Minnie Minoso
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Minnie Minoso
Nickname:
Cuban Comet
Birthdate:
Nov. 29, 1925 (54 y, 11 m, 19 d)
Born In:
Havana, LA, CUB
Nationality:
Cuban
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/191
Entry:
1948 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Chicago White Sox
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1954 (2nd) Chicago (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1950 (2nd) Chicago (MLB)
All-Star 1960 Chicago (MLB)
1959 Chicago (MLB)
1958 Chicago (MLB)
1955 Chicago (MLB)
1954 Chicago (MLB)
1953 Chicago (MLB)
1952 Chicago (MLB)
1951 Chicago (MLB)
1950 Chicago (MLB)
Gold Glove 1954 - LF Chicago (MLB)
1951 - RF Chicago (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1959 - LF Chicago (MLB)
1953 - LF Chicago (MLB)
1952 - RF Chicago (MLB)
Batter of the Month Sep 1961 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 1959 Chicago (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 7, 1961 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 22, 1959 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 14, 1958 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 5, 1955 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 13, 1955 Chicago (MLB)
May 11, 1953 Chicago (MLB)
Apr 21, 1952 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 9, 1951 Chicago (MLB)
Apr 23, 1951 Chicago (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink22
Grey Ink201
Similar Players (RF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1952 137 6
1953 137 7
Year PA Rank
1950 647 6
1951 620 8
1952 626 7
1953 639 7
1954 642 5
1955 631 5
1957 612 7
1958 607 6
Year AB Rank
1950 548 7
1951 534 10
1952 542 10
Year Hits Rank
1950 174 5
1951 170 5
1952 188 1
1955 157 4
1957 159 6
1959 163 6
1960 160 7
1961 168 7
Year TB Rank
1950 273 4
1951 275 2
1952 272 4
1953 279 3
1954 259 10
1955 263 5
1959 261 5
1961 285 5
Year 2B Rank
1950 34 5
1951 30 10
1952 32 3
1957 36 1
1958 27 7
1959 32 4
1961 35 4
Year 3B Rank
1950 13 1
1951 12 1
1952 11 1
1953 14 1
1954 18 1
1955 11 1
Year HR Rank
1955 20 9
Year SB Rank
1950 20 3
1951 21 2
1952 20 1
1953 20 3
1954 27 2
1955 19 6
1956 14 6
1958 11 10
1959 16 6
Year RBI Rank
1950 100 8
1951 95 6
1953 98 3
1955 80 9
1961 91 9
Year R Rank
1950 101 5
1951 96 1
1952 87 4
1953 86 6
1954 102 4
1955 88 6
1958 81 8
1959 97 4
Year BB Rank
1953 75 10
1954 87 6
1955 83 8
Year IBB Rank
1953 9 1
1954 5 6
1955 7 1
1957 6 4
1960 8 5
1961 8 8
Year HBP Rank
1950 16 1
1951 17 1
1952 15 1
1953 10 1
1954 22 1
1955 11 2
1956 13 2
1957 18 1
1958 17 1
1959 10 2
1960 13 1
1961 13 1
1962 15 1
1963 7 6
Year SF Rank
1950 8 4
1951 8 2
1953 7 4
1957 6 7
1958 6 5
1959 8 3
1960 9 2
Year XBH Rank
1950 60 6
1951 59 5
1952 53 5
1953 61 3
1954 56 4
1955 55 5
1959 55 5
1961 64 3
Year Avg Rank
1950 0.318 6
1951 0.318 4
1952 0.347 1
1953 0.305 9
1955 0.296 5
1957 0.308 6
1959 0.309 5
1960 0.313 3
1961 0.311 6
Year OBP Rank
1950 0.410 9
1951 0.399 8
1952 0.427 2
1953 0.394 6
1954 0.427 2
1955 0.398 3
1956 0.397 10
1957 0.404 4
1958 0.377 6
1959 0.388 6
1960 0.395 4
1961 0.403 4
Year SLG Rank
1950 0.498 8
1951 0.515 7
1952 0.502 5
1953 0.512 4
1954 0.492 7
1955 0.495 7
1959 0.495 5
1961 0.528 6
Year ISO Rank
1953 0.207 4
1954 0.178 9
1955 0.200 9
1959 0.186 7
1961 0.217 9
Year OPS Rank
1950 0.908 7
1951 0.914 4
1952 0.929 3
1953 0.906 4
1954 0.918 5
1955 0.894 3
1957 0.853 8
1959 0.883 5
1960 0.829 10
1961 0.931 6
Year G Rank
1950 148 10
1953 149 4
1954 150 4
1957 147 10
Year WAR Rank
1950 5.1 10
1951 6.2 3
1952 6.3 4
1953 5.2 7
1954 7.6 1
1955 5.8 4
1959 6.3 3
1961 5.7 10