Rod Carew was born on Monday, October 1, 1945, in Gatun, Panama Canal Zone. Carew was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1967, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rod Carew baseball stats page.
"The astonishing thing about (Rod) Carew is that he hits everybody. You think you spot a weakness in him, and it may work for 3 or 4 at-bats, but then he catches on and its bang-bang-bang all over again." - Baltimore Orioles Hitting Coach Jim Frey in The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees (Little, Brown and Company. 05/06/2014. Rod Carew. Page 134) [ Rod Carew Quotes ]
Rod CarewRod Carew Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Rod CarewRod Carew Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1967 | 22 | Twins | 137 | 514 | 66 | 150 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 4 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .292 | .341 | .409 |
1968 | 23 | Twins | 127 | 461 | 46 | 126 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .273 | .312 | .347 |
1969 | 24 | Twins | 123 | 458 | 79 | 152 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 37 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .332 | .386 | .467 |
1970 | 25 | Twins | 51 | 191 | 27 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .366 | .407 | .524 |
1971 | 26 | Twins | 147 | 577 | 88 | 177 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | .307 | .356 | .380 |
1972 | 27 | Twins | 142 | 535 | 61 | 170 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .318 | .369 | .379 |
1973 | 28 | Twins | 149 | 580 | 98 | 203 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 9 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .350 | .411 | .471 |
1974 | 29 | Twins | 153 | 599 | 86 | 218 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 74 | 9 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .364 | .433 | .446 |
1975 | 30 | Twins | 143 | 535 | 89 | 192 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 80 | 64 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | .359 | .421 | .497 |
1976 | 31 | Twins | 156 | 605 | 97 | 200 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 90 | 67 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .331 | .395 | .463 |
1977 | 32 | Twins | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 100 | 69 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .388 | .449 | .570 |
1978 | 33 | Twins | 152 | 564 | 85 | 188 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 78 | 19 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .333 | .411 | .441 |
1979 | 34 | Angels | 110 | 409 | 78 | 130 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .318 | .419 | .391 |
1980 | 35 | Angels | 144 | 540 | 74 | 179 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .331 | .396 | .437 |
1981 | 36 | Angels | 93 | 364 | 57 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .305 | .380 | .374 |
1982 | 37 | Angels | 138 | 523 | 88 | 167 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 67 | 5 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .319 | .396 | .403 |
1983 | 38 | Angels | 129 | 472 | 66 | 160 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .339 | .409 | .411 |
1984 | 39 | Angels | 93 | 329 | 42 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .295 | .367 | .353 |
1985 | 40 | Angels | 127 | 443 | 69 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 9 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .280 | .371 | .345 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 2,469 | 9,315 | 1,424 | 3,053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 5 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 144 | 1,028 | 128 | 64 | 25 | 216 | .328 | .393 | .429 |
Rod CarewRod Carew Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1967 Twins | 2B | 134 | 131 | 3,454 | 618 | 4.6 | 603 | 289 | 314 | 15 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.71 |
1968 Twins | 2B | 117 | 112 | 2,945 | 560 | 4.8 | 542 | 262 | 280 | 18 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.97 |
1968 Twins | SS | 4 | 3 | 66 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 |
1969 Twins | 2B | 118 | 106 | 2,896 | 563 | 4.8 | 546 | 244 | 302 | 17 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.09 |
1970 Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.80 |
1970 Twins | 2B | 45 | 45 | 1,130 | 203 | 4.5 | 195 | 73 | 122 | 8 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 4.66 |
1971 Twins | 2B | 142 | 137 | 3,627 | 666 | 4.7 | 650 | 321 | 329 | 16 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.84 |
1971 Twins | 3B | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1972 Twins | 2B | 139 | 133 | 3,553 | 725 | 5.2 | 709 | 331 | 378 | 16 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.39 |
1973 Twins | 2B | 147 | 142 | 3,724 | 809 | 5.5 | 796 | 383 | 413 | 13 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.77 |
1974 Twins | 2B | 148 | 147 | 3,856 | 824 | 5.6 | 791 | 375 | 416 | 33 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.54 |
1975 Twins | 1B | 14 | 14 | 348 | 134 | 9.6 | 131 | 123 | 8 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 10.16 |
1975 Twins | 2B | 123 | 118 | 3,114 | 672 | 5.5 | 654 | 285 | 369 | 18 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.67 |
1976 Twins | 1B | 152 | 151 | 3,995 | 1,518 | 10.0 | 1,502 | 1,394 | 108 | 16 | 149 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.15 |
1976 Twins | 2B | 7 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.05 |
1977 Twins | 1B | 151 | 148 | 3,940 | 1,590 | 10.5 | 1,580 | 1,459 | 121 | 10 | 161 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.83 |
1977 Twins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.12 |
1978 Twins | 1B | 148 | 138 | 3,789 | 1,483 | 10.0 | 1,467 | 1,362 | 105 | 16 | 134 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.45 |
1978 Twins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1978 Twins | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1979 Angels | 1B | 103 | 102 | 2,668 | 869 | 8.4 | 859 | 804 | 55 | 10 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.69 |
1980 Angels | 1B | 103 | 102 | 2,739 | 960 | 9.3 | 954 | 897 | 57 | 6 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.40 |
1981 Angels | 1B | 90 | 90 | 2,337 | 942 | 10.5 | 937 | 877 | 60 | 5 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.83 |
1982 Angels | 1B | 134 | 130 | 3,504 | 1,445 | 10.8 | 1,433 | 1,339 | 94 | 12 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.04 |
1983 Angels | 1B | 89 | 88 | 2,311 | 938 | 10.5 | 932 | 890 | 42 | 6 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.89 |
1983 Angels | 2B | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1984 Angels | 1B | 83 | 80 | 2,086 | 798 | 9.6 | 783 | 724 | 59 | 15 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 10.13 |
1985 Angels | 1B | 116 | 109 | 2,967 | 1,127 | 9.7 | 1,120 | 1,055 | 65 | 7 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.19 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,184 | 1,153 | 30,699 | 11,810 | 10.0 | 11,704 | 10,930 | 774 | 106 | 1,130 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.29 | |
