Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins (ML)
Rod Carew
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Birthdate:
Oct. 1, 1945 (35 y, 1 m, 16 d)
Nationality:
Panamanian
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/193
Entry:
1966 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Minnesota Twins
Contract:
$4.54M / 3 years (1981-1983)
ML Service Time:
14 years, 0 days
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1978 (3rd) Minnesota (MLB)
1976 (3rd) Minnesota (MLB)
1975 (2nd) Minnesota (MLB)
1974 Minnesota (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1967 Minnesota (MLB)
All-Star 1979 Minnesota (MLB)
1978 Minnesota (MLB)
1975 Minnesota (MLB)
1974 Minnesota (MLB)
1973 Minnesota (MLB)
1972 Minnesota (MLB)
1970 Minnesota (MLB)
1969 Minnesota (MLB)
1967 Minnesota (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1978 - 1B Minnesota (MLB)
1976 - 1B Minnesota (MLB)
1975 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
1974 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
1973 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
1972 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
1970 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
1969 - 2B Minnesota (MLB)
Batter of the Month Sep 1974 Minnesota (MLB)
May 1974 Minnesota (MLB)
Player of the Week May 7, 1979 Minnesota (MLB)
Jul 7, 1975 Minnesota (MLB)
Jul 1, 1974 Minnesota (MLB)
Apr 15, 1974 Minnesota (MLB)
Apr 10, 1972 Minnesota (MLB)
Sep 29, 1969 Minnesota (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink30
Grey Ink172
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1967 660 4
1972 659 7
1973 683 1
1975 651 10
1976 645 9
1978 681 1
Year AB Rank
1967 602 2
1969 582 10
1972 601 7
1973 604 2
1978 613 2
Year Hits Rank
1967 196 2
1968 148 9
1969 203 1
1970 199 1
1971 172 5
1972 185 3
1973 197 1
1974 205 2
1975 180 6
1976 177 2
1978 211 1
1979 188 2
Year TB Rank
1967 271 8
1969 269 8
1970 266 8
1972 257 6
1974 285 4
1976 255 6
1978 286 5
Year 2B Rank
1967 38 2
1968 28 5
1969 42 2
1970 35 5
1973 36 2
1974 35 4
1976 34 4
Year 3B Rank
1967 8 8
1970 7 9
1972 18 1
1974 9 3
1977 11 6
1978 13 1
Year SB Rank
1969 28 8
1973 51 6
1974 50 6
1975 45 9
1976 58 9
Year RBI Rank
1974 92 10
1978 97 7
Year R Rank
1967 98 5
1972 87 3
1973 99 2
1974 100 6
1975 93 7
1976 86 8
1978 102 2
Year BB Rank
1975 90 9
1976 88 5
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 8
1972 10 4
1973 15 3
1974 6 8
1975 10 2
1976 21 1
1978 14 5
1979 6 10
Year SF Rank
1979 9 7
Year XBH Rank
1967 53 9
1974 53 10
1976 51 9
Year Avg Rank
1967 0.326 2
1968 0.280 8
1969 0.349 1
1970 0.365 1
1971 0.319 4
1972 0.308 4
1973 0.326 4
1974 0.367 1
1975 0.323 5
1976 0.321 3
1978 0.344 2
1979 0.339 1
Year OBP Rank
1967 0.382 6
1969 0.416 5
1970 0.410 4
1973 0.398 6
1974 0.435 1
1975 0.415 1
1976 0.412 1
1978 0.401 5
1979 0.394 8
Year SLG Rank
1974 0.511 2
1976 0.463 6
Year OPS Rank
1969 0.878 8
1970 0.898 9
1974 0.946 2
1975 0.856 5
1976 0.875 2
1978 0.867 9
Year G Rank
1970 156 10
1971 155 10
1978 157 7
1979 155 7
Year WAR Rank
1967 6.2 6
1969 6.6 7
1970 6.3 6
1972 6.6 3
1973 6.3 3
1974 10.0 1
1975 6.6 2
1976 5.1 5