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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	WSH		BAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
3	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
4	4	Apr 16	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
5	5	Apr 17	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 18	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 19 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	45	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 19 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
9	9	Apr 21	WSH		NYY	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
10	10	Apr 22	WSH		NYY	L,0-1	CG	55	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
11	11	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	13	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 26	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	3B
15	15	Apr 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
16	16	Apr 29	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	4	3	1	8	2	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
19	19	May 2	WSH	@	DET	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
20	20	May 3 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
21	21	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
22	22	May 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
23	23	May 6	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
24	24	May 7	WSH		BAL	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
25	25	May 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
26	26	May 10 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	27	May 10 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 11	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
29	29	May 12	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
30	30	May 14	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
31	31	May 15	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
32	32	May 16	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
33	33	May 17 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	34	May 17 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
35	35	May 18	WSH		CHW	L,2-9	CG	49	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
36	36	May 19	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	37	May 20	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	38	May 22	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	39	May 23	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	44	11.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
40	40	May 24	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
41	41	May 26	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	42	May 27	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
43	43	May 28	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
44	44	May 29	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
45	45	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,2-11	CG	46	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
46	46	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	3B
47	47	May 31	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 2	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
49	49	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
51	51	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
52	52	Jun 7	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
53	53	Jun 9	WSH		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
54	54	Jun 10	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 11	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
56	56	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,7-8	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
58	58	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,6-12	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
59	59	Jun 15	WSH		KCA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
60	60	Jun 17	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	61	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
62	62	Jun 19	WSH		DET	L,4-6	CG	48	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
63	63	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 21 (1)	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	66	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	67	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	68	Jun 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	69	Jun 26	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
70	70	Jun 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
71	71	Jun 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
72	72	Jun 30	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
74	74	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	W,6-3	CG	43	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
75	75	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
76	76	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
77	77	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
78	78	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
79	79	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
80	80	Jul 9 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
81	81	Jul 10	WSH		BAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
82	82	Jul 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
83	83	Jul 12	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	84	Jul 14	WSH		DET	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
85	85	Jul 15	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	16	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
86	86	Jul 16	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
87	87	Jul 17	WSH		KCA	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
88	88	Jul 18	WSH		KCA	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	2	6	1	9	0	3B
89	89	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
90	90	Jul 19 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
91	91	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	92	Jul 22	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
93	93	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
94	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	1	5	1	7	1	3B
95	95	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	51	11.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
98	98	Jul 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
99	99	Jul 28	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
100	100	Jul 29	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
101	101	Jul 30	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
102	102	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	3	1	1	5	1	3B
104	104	Aug 2 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
105	105	Aug 2 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
106	106	Aug 4	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
107	107	Aug 5 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
108	108	Aug 5 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
109	109	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	110	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
111	111	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
112	112	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
113	113	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
114	114	Aug 13	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
115	115	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
116	116	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
117	118 (1)	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	119	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
119	120	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
120	121	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	122	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
122	123	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	124	Aug 23 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
124	125	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
125	126	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
126	127	Aug 28	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
127	128	Aug 29	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
128	129	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
129	130	Aug 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	131	Sep 1	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF 3B
131	132	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
132	133	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	134	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
134	135	Sep 5	WSH		BOS	W,14-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
135	136	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
136	137	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	138	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
138	139	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
139	140	Sep 10	WSH		CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B
140	141	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
141	142	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
142	143	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
143	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
144	145	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
145	146	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
146	147	Sep 18	WSH		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
147	148	Sep 19	WSH		BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
148	149	Sep 20	WSH		BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
149	150	Sep 22	WSH		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
150	151	Sep 23	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
151	152	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
152	153	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	49	10.2	2	4	0	6	0	3B
153	154	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							154gm		1350.0	135	325	30	490	18