Minnie Miñoso

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1949-1980)

Minnie Miñoso was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1980 for 5 teams, including the New York Cubans, a span of 32 seasons. In 1,948 career games, he hit .299 with 2,113 hits, 195 home runs, and 1,089 RBI. Minnie Miñoso was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 and was a 9-time All-Star and a 3-time Gold Glove. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 28,349.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 2022
AVG .299
HR 195
RBI 1,089
H 2,113
OPS .848
PIV 28,349
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 175 lb
Born
11/29/1923 in Perico, Matanzas, Cuba
Died
3/1/2015 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1949-04-19
Last Game
1980-10-05
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2022 (BBWAA)
Awards
9× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove

Full name: Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Minnie Miñoso — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
579.0 526.0 110.0 176.0 32.0 12.0 14.0 56.0 46.0 4.0 12.0 .335 .396 .521 .917

Career Batting Statistics

Minnie Miñoso — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,948 7,059 1,228 2,113 365 95 195 1,089 216 848 585 .299 .387 .461 .848 28,349

Career AVG .299 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +16.0% above league average.

Career OBP .387 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +18.1% above league average.

Career SLG .461 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +20.1% above league average.

Career OPS .848 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +19.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Minnie Miñoso Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1946 NYC NN2 37 146 23 33 5 2 4 14 1 13 0 .226 .256 (-12%) .328 (-9%) .358 (+3%) .687 (-3%) -87.3
1947 NYC NN2 40 177 42 63 13 4 2 25 5 13 0 .356 .262 (+36%) .336 (+21%) .376 (+35%) .712 (+28%) 811.5
1948 NYC NN2 36 157 27 54 11 6 3 27 5 8 1 .344 .263 (+30%) .340 (+12%) .379 (+44%) .719 (+29%) 671.1
1949 CLE AL 9 16 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .188 — — — — 0.0
1951 CLE AL 8 14 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .429 — — — — 0.0
1951 CHA AL 138 516 109 167 32 14 10 74 31 71 41 .324 .260 (+24%) .336 (+25%) .385 (+29%) .721 (+27%) 0.0
1952 CHA AL 147 569 96 160 24 9 13 61 22 71 46 .281 .252 (+11%) .326 (+15%) .369 (+15%) .696 (+15%) 1825.3
1953 CHA AL 151 556 104 174 24 8 15 104 25 74 43 .313 .264 (+18%) .335 (+22%) .397 (+17%) .733 (+19%) 2565.7
1954 CHA AL 153 568 119 182 29 18 19 116 18 77 46 .320 .261 (+23%) .333 (+23%) .390 (+37%) .723 (+31%) 3745.8
1955 CHA AL 139 517 79 149 26 7 10 70 19 76 43 .288 .258 (+11%) .332 (+17%) .393 (+8%) .726 (+12%) 1476.1
1956 CHA AL 151 545 106 172 29 11 21 88 12 86 40 .316 .258 (+22%) .331 (+28%) .397 (+32%) .728 (+30%) 3816.1
1957 CHA AL 153 568 96 176 36 5 12 103 18 79 54 .310 .257 (+20%) .323 (+26%) .391 (+16%) .715 (+21%) 2787.1
1958 CLE AL 149 556 94 168 25 2 24 80 14 59 53 .302 .257 (+17%) .324 (+18%) .394 (+23%) .719 (+21%) 2534.0
1959 CLE AL 148 570 92 172 32 0 21 92 8 54 46 .302 .256 (+18%) .323 (+16%) .392 (+19%) .715 (+18%) 2273.4
1960 CHA AL 154 591 89 184 32 4 20 105 17 52 63 .311 .255 (+22%) .323 (+16%) .387 (+24%) .711 (+20%) 2445.4
1961 CHA AL 152 540 91 151 28 3 14 82 9 67 46 .280 .258 (+8%) .328 (+12%) .399 (+5%) .727 (+8%) 1094.5
1962 SLN NL 39 97 14 19 5 0 1 10 4 7 17 .196 .257 (-24%) .326 (-17%) .393 (-29%) .719 (-24%) -353.5
1963 WS2 AL 109 315 38 72 12 2 4 30 8 33 38 .229 .246 (-7%) .308 (+2%) .371 (-15%) .680 (-7%) -254.8
1964 CHA AL 30 31 4 7 0 0 1 5 0 5 3 .226 — — — — 0.0
1976 CHA AL 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 — — — — 0.0
1980 CHA AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 1,948 7,059 1,228 2,113 365 95 195 1,089 216 848 585 .299 — — — — 25,350

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Minnie Miñoso — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 21 4 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Minnie Miñoso — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS NYC 5 21 4 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1944 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Minnie Miñoso — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9573315587101888508.307
Away98737156391087107565.293

