Harmon Killebrew (119) 1969 – Harmon Killebrew (140) 1962 – Harmon Killebrew (126) Batting average 2009 – Joe Mauer (.365)* 2008 – Joe Mauer (.328) 2006 – Joe Mauer (.347)** 1989 – Kirby Puckett (.339) 1978 – Rod Carew (.333) 1977 – Rod Carew (.388) 1975 – Rod Carew (.359) 1974 – Rod Carew (.364) 1973 – Rod Carew (.350) 1972 – Rod Carew (.318) 1971 – Tony Oliva (.337) 1969 – Rod Carew (.332) 1965 – Tony Oliva (.321) 1964 – Tony Oliva (.323) * Highest batting average for a catcher in MLB History ** First AL catcher to win batting title Pitching Wins 2006 – Johan Santana (19)* 1991 – Scott Erickson (20)* 1988 – Frank Viola (24) 1977 – Dave Goltz (20)* 1970 – Jim Perry (24)* 1966 – Jim Kaat (25) 1965 – Mudcat Grant (21) * Tied for league lead ERA 2006 – Johan Santana (2.77) 2004 – Johan Santana (2.61) 1988 – Allan Anderson (2.45) Strikeouts 2006 – Johan Santana (245) 2005 – Johan Santana (238) 2004 – Johan Santana (265) 1985 – Bert Blyleven (206)* 1963 – Camilo Pascual (202) 1962 – Camilo Pascual (206) 1961 – Camilo Pascual (221) ''* Includes statistics while with Cleveland Indians Saves 2002 – Eddie Guardado (45) 1979 – Mike Marshall (32) 1970 – Ron Perranoski (34) 1969 – Ron Perranoski (31) 1968 – Al Worthington (18) See also Baseball awards List of MLB awards Notes References Awa Major League Baseball team trophies and awards