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