Rod Carew
Rodney Cline Carew
Born: October 1, 1945
Gatun, Canal Zone Panama
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1967-1985
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Minor League Statistics
Rod Carew compiled a career batting average of .328 with 92 home runs and 1015 RBI in his 2469-game career with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign. Carew was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 137 | 561 | 514 | 66 | 150 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 91 | .292 | .341 | .409 | .750 | 210 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 127 | 492 | 461 | 46 | 126 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 71 | .273 | .312 | .347 | .659 | 160 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 123 | 504 | 458 | 79 | 152 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 37 | 72 | .332 | .386 | .467 | .853 | 214 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 51 | 204 | 191 | 27 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | .366 | .407 | .524 | .930 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 632 | 577 | 88 | 177 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 81 | .307 | .356 | .380 | .736 | 219 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 142 | 591 | 535 | 61 | 170 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 60 | .318 | .369 | .379 | .749 | 203 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
1973 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 149 | 657 | 580 | 98 | 203 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 41 | 16 | 62 | 55 | .350 | .411 | .471 | .881 | 273 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
1974 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 153 | 690 | 599 | 86 | 218 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 38 | 16 | 74 | 49 | .364 | .433 | .446 | .879 | 267 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 |
1975 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 143 | 617 | 535 | 89 | 192 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 80 | 35 | 9 | 64 | 40 | .359 | .421 | .497 | .919 | 266 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 687 | 605 | 97 | 200 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 22 | 67 | 52 | .331 | .395 | .463 | .858 | 280 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
1977 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 155 | 694 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 23 | 13 | 69 | 55 | .388 | .449 | .570 | 1.019 | 351 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 651 | 564 | 85 | 188 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 78 | 62 | .333 | .411 | .441 | .853 | 249 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | 110 | 493 | 409 | 78 | 130 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 73 | 46 | .318 | .419 | .391 | .810 | 160 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
1980 | AL | California Angels | 144 | 612 | 540 | 74 | 179 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 59 | 38 | .331 | .396 | .437 | .833 | 236 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
1981 | AL | California Angels | 93 | 421 | 364 | 57 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 45 | .305 | .380 | .374 | .753 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
1982 | AL | California Angels | 138 | 612 | 523 | 88 | 167 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 49 | .319 | .396 | .403 | .799 | 211 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 5 |
1983 | AL | California Angels | 129 | 536 | 472 | 66 | 160 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 48 | .339 | .409 | .411 | .820 | 194 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1984 | AL | California Angels | 93 | 378 | 329 | 42 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 39 | .295 | .367 | .353 | .720 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
1985 | AL | California Angels | 127 | 518 | 443 | 69 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 47 | .280 | .371 | .345 | .717 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
Totals | 2469 | 10550 | 9315 | 1424 | 3053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1015 | 353 | 187 | 1018 | 1028 | .328 | .393 | .429 | .822 | 3998 | 216 | 25 | 128 | 64 | 144 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 134 | 131 | 1151.3 | 289 | 314 | 15 | 60 | .976 | 4.714 | 4.500 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 117 | 112 | 981.7 | 262 | 280 | 18 | 48 | .968 | 4.969 | 4.632 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.682 | 2.250 |
1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 118 | 106 | 965.3 | 244 | 302 | 17 | 80 | .970 | 5.090 | 4.627 |
1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 45 | 45 | 377.0 | 73 | 122 | 8 | 26 | .961 | 4.655 | 4.333 |
1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 |
1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 142 | 137 | 1209.0 | 321 | 329 | 16 | 76 | .976 | 4.839 | 4.577 |
1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 2.500 |
1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 139 | 133 | 1184.0 | 331 | 378 | 16 | 85 | .978 | 5.389 | 5.101 |
1973 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 147 | 142 | 1241.3 | 383 | 413 | 13 | 96 | .984 | 5.771 | 5.415 |
1974 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 148 | 147 | 1285.3 | 375 | 416 | 33 | 114 | .960 | 5.539 | 5.345 |
1975 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 123 | 118 | 1038.0 | 285 | 369 | 18 | 79 | .973 | 5.671 | 5.317 |
1975 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 14 | 14 | 116.0 | 123 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .978 | 1.164 | 9.357 |
1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 152 | 151 | 1331.7 | 1394 | 108 | 16 | 149 | .989 | 1.151 | 9.882 |
1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 7 | 0 | 13.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.050 | .857 |
1977 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 151 | 148 | 1313.3 | 1459 | 121 | 10 | 161 | .994 | 1.827 | 1.464 |
1977 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.118 | 1.750 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 148 | 138 | 1263.0 | 1362 | 105 | 16 | 134 | .989 | 1.454 | 9.912 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .250 |
1978 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1979 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 103 | 102 | 889.3 | 804 | 55 | 10 | 101 | .988 | 8.693 | 8.340 |
1980 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 103 | 102 | 913.0 | 897 | 57 | 6 | 82 | .994 | 9.404 | 9.262 |
1981 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 90 | 90 | 779.0 | 877 | 60 | 5 | 90 | .995 | 1.825 | 1.411 |
1982 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 134 | 130 | 1168.0 | 1339 | 94 | 12 | 115 | .992 | 11.042 | 1.694 |
1983 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 89 | 88 | 770.3 | 890 | 42 | 6 | 94 | .994 | 1.889 | 1.472 |
1983 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
1984 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 83 | 80 | 695.3 | 724 | 59 | 15 | 73 | .981 | 1.135 | 9.434 |
1985 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 116 | 109 | 989.0 | 1055 | 65 | 7 | 121 | .994 | 1.192 | 9.655 |
Totals | 2321 | 2229 | 19732.3 | 13510 | 3709 | 260 | 1796 | .985 | 7.854 | 7.419 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .588 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .176 | .333 | .235 | .569 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 14 | 55 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .220 | .291 | .300 | .591 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 31.3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.298 | 2.667 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.832 | 8.750 |
1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.071 | 9.400 |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 109.0 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .989 | 7.431 | 7.500 |
Awards
1967 - AL Rookie of the Year
1967 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1968 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1969 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1972 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1973 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1974 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1975 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1977 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1977 - AL Most Valuable Player
1977 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1978 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
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