2B Totals | 1,130 | 1,071 | 28,389 | 5,655 | 5.0 | 5,501 | 2,573 | 2,928 | 154 | 664 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.23 | |
SS Totals | 4 | 3 | 66 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
19 Years | 2,321 | 2,229 | 59,197 | 17,479 | 7.5 | 17,219 | 13,510 | 3,709 | 260 | 1,796 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 7.85 |
Rod CarewRod Carew Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1967 Twins | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 64.3 | 5.6 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1968 Twins | 12 | 4 | .750 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 461.0 | 6.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Twins | 19 | 8 | .704 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 57.3 | 6.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1970 Twins | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 47.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1971 Twins | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 288.5 | 7.1 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Twins | 12 | 6 | .667 | 6 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.9 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1973 Twins | 41 | 16 | .719 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 96.7 | 10.5 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Twins | 38 | 16 | .704 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 199.7 | 12.2 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
1975 Twins | 35 | 9 | .795 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 38.2 | 13.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1976 Twins | 49 | 22 | .690 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 11.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1977 Twins | 23 | 13 | .639 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 11.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1978 Twins | 27 | 7 | .794 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 112.8 | 9.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1979 Angels | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 136.3 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1980 Angels | 23 | 15 | .605 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 180.0 | 14.2 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1981 Angels | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 182.0 | 8.1 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
1982 Angels | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 174.3 | 10.7 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1983 Angels | 6 | 7 | .462 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 236.0 | 9.8 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1984 Angels | 4 | 3 | .571 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 109.7 | 8.4 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1985 Angels | 5 | 5 | .500 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 221.5 | 9.4 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 353 | 187 | .654 | 151 | 6 | 68 | 101.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
Rod CarewRod Carew Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1967 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $8,500.00 | Stats | - |
1968 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $17,000.00 | Stats | - |
1969 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $21,000.00 | Stats | - |
1970 Minnesota Twins | 29 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1971 Minnesota Twins | 29 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1972 Minnesota Twins | 29 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1973 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $60,000.00 | Stats | - |
1974 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $91,000.00 | Stats | - |
1975 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $120,000.00 | Stats | - |
1976 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $160,000.00 | Stats | - |
1977 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $180,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Minnesota Twins | 29 | $200,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 California Angels | 29 | $800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 California Angels | 29 | $800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1981 California Angels | 29 | $800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1982 California Angels | 29 | $800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1983 California Angels | 29 | $800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 California Angels | 29 | $850,000.00 | Stats | - |
1985 California Angels | 29 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
Rod Carew Stats by Baseball Almanac |
What do Rod Carew and
Ty Cobb
have in common? They are the only two Major League players to lead, not just their respective league, but the entire major leagues in batting average for three consecutive seasons. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate one of the most consistent contact hitters in Major League history:
0 - Rod Carew won his second of seven batting titles in 1972, hitting .318 to lead all American League hitters, and during that season he did not hit a single home run. The last batting championships without a homer was Zack Wheat , in 1918.
7 - Rod Carew won seven batting championships (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978). When Carew won in 1977, his average was .388, the highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
29 - Rod Carew played nineteen seasons in the major leagues, only wore uniform #29 with two different teams, and on July 19, 1987, the Minnesota Twins retired his #29 . In 1986, the California Angels retired his #29 and five years later, he was the fourth inductee into the Angels' Hall of Fame (August 6, 1991).
61 - Rod Carew was ranked sixty-first by The Sporting News when they released their list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players in the history of baseball.
The Washington Senators (1901 through 1960) relocated to Minnesota in 1961 and the Twins franchise had four cycle hitters at that time. On May 20, 1970 , Rod Carew became the first player in a Minnesota Twins uniform to complete the cycle.
Rod Carew | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1991 (
HOF
)
The
Panama Canal Zone
was a 553-square-mile formerly unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colon. Rod Carew is a "
Zonian
", one of four in Major League history (
Mike Eden
,
Tom Hughes
,
Pat Scantlebury
), and was born to a Panamanian mother on a train in the town of Gatun, which, at that time in world history, was in the
Panama Canal Zone
. When Carew's mother went into labor, the conductor Charles Williams stopped the train to find a physician. Traveling on board was Dr. Rodney Cline, who delivered young Rodney, and in appreciation for this, Mrs. Carew named the boy Rodney Cline Carew.