Rod Carew stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1985

First Baseman

Age 81 · 6' 0"

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Rod Carew played 19 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1985.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1967MIN137514661508515.292
1968MIN1274614612614212.273
1969MIN1234587915285619.332
1970MIN5119127704284.366
1971MIN147577881772486.307
1972MIN1425356117005112.318
1973MIN1495809820366241.350
1974MIN1535998621835538.364
1975MIN14353589192148035.359
1976MIN1566059720099049.331
1977MIN1556161282391410023.388
1978MIN1525648518857027.333
1979LAA1104097813034418.318
1980LAA1445407417935923.331
1981LAA933645711122116.305
1982LAA1385238816734410.319
1983LAA129472661602446.339
1984LAA9332942973314.295
1985LAA127443691242395.280

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1967MIN561210372400
1968MIN492160301100
1969MIN504214423000
1970MIN204100192000
1971MIN632219281100
1972MIN591203272900
1973MIN657273472900
1974MIN690267381900
1975MIN6172664211800
1976MIN6872805011400
1977MIN6943516831500
1978MIN6512494111900
1979LAA493160210700
1980LAA612236441700
1981LAA421136200700
1982LAA612211332500
1983LAA536194281900
1984LAA378116120100
1985LAA518153221900

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
76.6
RC
1,653.6
RC/27
6.70
ISOP
.101
SECA
.229
BB/K
0.99
AB/HR
101.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1967MIN2.471.95.1.1170.20.464.30
1968MIN1.552.94.2.0740.10.44610
1969MIN5.283.97.1.1350.20.557.30
1970MIN2.037.78.1570.20.447.80
1971MIN2.3815.3.0730.10.6288.50
1972MIN5.079.85.6.0620.20.700
1973MIN6.7117.27.8.1210.31.196.70
1974MIN7.2122.38.0820.21.5199.70
1975MIN7.5118.48.7.1380.31.638.20
1976MIN6.5115.97.1.1320.31.367.20
1977MIN9.5151.310.3.1820.31.3440
1978MIN4.6111.57.7.1080.31.3112.80
1979LAA2.576.36.9.0730.31.6136.30
1980LAA3.296.96.7.1060.21.61800
1981LAA2.956.75.6.0690.211820
1982LAA4.586.76.0840.21.4174.30
1983LAA2.183.46.9.0720.21.22360
1984LAA0.747.45.2.0580.21.0109.70
1985LAA0.363.75.2.0650.21.4221.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
81 yearsOct 1, 1945
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
Gatun, Canal Zone
AL MVP
1977
AL Rookie of the Year
1967

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 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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