Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1949
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Gold Glove
- 1957
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1949
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Gold Glove
- 1957
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,835
- AB
- 6,579
- R
- 1,136
- H
- 1,963
- HR
- 186
- RBI
- 1,023
- SB
- 205
- AVG
- .298
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CLE | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 |
| 1951 |  CLE/CHW | 146 | 530 | 112 | 173 | 10 | 76 | 31 | .326 |
| 1952 | CHW | 147 | 569 | 96 | 160 | 13 | 61 | 22 | .281 |
| 1953 | CHW | 151 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 15 | 104 | 25 | .313 |
| 1954 | CHW | 153 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 19 | 116 | 18 | .320 |
| 1955 | CHW | 139 | 517 | 79 | 149 | 10 | 70 | 19 | .288 |
| 1956 | CHW | 151 | 545 | 106 | 172 | 21 | 88 | 12 | .316 |
| 1957 | CHW | 153 | 568 | 96 | 176 | 12 | 103 | 18 | .310 |
| 1958 | CLE | 149 | 556 | 94 | 168 | 24 | 80 | 14 | .302 |
| 1959 | CLE | 148 | 570 | 92 | 172 | 21 | 92 | 8 | .302 |
| 1960 | CHW | 154 | 591 | 89 | 184 | 20 | 105 | 17 | .311 |
| 1961 | CHW | 152 | 540 | 91 | 151 | 14 | 82 | 9 | .280 |
| 1962 | STL | 39 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .196 |
| 1963 | TEX | 109 | 315 | 38 | 72 | 4 | 30 | 8 | .229 |
| 1964 | CHW | 30 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .226 |
| 1976 | CHW | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1980 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,710
- TB
- 3,023
- XBH
- 605
- HBP
- 192
- IBB
- 23
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CLE | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | CLE/CHW | 622 | 265 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CHW | 668 | 241 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CHW | 655 | 259 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CHW | 675 | 304 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CHW | 615 | 219 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CHW | 665 | 286 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHW | 678 | 258 | 53 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CLE | 638 | 269 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CLE | 650 | 267 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | CHW | 670 | 284 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHW | 635 | 227 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | STL | 108 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | TEX | 363 | 100 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHW | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 47.5
- RC
- 1240.9
- RC/27
- 6.90
- ISOP
- .161
- SECA
- .296
- BB/K
- 1.39
- AB/HR
- 35.4
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CLE | -0.1 | 2.1 | 4 | .188 | 0.3 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1951 | CLE/CHW | 5.2 | 117.6 | 8.6 | .174 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 53 | 0 |
| 1952 | CHW | 3.9 | 95.8 | 5.9 | .142 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1953 | CHW | 3.5 | 110.7 | 7.4 | .153 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 37.1 | 0 |
| 1954 | CHW | 8.0 | 127.7 | 8.4 | .215 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 29.9 | 0 |
| 1955 | CHW | 3.4 | 93.7 | 6.5 | .135 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 51.7 | 0 |
| 1956 | CHW | 6.0 | 127.3 | 8.8 | .209 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHW | 5.2 | 111.8 | 7.2 | .144 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 0 |
| 1958 | CLE | 4.7 | 104.1 | 6.9 | .182 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 1959 | CLE | 5.3 | 102.8 | 6.7 | .167 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 1960 | CHW | 2.6 | 108.7 | 6.8 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHW | 1.8 | 92.8 | 6.2 | .141 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 38.6 | 0 |
| 1962 | STL | -0.3 | 8.4 | 2.9 | .082 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 97 | 0 |
| 1963 | TEX | -1.7 | 34.8 | 3.7 | .089 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 78.8 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHW | 0.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | .097 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHW | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Minnie Minoso's career stats?
Minnie Minoso played 17 seasons for the Guardians, the White Sox, the Cardinals and the Rangers. He was a career .298 hitter with 1,963 hits, 186 home runs and 1,023 RBI. His best season was 1951: a .326 batting average, 10 home runs and 76 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 1949 to 1980
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×3: 1957, 1959, 1960
- NL Gold Glove: 1957
All-time career rank
- 248th in rbi (1,023)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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