Today we take a look through Minnesota Twins history and see what hitters were most likely to draw a walk during their Twins career. To make this list the player had to play in at least 162 games in a Twins uniform. IBB are included.
| NAME | BB | PA | % OF TIME WALKED PER PA | GAMES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harmon Killebrew | 1321 | 8018 | 16.47% | 1939 |
| 2. | Jim Thome | 95 | 582 | 16.32% | 179 |
| 3. | Chili Davis | 168 | 291 | 14.45% | 291 |
| 4. | Bob Allison | 641 | 4643 | 13.81% | 1236 |
| 5. | Bobby Kielty | 102 | 750 | 13.60% | 224 |
| 6. | Josh Willingham | 184 | 1364 | 13.49% | 324 |
| 7. | Craig Kusick | 187 | 1398 | 13.38% | 473 |
| 8. | Matt Lawton | 408 | 3150 | 12.95% | 771 |
| 9. | Steve Braun | 356 | 2830 | 12.58% | 751 |
| 10. | Don Mincher | 220 | 1762 | 12.49% | 590 |
| 11. | Glenn Borgmann | 177 | 1423 | 12.44% | 442 |
| 12. | Joe Mauer | 676 | 5578 | 12.12% | 1298 |
| 13. | Doug Mientkiewicz | 300 | 2505 | 11.98% | 643 |
| 14. | Corey Koskie | 385 | 3257 | 11.82% | 816 |
| 15. | Bobby Mitchell | 82 | 694 | 11.82% | 183 |
| 16. | Kent Hrbek | 838 | 7137 | 11.74% | 1747 |
| 17. | Roy Smalley | 549 | 4676 | 11.74% | 1148 |
| 18. | Lenny Green | 204 | 1754 | 11.63% | 485 |
| 19. | Butch Wynegar | 358 | 3188 | 11.23% | 794 |
| 20. | Chuck Knoblauch | 513 | 4573 | 11.22% | 1013 |
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I noted earlier that IBB were included in the table above, so here are a couple of trivia questions for you.
1. Four Twins drew 100 or more IBB during their Twins career, can you name them?
2. I played in 618 Twins games and had 1,876 plate appearances but no opposing pitcher ever saw fit to give me an intentional free pass, who am I?
Four Twins have been issued 100 or more IBB, they are Killebrew, Oliva, Mauer, and Hrbek. Never given an IBB in 1,876 PA’s, that would be Al Newman.