Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1967
- AL MVP
- 1977
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1967
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1967
- AL MVP
- 1977
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1967
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,469
- AB
- 9,315
- R
- 1,424
- H
- 3,053
- HR
- 92
- RBI
- 1,015
- SB
- 353
- AVG
- .328
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 50
- R
- 6
- H
- 11
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .220
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 10,550
- TB
- 3,998
- XBH
- 649
- HBP
- 25
- IBB
- 144
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What were Rod Carew's career stats?
Rod Carew played 19 seasons for the Twins and the Angels. He was a career .328 hitter with 3,053 hits, 92 home runs and 1,015 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .388 batting average, 14 home runs and 100 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1967 to 1985
Rod Carew led MLB in batting average (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977), hits (1974, 1977) and OPS (1977); finished top 10 in a stat 24 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 27th in hits (3,053)
- 257th in rbi (1,015)
- 108th in stolen bases (353)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1969 (5th), 1972 (8th), 1973 (1st), 1974 (1st), 1975 (1st), 1976 (5th), 1977 (1st), 1978 (2nd), 1979 (10th), 1980 (6th), 1982 (6th), 1983 (2nd)
- Hits: 1973 (2nd), 1974 (1st), 1975 (6th), 1976 (4th), 1977 (1st), 1978 (8th)
- Stolen Bases: 1973 (8th), 1974 (10th), 1975 (8th)
- OPS: 1975 (6th), 1976 (7th), 1977 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Rod Carew
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