Rod Carew
1967–1985 · bats L / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Minnesota Twins
2,469G
.328AVG
.393OBP
.429SLG
More career statistics
3,053H
92HR
1,015RBI
353SB
38Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,469 | 10,550 | 9,315 | 1,424 | 3,053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 1,028 | 353 | 187 | 25 | 64 | 3,998 | .328 | .393 | .429 | .822 |
Streaks
25longest hitting streak · 1982-05-23 to 1982-06-21
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1970-05-20 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 78 | Stealing the Cycle | 1969-05-18 | 1 in 3,787 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1972-05-12 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1223 | 5181 | 1509 | 44 | 519 | 532 | 479 | .333 | .394 | .434 |
| Away | 1246 | 5369 | 1544 | 48 | 496 | 486 | 549 | .323 | .378 | .425 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 341 | 1502 | 428 | 11 | 162 | 155 | 140 | .327 | .388 | .430 |
| May | 440 | 1909 | 570 | 24 | 186 | 195 | 205 | .340 | .401 | .457 |
| June | 398 | 1739 | 519 | 23 | 187 | 162 | 172 | .337 | .392 | .453 |
| July | 406 | 1706 | 476 | 15 | 163 | 156 | 160 | .313 | .370 | .408 |
| August | 441 | 1913 | 556 | 8 | 174 | 180 | 179 | .330 | .385 | .416 |
| September | 418 | 1680 | 470 | 11 | 132 | 160 | 167 | .314 | .375 | .407 |
| October | 25 | 101 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | .382 | .436 | .461 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 237 | 1030 | 282 | 8 | 110 | 105 | 98 | .312 | .376 | .397 |
| chicago-white-sox | 236 | 970 | 282 | 5 | 97 | 77 | 106 | .322 | .370 | .413 |
| kansas-city-royals | 205 | 862 | 263 | 10 | 90 | 83 | 61 | .345 | .401 | .471 |
| cleveland-guardians | 200 | 874 | 275 | 6 | 69 | 100 | 83 | .363 | .429 | .462 |
| boston-red-sox | 192 | 845 | 255 | 7 | 82 | 84 | 84 | .341 | .401 | .471 |
| new-york-yankees | 184 | 762 | 222 | 11 | 70 | 70 | 71 | .331 | .383 | .447 |
| baltimore-orioles | 183 | 784 | 217 | 4 | 70 | 62 | 89 | .312 | .356 | .397 |
| detroit-tigers | 183 | 808 | 247 | 11 | 76 | 63 | 84 | .340 | .384 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Minnesota Twins | 137 | 514 | 150 | 8 | 51 | 5 | .292 | – | – |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 127 | 461 | 126 | 1 | 42 | 12 | .273 | – | – |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 123 | 458 | 152 | 8 | 56 | 19 | .332 | – | – |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 51 | 191 | 70 | 4 | 28 | 4 | .366 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 577 | 177 | 2 | 48 | 6 | .307 | – | – |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 142 | 535 | 170 | – | 51 | 12 | .318 | – | – |
| 1973 | Minnesota Twins | 149 | 580 | 203 | 6 | 62 | 41 | .350 | – | – |
| 1974 | Minnesota Twins | 153 | 599 | 218 | 3 | 55 | 38 | .364 | – | – |
| 1975 | Minnesota Twins | 143 | 535 | 192 | 14 | 80 | 35 | .359 | – | – |
| 1976 | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 605 | 200 | 9 | 90 | 49 | .331 | – | – |
| 1977 | Minnesota Twins | 155 | 616 | 239 | 14 | 100 | 23 | .388 | – | – |
| 1978 | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 564 | 188 | 5 | 70 | 27 | .333 | – | – |
| 1979 |  California Angels | 110 | 409 | 130 | 3 | 44 | 18 | .318 | – | – |
| 1980 | California Angels | 144 | 540 | 179 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .331 | – | – |
| 1981 | California Angels | 93 | 364 | 111 | 2 | 21 | 16 | .305 | – | – |
| 1982 | California Angels | 138 | 523 | 167 | 3 | 44 | 10 | .319 | – | – |
| 1983 | California Angels | 129 | 472 | 160 | 2 | 44 | 6 | .339 | – | – |
| 1984 | California Angels | 93 | 329 | 97 | 3 | 31 | 4 | .295 | – | – |
| 1985 | California Angels | 127 | 443 | 124 | 2 | 39 | 5 | .280 | – | – |