Willie Norwood
1977–1980 · bats R / throws R · Minnesota Twins
294G
.242AVG
.290OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
207H
18HR
93RBI
41SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | 932 | 854 | 109 | 207 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 93 | 57 | 145 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 313 | .242 | .290 | .367 | .657 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1978-05-03 to 1978-05-22
15longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1978-05-07 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 136 | 415 | 84 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 66 | .222 | .270 | .335 |
| Away | 158 | 517 | 123 | 11 | 50 | 29 | 79 | .259 | .294 | .392 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 194 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 28 | .235 | .273 | .380 |
| May | 65 | 209 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 38 | .225 | .278 | .366 |
| June | 54 | 155 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 17 | .236 | .271 | .279 |
| July | 33 | 111 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 13 | .288 | .315 | .442 |
| August | 40 | 135 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 22 | .258 | .304 | .371 |
| September | 45 | 124 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 25 | .241 | .282 | .393 |
| October | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 30 | 80 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | .265 | .338 | .324 |
| kansas-city-royals | 30 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .178 | .194 | .233 |
| seattle-mariners | 27 | 106 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | .302 | .330 | .490 |
| california-angels | 26 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .224 | .295 | .343 |
| new-york-yankees | 25 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | .153 | .212 | .250 |
| texas-rangers | 22 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | .286 | .303 | .540 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 21 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .203 | .258 | .458 |
| cleveland-guardians | 21 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .245 | .288 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Minnesota Twins | 39 | 83 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | .229 | – | – |
| 1978 | Minnesota Twins | 125 | 428 | 109 | 8 | 46 | 25 | .255 | – | – |
| 1979 | Minnesota Twins | 96 | 270 | 67 | 6 | 30 | 9 | .248 | – | – |
| 1980 | Minnesota Twins | 34 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .164 | – | – |