Gene Larkin
1987–1993 · bats B / throws R · Minnesota Twins
758G
.266AVG
.348OBP
.374SLG
More career statistics
618H
32HR
266RBI
23SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758 | 2,670 | 2,321 | 275 | 618 | 131 | 12 | 32 | 266 | 268 | 278 | 23 | 17 | 38 | 27 | 869 | .266 | .348 | .374 | .722 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1988-06-25 to 1988-07-08
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1989-07-18 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1989-09-05 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1990-05-26 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 380 | 1346 | 324 | 19 | 150 | 139 | 120 | .277 | .344 | .394 |
| Away | 378 | 1324 | 294 | 13 | 116 | 129 | 158 | .255 | .319 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 102 | 370 | 94 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 34 | .284 | .324 | .417 |
| May | 140 | 509 | 115 | 7 | 63 | 58 | 52 | .267 | .340 | .369 |
| June | 136 | 484 | 110 | 4 | 44 | 49 | 70 | .260 | .329 | .343 |
| July | 109 | 380 | 88 | 3 | 24 | 44 | 36 | .269 | .347 | .358 |
| August | 136 | 471 | 114 | 8 | 52 | 51 | 43 | .279 | .350 | .406 |
| September | 120 | 413 | 85 | 5 | 36 | 37 | 38 | .235 | .295 | .340 |
| October | 15 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .316 | .349 | .553 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 65 | 221 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 29 | .247 | .317 | .358 |
| kansas-city-royals | 65 | 214 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 32 | .250 | .299 | .328 |
| chicago-white-sox | 63 | 217 | 48 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 23 | .258 | .336 | .382 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 62 | 227 | 49 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 18 | .253 | .322 | .356 |
| detroit-tigers | 61 | 212 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 24 | .305 | .363 | .406 |
| boston-red-sox | 58 | 215 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 21 | .231 | .312 | .346 |
| cleveland-guardians | 57 | 204 | 54 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 22 | .307 | .387 | .438 |
| seattle-mariners | 57 | 208 | 48 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 15 | .270 | .346 | .365 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Minnesota Twins | 85 | 233 | 62 | 4 | 28 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1988 | Minnesota Twins | 149 | 505 | 135 | 8 | 70 | 3 | .267 | – | – |
| 1989 | Minnesota Twins | 136 | 446 | 119 | 6 | 46 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1990 | Minnesota Twins | 119 | 401 | 108 | 5 | 42 | 5 | .269 | – | – |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | 98 | 255 | 73 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1992 | Minnesota Twins | 115 | 337 | 83 | 6 | 42 | 7 | .246 | – | – |
| 1993 | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 144 | 38 | 1 | 19 | – | .264 | – | – |