Rod Carew
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Rod Carew
Birthdate:
Oct. 1, 1945 (63 y, 6 m, 19 d)
Nationality:
Panamanian
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/174
Entry:
1964 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 3, Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1975 (3rd) Chicago (MLB)
1974 (3rd) Chicago (MLB)
1972 Chicago (MLB)
1971 Chicago (MLB)
1969 Chicago (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1966 Chicago (MLB)
All-Star 1979 Chicago (MLB)
1978 Chicago (MLB)
1976 Chicago (MLB)
1975 Chicago (MLB)
1974 Chicago (MLB)
1972 Chicago (MLB)
1971 Chicago (MLB)
1970 Chicago (MLB)
1969 Chicago (MLB)
1967 Chicago (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1978 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1976 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1975 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1974 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1972 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1971 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1970 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1969 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1968 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
1967 - 2B Chicago (MLB)
Batter of the Month Jun 1975 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 1972 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 1971 Chicago (MLB)
May 1971 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 1970 Chicago (MLB)
Oct 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 1968 Chicago (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1966 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 1966 Chicago (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 24, 1979 Chicago (MLB)
May 30, 1977 Chicago (MLB)
May 31, 1976 Chicago (MLB)
May 20, 1974 Chicago (MLB)
May 13, 1974 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 12, 1972 Chicago (MLB)
May 17, 1971 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 21, 1970 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 13, 1970 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 29, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 25, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 18, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Aug 4, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 2, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 29, 1968 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 24, 1968 Chicago (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink91
Grey Ink256
Similar Players (2B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1968 157 3
1969 159 2
1970 157 10
1972 159 9
1973 155 7
Year PA Rank
1968 738 1
1969 762 1
1970 727 4
1971 703 6
1972 763 1
1973 749 1
1974 723 2
1975 692 7
1976 701 5
1977 693 6
1978 704 6
1979 691 7
Year AB Rank
1968 658 3
1969 683 1
1970 658 5
1971 644 4
1972 683 1
1973 673 1
1974 657 1
1975 629 4
1976 652 3
1977 623 7
1978 660 4
1979 629 6
Year Hits Rank
1966 187 10
1967 193 5
1968 218 1
1969 282 1
1970 258 1
1971 253 1
1972 260 1
1973 218 1
1974 238 1
1975 217 1
1976 232 1
1977 213 2
1978 229 2
1979 214 1
1980 193 7
Year TB Rank
1968 270 4
1969 364 1
1970 350 2
1971 345 1
1972 351 1
1974 316 2
1975 297 6
1976 304 3
1978 297 7
Year 2B Rank
1966 42 1
1967 41 2
1968 37 1
1969 38 1
1970 38 2
1971 34 4
1972 45 1
1976 40 4
Year 3B Rank
1966 12 2
1967 12 3
1970 9 9
1971 8 5
1972 11 4
1973 10 3
1974 9 5
1978 10 6
1979 8 10
Year SB Rank
1966 32 2
1967 35 2
1968 43 2
1969 62 1
1970 64 1
1971 39 2
1972 43 1
1973 40 1
1974 32 4
1975 32 7
1976 38 4
1977 39 6
1978 43 4
1979 37 6
Year RBI Rank
1970 105 7
1971 116 3
Year R Rank
1968 94 3
1969 162 1
1970 133 2
1971 117 1
1972 129 1
1974 115 3
1975 103 9
1976 106 2
1977 106 6
1979 111 3
Year BB Rank
1968 73 7
Year IBB Rank
1967 5 7
1968 9 3
1969 10 3
1972 10 3
1980 8 7
Year HBP Rank
1974 6 8
Year XBH Rank
1966 58 9
1969 54 10
1970 59 7
1971 56 6
1972 64 1
1976 53 5
Year Avg Rank
1967 0.361 2
1968 0.331 1
1969 0.413 1
1970 0.392 1
1971 0.393 1
1972 0.381 1
1973 0.324 8
1974 0.362 2
1975 0.345 3
1976 0.356 1
1977 0.342 2
1978 0.347 5
1979 0.340 4
Year OBP Rank
1967 0.419 2
1968 0.398 2
1969 0.469 1
1970 0.447 1
1971 0.437 2
1972 0.441 1
1974 0.411 6
1975 0.402 6
1976 0.396 5
1977 0.399 2
1978 0.386 10
1979 0.391 6
Year SLG Rank
1967 0.482 10
1969 0.533 3
1970 0.532 5
1971 0.536 2
1972 0.514 2
1976 0.466 6
Year OPS Rank
1967 0.901 3
1968 0.808 5
1969 1.002 1
1970 0.979 3
1971 0.972 2
1972 0.955 1
1974 0.892 5
1975 0.874 7
1976 0.862 5
Year G Rank
1968 160 7
1969 160 9
1970 161 5
1973 160 8
1976 160 5
1977 159 6
1978 160 4
1980 159 10
Year WAR Rank
1968 5.4 8
1969 10.1 1
1970 8.2 3
1971 9.7 1
1972 7.9 2
1974 6.5 7
1976 6.9 2
1977 5.9 9
1978 5.5 10