#53 Harmon Killebrew, Third Base, 25 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Harmon Killebrew
6/29/1936 25 USA,ID, 5"11 213
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Average Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 4 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 5 (Range), .941 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/27 | MIN | L 7-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | MIN | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @WS2 | L 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/30 | @WS2 | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/1 | BAL | L 2-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | BAL | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @LAA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/7 | CLE | L 2-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/9 | NYY | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/10 | @WS2 | L 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 522 | 166 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 135 | 104 | 111 | 82 | .318 | .441 | .634 | 1.076 | 1.185 | .316 |
Projected | 156 | 522 | 166 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 135 | 104 | 111 | 82 | .318 | .441 | .634 | 1.076 | 1.185 | .316 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 641 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 331 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 147.7 | 10.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 181 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .370 | .491 | .762 | 1.254 |
vs. RHP | 341 | 99 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .290 | .414 | .566 | .980 |
Close/Late | 64 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .420 | .547 | .967 |
Scoring Position | 140 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 98 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .513 | .786 | 1.299 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .600 | .200 | .800 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 249 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 61 | 44 | 55 | 40 | .285 | .417 | .562 | .979 |
Road | 79 | 273 | 95 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 60 | 56 | 42 | .348 | .464 | .700 | 1.164 |
Last Week | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .500 | .286 | .786 |
March/April | 22 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | .274 | .418 | .562 | .979 |
May | 27 | 95 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 12 | .347 | .451 | .758 | 1.209 |
June | 26 | 84 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 19 | .286 | .380 | .595 | .975 |
July | 23 | 80 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 9 | .313 | .427 | .637 | 1.065 |
August | 26 | 90 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 15 | .356 | .458 | .689 | 1.147 |
Sept/Oct | 32 | 100 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 14 | .320 | .493 | .550 | 1.043 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1959 | 147 | 535 | 118 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 108 | 102 | 88 | 6 | 10 | 141 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .332 | .493 | .825 | DET |
1960 | 139 | 472 | 116 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .362 | .519 | .881 | DET KC |
1961 | 156 | 522 | 166 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 135 | 104 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .441 | .634 | 1.076 | KC,AL |
Total | 442 | 1529 | 400 | 64 | 5 | 122 | 334 | 293 | 280 | 18 | 14 | 316 | 2 | 2 | .262 | .379 | .549 | .929 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1959, AAA | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 148 | 146 | 82 | 365 | 34 | 474 | 27 | .943 | 1277.2 | 3.34 | | | | |
Leftfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Detroit in 1959... Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/13/1959, off Dick Bokelmann (CHA)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 5/11/1959... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1959, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1959, hitting .318 with 15 HR, 28 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1959, hitting .221 with 43 HR, 108 RBI... Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/24/1960 (Going to DET: CF Al Kaline, 2B Red Schoendienst, P Lindy Mcdaniel, 2B Johnny Temple. Going to KC: LF Harmon Killebrew, SS Granny Hamner)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1960, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1961, hitting .347 with 11 HR, 29 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1961, hitting .348 with 6 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (A) on 8/23/1961... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 9/8/1961...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1959 - 43 - 2nd 1960 - 34 - 7th
| RBI 1959 - 108 - 7th
| Runs 1959 - 102 - 10th
| BB 1959 - 88 - 9th 1960 - 81 - 9th
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