His success came at a period when baseball players seemed more like neighborhood drinking friends than billionaires. Killebrew's income peaked at $120,000 in 1972, which was a respectable payout at the time, but it was around $350,000 in 1989 money, or $200,000 less than Twins outfielder Randy Bush's current contract. Killebrew only played in Minnesota for five seasons, but during that time he set numerous records that still stand today. His batting average of.276 is second only to Ted Williams'.290, and his career slugging percentage of.480 is third behind Williams'.483 and Albert Pujols'.490. In addition to being one of the best hitters of all time, Killebrew also ranks among the top ten home run hitters of all time. His 708 homers are sixth most in history, and his 50.5 percent rate is seventh, just below Barry Bonds'. However, what makes Killebrew unique is that he was also one of the best-fielding first basemen of all time. According to the Baseball Reference website, he had a 3.5 defensive win rating, which is considered by many to be the best mark ever by a first baseman. In addition, his 1.846 fielding percentage is fourth best all time.