Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Minnesota Twins.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Twins had a poor season, winning only 70 games and finishing fourth in the American League Central.  There were changes within the Top 50, with only one active player moving up the list.  The new algorithm did see a past player reclaim a spot on the list.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.

*Reminder, this list includes the shared history of the Washington Senators.

1. Walter Johnson
2. Harmon Killebrew
3. Rod Carew
4. Kirby Puckett
5. Joe Mauer

You can find the entire list here.

Byron Buxton is the only active player who moved up the list.  He went from #40 to #31.

The new algorithm brought Earl Battey back (at #47) and pushed Max Kepler off the Top 50.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Minnesota Twins.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Minnesota had a decent year, though was mildly disappointing.  There is one new entrant into the top 50, with no other fluctuation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Walter Johnson

2. Rod Carew

3. Harmon Killebrew

3. Kirby Puckett

5. Joe Mauer

You can find the entire list here.

The only new entry is Outfielder, Byron Buxton, who enters at #47, who knocks out Bump Hadley from the Top 50.  Notably, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco almost made this portion of the list.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Again, did we ever say this would be fast?

We here at Notinhalloffame.com have completed our next all-time top 50, this time that of the Minnesota Twins.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1. Sabremetric tallies while with that team, mostly WAR.

2. Traditional metrics and how they finished in their respective league overall.

3. Playoff accomplishment.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

Here is something else worth noting: While the Minnesota Twins really don’t acknowledge much of their Washington Senators past, this is part of it according to the official history of the organization according to Major League Baseball. The Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame may not have any Senators in it, but this list does…until MLB tells us not to recognize this as franchise history.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in our news. They are:

1. Walter Johnson

2. Rod Carew

3. Harmon Killebrew

4. Kirby Puckett

5. Joe Mauer

So which team is up next?

The New York Yankees, the most successful team in North American team sports. Look for that in a week.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.

Walter Johnson came to Washington in 1907 as a raw, hard-throwing right-hander from the Idaho semi-pro leagues, possessing a sidearm delivery that produced a velocity the baseball world had never seen. Known as "The Big Train," he remained a loyal mainstay for a franchise that often struggled to provide him with adequate support.

Between 1910 and 1919, Johnson demonstrated a historic mastery of the American League, recording ten consecutive 20-win seasons. He reached a historic peak in 1913, authoring a season that many consider the greatest in pitching history; he won 36 games and posted a staggering 1.14 ERA, earning his first American League MVP Award. This run of dominance turned him into a national icon, as he led the league in strikeouts in eight of those ten years.

Johnson attained a legendary apex of performance late in his career, demonstrating that his technical expertise was equally formidable as his early-career intensity. In 1924, at the age of 36, he led the Senators to their inaugural American League pennant by securing his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award and leading the league in wins (23), earned run average (2.72), and strikeouts (158). He culminated this professional zenith with a distinguished performance in the 1924 World Series, appearing as a relief pitcher in Game 7 to hold the Giants scoreless across four extra innings. This high-pressure victory secured the sole world championship in Washington's original franchise history, thereby consolidating his position as the quintessential hero of the nation’s capital.

Johnson accumulated stats that remain virtually untouchable on the franchise leaderboards. He remains the all-time leader for the Senators/Twins organization in almost every significant category, including 417 wins, 3,509 strikeouts, and a record 110 shutouts. He tossed over 5,900 innings and completed 531 of his starts.

In 1936, Johnson was elected as one of the "First Five" inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he has a claim as one of the best hurlers of all time.