Last 10 Games — Batting

Minnie Miñoso — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1980-10-05 CHWLAAW 100000000
1980-10-04 CHWLAAW 100000000
1976-09-30 CHWLAAL 200000000
1976-09-12 CHWLAAW 301000001
1976-09-11 CHWLAAL 300000001
1964-07-05 CHWCLEW 300000001
1964-06-29 CHWCLEW 010000010
1964-06-28 CHWMINL 000000000
1964-06-27 CHWMINL 100000000
1964-06-26 CHWMINL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Minnie Miñoso — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 0 38 3 2 1
3B 223 122 230 372 50 23
OF 1668 1274 3278 139 92 22
SS 6 3 6 8 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Minnie Miñoso — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 NYC 3B 35 35 42 56 17 5
1946 NYC OF 3 2 2 0 1 0
1947 NYC 3B 39 39 45 78 6 3
1947 NYC SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1948 NYC 3B 33 33 41 50 8 2
1948 NYC SS 3 3 5 7 2 0
1949 CLE OF 7 0 11 0 0 0
1951 CLE 1B 7 0 37 3 2 1
1951 CHA 3B 68 0 82 122 14 10
1951 CHA OF 82 0 145 4 6 0
1951 CHA SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1952 CHA 3B 9 0 1 11 0 0
1952 CHA OF 143 0 322 11 7 3
1952 CHA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CHA 3B 10 0 3 14 2 0
1953 CHA OF 147 0 279 15 10 3
1954 CHA 3B 9 6 7 11 1 1
1954 CHA OF 146 145 340 14 8 3
1955 CHA 3B 2 1 2 2 0 1
1955 CHA OF 138 136 287 19 9 3
1956 CHA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1956 CHA 3B 8 1 2 6 2 0
1956 CHA OF 148 147 284 10 8 1
1957 CHA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CHA OF 152 152 293 9 5 2
1958 CLE 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CLE OF 147 145 301 13 8 1
1959 CLE OF 148 148 314 14 5 1
1960 CHA OF 154 154 282 14 6 3
1961 CHA OF 147 147 273 10 13 2
1962 SLN OF 27 26 33 2 1 0
1963 WS2 3B 8 7 5 22 0 1
1963 WS2 OF 74 70 103 4 5 0
1964 CHA OF 5 2 9 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Minnie Miñoso Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 8
Third Base 223
Shortstop 6
Left Field 1509
Center Field 88
Right Field 110
Designated Hitter 3

Awards & Honors

Minnie Miñoso — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1960 Gold Glove LF
1960 TSN All-Star OF
1959 Gold Glove LF
1959 TSN All-Star OF
1957 Gold Glove LF
1951 TSN Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Minnie Miñoso — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1960 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 141.0 336 2
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 26.0 336 0
1958 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 6.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 55.0 336 0
1956 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 3.0 336 0
1954 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 186.0 336 2
1953 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 100.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 120.0 336 1
1951 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 11.0 24 11

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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Minnie Miñoso (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ben Chapman
    .302 avg, 90 HR
  2. 97
    Cy Williams
    .292 avg, 251 HR
  3. 95
    Dixie Walker
    .306 avg, 105 HR
  4. 92
    Enos Slaughter HOF
    .300 avg, 169 HR
  5. 87
    Ken Griffey
    .296 avg, 152 HR
  6. 87
    Bernie Williams
    .297 avg, 287 HR

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Minnie Miñoso: the record in brief

The rows for Minnie Miñoso start in 1946, in the Negro Leagues, well before the April 19, 1949 debut listed in the bio, and the final game as October 5, 1980. By club, Miñoso's seasons break down as the New York Cubans (1946 through 1948), the Cleveland Indians (1949 to 1959), the Chicago White Sox (1951 through 1980), the St. Louis Cardinals (1962), and the Washington Senators (1963). Miñoso played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on November 29, 1923, in Perico, Matanzas, Cuba, Miñoso was listed at 5'10" and 175 pounds. Miñoso died on March 1, 2015, in Chicago, IL, USA. The given name on file is Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso.

In 1,948 games and 7,059 at bats, Miñoso batted .299 with 2,113 hits, along with 195 homers, 1,089 RBI, and 216 stolen bases. Miñoso's career OPS of .848 combines a .387 on-base mark with .461 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnie Miñoso

What years did Minnie Miñoso play?
Minnie Miñoso played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1980.
Was Minnie Miñoso a pitcher?
No. Minnie Miñoso was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Minnie Miñoso hit?
Minnie Miñoso hit 195 career home runs with 2,113 hits.
Is Minnie Miñoso in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Minnie Miñoso was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
What teams did Minnie Miñoso play for?
Minnie Miñoso played for 5 teams: the New York Cubans (1946–1948), the Cleveland Indians (1949, 1951, 1958–1959), the Chicago White Sox (1951–1957, 1960–1961, 1964, 1976, 1980), the St. Louis Cardinals (1962), and the Washington Senators (1963).
Did Minnie Miñoso win an MVP award?
No. Minnie Miñoso did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Minnie Miñoso win?
Minnie Miñoso won 3 Gold Gloves (1957, 1959, and 1960). He was selected to 9 All-Star Games.
What were Minnie Miñoso's career stats?
In 1,948 games, Minnie Miñoso had 2,113 hits, 195 home runs, 1,089 RBI, 1,228 runs, and 216 stolen bases, with a .299 batting average.
What position did Minnie Miñoso play?
Minnie Miñoso played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Minnie Miñoso and how much did he weigh?
Minnie Miñoso was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Minnie Miñoso hit each season?
Minnie Miñoso's home runs by season: 4 in 1946, 2 in 1947, 3 in 1948, 1 in 1949, 10 in 1951, 13 in 1952, 15 in 1953, 19 in 1954, 10 in 1955, 21 in 1956, 12 in 1957, 24 in 1958, 21 in 1959, 20 in 1960, 14 in 1961, 1 in 1962, 4 in 1963, 1 in 1964, 0 in 1976, and 0 in 1980. His most in one season was 24, in 1958.
What was Minnie Miñoso's career batting average?
Minnie Miñoso batted .299 over his career, with 2,113 hits in 7,059 at bats.
How many RBI did Minnie Miñoso have?
Minnie Miñoso drove in 1,089 runs in his career.
How many All-Star Games did Minnie Miñoso make?
Minnie Miñoso was selected to 9 All-Star Games.