Minnesota Twins players and history

1,848 players have played at least one regular-season game for the Minnesota Twins franchise from 1901 to 2025. Before today's name it played as the Washington Senators (1901–1960). Harmon Killebrew played the most games for the club (2,329, 1954–1974).

Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins
Target Field · Photo: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most games for the Twins

The 25 players with the most regular-season games for the franchise, 1901–2025, under any of its names.
#PlayerPosSeasonsGames
1Photo of Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew1B1954–19742,329
2Photo of Sam Rice Sam RiceOF1915–19332,308
3Photo of Joe Judge Joe Judge1B1915–19322,086
4Photo of Clyde Milan Clyde MilanOF1907–19221,983
5Photo of Ossie Bluege Ossie Bluege3B1922–19391,867
6Photo of Joe Mauer Joe MauerC2004–20181,858
7Photo of Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon1B1939–1943, 1946–1948, 1950–19551,805
8Photo of Kirby Puckett Kirby PuckettOF1984–19951,783
9Photo of Kent Hrbek Kent Hrbek1B1981–19941,747
10Photo of Eddie Yost Eddie Yost3B1944, 1946–19581,690
11Photo of Tony Oliva Tony OlivaOF1962–19761,676
12Photo of Buddy Myer Buddy Myer2B1925–1927, 1929–19411,643
13Photo of Rod Carew Rod Carew1B1967–19781,635
14Photo of Bob Allison Bob AllisonOF1958–19701,542
15 George McBrideSS1908–19201,459
16 Howie ShanksOF1912–19221,395
17Photo of Torii Hunter Torii HunterOF1997–2007, 20151,373
18Photo of Gary Gaetti Gary Gaetti3B1981–19901,361
19Photo of Goose Goslin Goose GoslinOF1921–1930, 1933, 19381,361
20 Buddy Lewis3B1935–1941, 1945–1947, 19491,348
21 Cecil TravisSS1933–1941, 1945–19471,328
22Photo of Justin Morneau Justin Morneau1B2003–20131,278
23 Bucky Harris2B1919–19281,251
24Photo of Randy Bush Randy BushOF1982–19931,219
25Photo of Joe Kuhel Joe Kuhel1B1930–1937, 1944–19461,205

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licences, each credited on the MLB photo credits page.

Twins players in 2025

The 12 players with the most Twins games among those who played for the club in 2025: Byron Buxton (OF, 898 games since 2015), Ryan Jeffers (C, 515 games since 2020), Carlos Correa (SS, 450 games since 2022), Trevor Larnach (OF, 442 games since 2021), Willi Castro (OF, 368 games since 2023), Jose Miranda (3B, 298 games since 2022), Griffin Jax (P, 276 games since 2021), Matt Wallner (OF, 273 games since 2022), Edouard Julien (2B, 267 games since 2023), Christian Vazquez (C, 260 games since 2023), Royce Lewis (3B, 258 games since 2022) and Jhoan Duran (P, 223 games since 2022).

Old names and cities

  • Washington Senators: 1901–1960
  • Minnesota Twins: today's name.

Every season under an old name counts for the Minnesota Twins in the MLB Grid and on the played-for-both lists.

Played for both the Twins and…

Red Sox 256Orioles 247Guardians 238Yankees 223Tigers 202Athletics 194White Sox 194Dodgers 179Cubs 172Phillies 167Reds 164Pirates 145Braves 143Giants 130Cardinals 126Angels 124Rangers 113Mets 105Blue Jays 99Mariners 94Nationals 90Royals 84Brewers 80Padres 79Rays 71Rockies 64Astros 64Marlins 58Diamondbacks 51

Each list has every player who played for both clubs, with his seasons and games for each. All MLB team pairs

Minnesota Twins: questions

How many players have played for the Minnesota Twins?

1,848, counting every player with at least one regular-season game for the franchise from 1901 to 2025, under any of its names.

Who has played the most games for the Twins?

Harmon Killebrew, with 2,329 regular-season games (1954–1974), ahead of Sam Rice (2,308) and Joe Judge (2,086).

Which team shares the most players with the Twins?

The Red Sox: 256 players played for both. The fewest: the Diamondbacks, with 51.

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