Rod Carew vs Tony Gwynn

Rod Carew Tony Gwynn

Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn compared on their MLB careers: Rod Carew played 19 seasons, 1967 to 1985, Tony Gwynn 20 seasons, 1982 to 2001. Rod Carew has .328 batting average to Tony Gwynn's .338.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn career totals

2,469	GP	2,440
9,315	AB	9,288
1,424	R	1,383
3,053	H	3,141
92	HR	135
1,015	RBI	1,138
353	SB	319
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn postseason

14	GP	27
50	AB	108
6	R	11
11	H	33
0	HR	1
1	RBI	11
2	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn all-time places

27th (3,053)	Hits	21st (3,141)
257th (1,015)	RBI	179th (1,138)
108th (353)	Stolen bases	151st (319)

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

Rod Carew: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP
Tony Gwynn: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×7, NL Gold Glove ×5

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.

Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn season by season

1st	1967	.292	8	51	1982	.289	1	17
2nd	1968	.273	1	42	1983	.309	1	37
3rd	1969	.332	8	56	1984	.351	5	71
4th	1970	.366	4	28	1985	.317	6	46
5th	1971	.307	2	48	1986	.329	14	59
6th	1972	.318	0	51	1987	.370	7	54
7th	1973	.350	6	62	1988	.313	7	70
8th	1974	.364	3	55	1989	.336	4	62
9th	1975	.359	14	80	1990	.309	4	72
10th	1976	.331	9	90	1991	.317	4	62
11th	1977	.388	14	100	1992	.317	6	41
12th	1978	.333	5	70	1993	.358	7	59
13th	1979	.318	3	44	1994	.394	12	64
14th	1980	.331	3	59	1995	.368	9	90
15th	1981	.305	2	21	1996	.353	3	50
16th	1982	.319	3	44	1997	.372	17	119
17th	1983	.339	2	44	1998	.321	16	69
18th	1984	.295	3	31	1999	.338	10	62
19th	1985	.280	2	39	2000	.323	1	17
20th	—	—	—	—	2001	.324	1	17

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


14	GP	27
50	AB	108
6	R	11
11	H	33
0	HR	1
1	RBI	11
2	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


14	GP	27
50	AB	108
6	R	11
11	H	33
0	HR	1
1	RBI	11
2	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


14	GP	27
50	AB	108
6	R	11
11	H	33
0	HR	1
1	RBI	11
2	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7