Harmon Killebrew's MLB career spanned 22 seasons: 1954-1960: Washington Senators
1961-1974: Minnesota Twins
1975: Kansas City Royals
Harmon Killebrew hit 573 career home runs.
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Harmon Killebrew played in 9 games at designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins in 1973, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Harmon Killebrew played in 57 games at designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins in 1974, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
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Harmon Killebrew played in 92 games at designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals in 1975, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Harmon Killebrew wore #3 for the vast majority of his career. When he came up with the Washington Senators in the mid 1950s, he wore #25 and #12. He started wearing #3 iin 1957 and wore it for the rest of his career.
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5 ... Harmon Killebrew, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez.
Many people believe that the person on the logo is Harmon Killebrew, but the logo is not designed after any one player. This has been confirmed by Jerry Dior, who designed the logo in 1968.
In 1954, Harmon Killebrew played for the Washington Senators. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1954, Harmon Killebrew had 13 at bats, 4 hits, 2 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .400. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1954, Harmon Killebrew had 13 at bats, and hit 3 singles, 1 double, 0 triples, and 0 home runs, for a .385 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1954, Harmon Killebrew had a .400 On Base Percentage and a .385 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .785. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1954, Harmon Killebrew had a .400 On Base Percentage and 5 Total Bases for 2.00 Runs Created.
In 1955, Harmon Killebrew played for the Washington Senators. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1955, Harmon Killebrew had 80 at bats, 16 hits, 9 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .281. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1955, Harmon Killebrew had 80 at bats, and hit 11 singles, 1 double, 0 triples, and 4 home runs, for a .363 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1955, Harmon Killebrew had a .281 On Base Percentage and a .363 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .643. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1955, Harmon Killebrew had a .281 On Base Percentage and 29 Total Bases for 8.15 Runs Created.