Paul Molitor vs Rod Carew

Paul Molitor and Rod Carew compared on their MLB careers: Paul Molitor played 21 seasons, 1978 to 1998, Rod Carew 19 seasons, 1967 to 1985. Paul Molitor has .306 batting average to Rod Carew's .328. Paul Molitor won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Paul Molitor and Rod Carew career totals

2,683	GP	2,469
10,835	AB	9,315
1,782	R	1,424
3,319	H	3,053
234	HR	92
1,307	RBI	1,015
504	SB	353
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Paul Molitor and Rod Carew postseason

29	GP	14
117	AB	50
28	R	6
43	H	11
6	HR	0
22	RBI	1
3	SB	2
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Paul Molitor and Rod Carew all-time places

10th (3,319)	Hits	27th (3,053)
99th (1,307)	RBI	257th (1,015)
38th (504)	Stolen bases	108th (353)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Paul Molitor: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×4, World Series MVP, AL Manager of the Year
Rod Carew: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Paul Molitor and Rod Carew season by season

1st	1978	.273	6	45	1967	.292	8	51
2nd	1979	.322	9	62	1968	.273	1	42
3rd	1980	.304	9	37	1969	.332	8	56
4th	1981	.267	2	19	1970	.366	4	28
5th	1982	.302	19	71	1971	.307	2	48
6th	1983	.270	15	47	1972	.318	0	51
7th	1984	.217	0	6	1973	.350	6	62
8th	1985	.297	10	48	1974	.364	3	55
9th	1986	.281	9	55	1975	.359	14	80
10th	1987	.353	16	75	1976	.331	9	90
11th	1988	.312	13	60	1977	.388	14	100
12th	1989	.315	11	56	1978	.333	5	70
13th	1990	.285	12	45	1979	.318	3	44
14th	1991	.325	17	75	1980	.331	3	59
15th	1992	.320	12	89	1981	.305	2	21
16th	1993	.332	22	111	1982	.319	3	44
17th	1994	.341	14	75	1983	.339	2	44
18th	1995	.270	15	60	1984	.295	3	31
19th	1996	.341	9	113	1985	.280	2	39
20th	1997	.305	10	89	—	—	—	—
21st	1998	.281	4	69	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


29	GP	14
117	AB	50
28	R	6
43	H	11
6	HR	0
22	RBI	1
3	SB	2
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6


29	GP	14
117	AB	50
28	R	6
43	H	11
6	HR	0
22	RBI	1
3	SB	2
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6


29	GP	14
117	AB	50
28	R	6
43	H	11
6	HR	0
22	RBI	1
3	SB	2
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6