The only base occupation situation where Hall of Fame catcher Joe Mauer hit below .300 was when the bases were empty.
Empty - .292
First - .318
Second - .328
Third - .343
First/Second - .302
Second/Third - .383
Corners - .355
Loaded - .378
Is Paul George the Joe Mauer of the #nba? Mauer hit two out singles, down 4 runs, bases empty all the time. George will get hot now that the game is out of reach #tnt
Legendary #MNTwins catcher Joe Mauer slashed .334/.486/.462 (.948) with runners in scoring position during a one run or tie game situation. This is a sample size of 1,084 plate appearances over his 15-year Major League career.
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The only base occupation situation where Hall of Fame catcher Joe Mauer hit below .300 was when the bases were empty.
Empty - .292
First - .318
Second - .328
Third - .343
First/Second - .302
Second/Third - .383
Corners - .355
Loaded - .378
Max Kepler is the third player in #MNTwins history to have double digit walk-off plate appearances for the team, joining Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett (they both have 11).
Happy birthday to @thisisdspan! He is one of five #MNTwins to have multiple seasons with 10+ triples.
Carew - 5
Versalles - 3
Guzman - 3
Knoblauch - 2
Span - 2
7 tied - 1
Joe Mauer was 24-for-60 (.400) with RISP from June 6, 2014 through the end of that season. He wound up with a .290 average with RISP for the entire 2014 season.
Joe Mauer has the fourth highest average with RISP since racial integration in MLB (min 1,000 AB w/ RISP since 1947).
Tony Gwynn - .349
Rod Carew - .339
Freddie Freeman - .337
Joe Mauer - .334
Ted Williams - .332
Daniel Murphy - .328
Roberto Clemente - .327
Manny Ramirez - .327
#Mets need a difference maker; a hard charger who will carry the team on the field and in the clubhouse. It cannot be a pitcher, it has to be an everyday player. A Keith Hernandez, a Kirk Gibson type, Are there any players like that left in MLB?
New #MNTwins Hall of Fame member Joe Mauer had a higher batting average with runners on, compared to when the bases were empty.
Bases empty
4,412 plate appearances
.292/.352/.427 (.779)
Men on
3,548 plate appearances
.327/.433/.455 (.888)