Where Mauer ranks
Joe Mauer today begins what could be the last homestand of his long major league and Twins career. Here's where the 2009 American League MVP and three-time Gold Glove winner ranks among the team's all-time leaders in a few statistical categories (The Twins began as the Washington Senators, but this list includes only players who played in Minnesota):
Batting averageYearsAt-batsAvg.
1.Rod Carew1967-786,235.334
2. Kirby Puckett1984-957,244.318
3.Shane Mack1990-942,161.309
T4.Brian Harper1988-932,503.306
T4.Joe Mauer2004-186,901.306
T6. Tony Oliva1962-766,301.304
T6.Chuck Knoblauch1991-973,939.304
HitsYearsAt-batsHits
1. Kirby Puckett1984-957,2442,304
2. Joe Mauer2004-186,9012,112
3.Rod Carew1967-786,2352,085
4. Harmon Killebrew*1954-747,8352,024
5.Tony Oliva1962-766,3011,917
Games playedYears Games
1.Harmon Killebrew*1954-74 2,329
2. Joe Mauer2004-18 1,851
3.Kirby Puckett1984-95 1,851
4.Kent Hrbek1981-94 1,747
5.Tony Oliva1962-76 1,676
* — Killebrew played in Washington from 1954-60
