Rod Carew
Birth date: October 1, 1945
Birthplace: Gatun, Panama
Height: 6'0" Weight: 185
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Career Batting Statistics |
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| YR | TEAM | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SLG |
| 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 |
Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Cali. Angels Cali. Angels Cali. Angels Cali. Angels Cali. Angels Cali. Angels Cali. Angels |
.292 .273 .332 .366 .307 .318 .350 .364 .359 .331 .388 .333 .318 .331 .305 .319 .339 .295 .280 |
137 127 123 51 147 142 149 153 143 156 155 152 110 144 93 138 129 93 127 |
514 461 458 191 577 535 580 599 535 605 616 564 409 540 364 523 472 329 443 |
66 46 79 27 88 61 98 86 89 97 128 85 78 74 57 88 66 42 69 |
150 126 152 70 177 170 203 218 192 200 239 188 130 179 111 167 160 97 124 |
22 27 30 12 16 21 30 30 24 29 38 26 15 34 17 25 24 8 17 |
7 2 4 3 10 6 11 5 4 12 16 10 3 7 1 5 2 1 3 |
8 1 8 4 2 0 6 3 14 9 14 5 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 |
51 42 56 28 48 51 62 55 80 90 100 70 44 59 21 44 44 31 39 |
37 26 37 11 45 43 62 74 64 67 69 78 73 59 45 67 57 40 64 |
90 71 72 28 81 60 55 49 40 52 55 62 46 38 45 49 48 39 47 |
.409 .347 .467 .524 .380 .379 .471 .446 .497 .463 .570 .441 .391 .437 .374 .403 .411 .353 .345 |
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19 SEASON TOTAL: |
AVG .328 |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B 445 |
3B 112 |
HR 92 |
RBI 1015 |
BB 1018 |
SO 1028 |
SLG .429 |
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* AVG=Average, G=Games, AB=At Bats, R=Runs, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, HR=Home Runs, RBI=Runs Batted In, BB= Bases on balls (walks), SO= Strike outs, SLG=Slugging Percentage.
Career Highlights
Became the first Panamanian to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1991).
Was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Reached the 3000 hit plateau in 1985 (Finished his career with 3053 hits).
Was the 1967 AL Rookie of the Year.
Lead the American League in on-base percentage in 1974, 74, 77, 78.
Led the American League in triples in 1973 (11) and 1977 (16)
In 1969, stole home base 7 times (Tying a A.L record).
Won the A.L MVP award in 1977.
Won 7 A.L Batting Titles (69,72,73,74,75,77,78)..
Played in 18 All-Star games.
Led the American League in hits in 1972, 74 and 77.
Had a batting average of .300 or better for 15 consecutive years