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The 20 Greatest Minnesota Twins of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Walter JohnsonHOF2x MVP

    Walter Johnson Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    152.1 68 802 666 417 279 2.17 5914.2 531 110 34 1902 1424 1363 3509 12.6% 1.061

  2. Rod CarewHOFMVPRookie of the Year

    Rod Carew Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    63.8 138 1635 6980 6235 950 2085 305 90 74 733 271 123 613 716 .334 .393 .448 .841

  3. Harmon KillebrewHOFMVP

    Harmon Killebrew Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    60.6 144 2329 9462 7835 1258 2024 277 24 559 1540 18 16 1505 1629 .258 .378 .514 .892

  4. Bert BlylevenHOF

    • Age: 19-25, 34-37
    • Years: 1970-1976, 1985-1988
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Minnesota Twins
    Bert Blyleven Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    49.1 84 348 345 149 138 3.28 2564.8 141 29 0 1044 934 674 2035 19.3% 1.19

  5. Joe MauerHOFMVP

    Joe Mauer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    55.6 123 1858 7960 6930 1018 2123 428 30 143 923 52 19 939 1034 .306 .388 .439 .827

  6. Kirby PuckettHOF

    Kirby Puckett Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    51.2 122 1783 7831 7244 1071 2304 414 57 207 1085 134 76 450 965 .318 .358 .476 .835

  7. Tony OlivaHOFRookie of the Year

    Tony Oliva Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.0 129 1676 6879 6301 870 1917 329 48 220 947 86 55 448 645 .304 .352 .476 .828

  8. Johan Santana

    Johan Santana Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    35.8 71 251 175 93 44 3.22 1306.8 6 4 1 500 468 364 1381 26.2% 1.10

  9. Goose GoslinHOF

    Goose Goslin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.5 129 1361 5810 5140 854 1659 289 125 127 931 116 52 488 337 .323 .386 .502 .888

  10. Chuck KnoblauchRookie of the Year

    Chuck Knoblauch Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38 116 1013 4573 3939 713 1197 210 51 43 391 276 77 513 453 .304 .391 .416 .807

  11. Joe CroninHOFMVP

    Joe Cronin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37 119 940 4138 3582 577 1090 242 72 51 673 56 37 466 274 .304 .387 .455 .842

  12. Brad Radke

    Brad Radke Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    45.6 89 378 377 148 139 4.23 2447.5 37 10 0 1233 1150 445 1467 14.3% 1.26

  13. Bob AllisonRookie of the Year

    Bob Allison Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.1 129 1541 5921 5032 811 1281 216 53 256 796 84 50 795 1033 .254 .356 .471 .827

  14. Kent Hrbek

    Kent Hrbek Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.6 126 1747 7137 6192 903 1749 312 18 293 1086 37 26 838 798 .282 .366 .480 .846

  15. Camilo Pascual

    Camilo Pascual Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    33.2 95 432 331 145 141 3.66 2461.5 119 31 10 1127 1002 909 1885 18.0% 1.30

  16. Sam RiceHOF

    Sam Rice Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    53.6 114 2303 9871 8926 1466 2886 479 183 33 1045 346 142 680 265 .323 .375 .429 .804

  17. Frank ViolaCy Young

    Frank Viola Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    27 90 260 259 112 93 3.86 1770.1 54 10 0 842 760 521 1214 16.3% 1.30

  18. Buddy Myer

    • Age: 21-23, 25-37
    • Years: 1925-1927, 1929-1941
    • Positions: 2B, SS, 3B
    • Teams: Washington Senators
    Buddy Myer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.4 111 1643 7028 6033 1037 1828 305 113 35 759 117 88 864 385 .303 .393 .408 .801

  19. Stan Spence

    Stan Spence Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.9 136 750 3268 2875 394 852 153 49 66 427 19 19 358 155 .296 .377 .453 .829

  20. Byron BuxtonActive

    Byron Buxton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.8 114 898 3417 3102 523 768 178 31 168 436 117 12 234 978 .248 .308 .487 .795

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Joe Nathan
  22. 22. Joe Judge
  23. 23. Jim Kaat
  24. 24. Shane Mack
  25. 25. Clyde Milan

    26. All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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