AL	147	500	61	127	19	1	28	119	114	96	3	.254	.386	.464	.850
1972	MIN	AL	139	433	53	100	13	2	26	74	94	91	0	.231	.367	.450	.817
1973	MIN	AL	69	248	29	60	9	1	5	32	41	59	0	.242	.352	.347	.699
1974	MIN	AL	122	333	28	74	7	0	13	54	45	61	0	.222	.312	.360	.672
1975	KCA	AL	106	312	25	62	13	0	14	44	54	70	1	.199	.317	.375	.692
Career	—	—	2,435	8,147	1,283	2,086	290	24	573	1,584	1,559	1,699	19	.256	.376	.509	.884

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	969	7,521	555	69	678	.992
3B	791	607	1,388	127	88	.940
OF	470	709	14	18	0	.976
2B	11	12	6	1	1	.947