tbob,
I'm only half kidding on Killebrew. To me the "face of the franchise" carries much more weight than the HR's.
Kingman (all stats from memory): .235, 1200 RBI, and 440 HR, played for 7 teams in 16 years. (I know one season he played for 4 teams.)
Thome: .280, 1600+ RBI, and almost 600 HR, played for 5 teams
Killebrew: .256, just under 1600 RBI, and 570 HR, played for 21 years with the same franchise (and then one somewhere else, KC?)
I know that Killebrew helped legitimize baseball in MN. Without him there was little reason to watch that team. He paved the way for that to become one of the best franchises in the AL. I was speaking only statistically.
I grew up in NYC and recognize my obvious Yankees bias. You might have to examine your (slight
) bias towards the Twins. HOF voters obviously recognized Killebrew's importance when they elected him, and I would not dispute that, but you have to admit that, statistically, he was a one dimensional player.