What years did Rod Carew play?

Rod Carew played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985.

Was Rod Carew a pitcher?

No. Rod Carew was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Rod Carew hit?

Rod Carew hit 92 career home runs with 3,053 hits.

What teams did Rod Carew play for?

Rod Carew played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1967–1978) and the California Angels (1979–1985).

How many MVP awards did Rod Carew win?

Rod Carew won 1 MVP award, in 1977.

What awards did Rod Carew win?

Rod Carew won the MVP award (1977) and the Rookie of the Year award (1967). He was selected to 18 All-Star Games.

What were Rod Carew's career stats?

In 2,469 games, Rod Carew had 3,053 hits, 92 home runs, 1,015 RBI, 1,424 runs, and 353 stolen bases, with a .328 batting average.

What was Rod Carew's salary?

Rod Carew's recorded salary was $875,000 in 1985.

What position did Rod Carew play?

Rod Carew played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rod Carew and how much did he weigh?

Rod Carew was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Rod Carew hit each season?

Rod Carew's home runs by season: 8 in 1967, 1 in 1968, 8 in 1969, 4 in 1970, 2 in 1971, 0 in 1972, 6 in 1973, 3 in 1974, 14 in 1975, 9 in 1976, 14 in 1977, 5 in 1978, 3 in 1979, 3 in 1980, 2 in 1981, 3 in 1982, 2 in 1983, 3 in 1984, and 2 in 1985. His most in one season was 14, in 1975 and 1977.

What was Rod Carew's career batting average?

Rod Carew batted .328 over his career, with 3,053 hits in 9,315 at bats.

Rod Carew

First Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1967-1985)

Rod Carew was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,469 career games, he hit .328 with 3,053 hits, 92 home runs, and 1,015 RBI. Rod Carew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a 18-time All-Star, an MVP, a Rookie of the Year, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 35,141.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 17, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1991

AVG .328

HR 92

RBI 1,015

H 3,053

OPS .822

PIV 35,141

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 10/1/1945 in Gatun, CZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-04-11
Last Game: 1985-10-05
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1991 (BBWAA)
Awards: 18× All-Star · MVP · Rookie of the Year · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Rodney Cline Carew

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Career Batting Statistics

Rod Carew — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	353	1,018	1,028	.328	.393	.429	.822	35,141

Career AVG .328 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +28.2% above league average.

Career OBP .393 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +22.2% above league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.

Career OPS .822 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rod Carew Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	MIN	AL	137	514	66	150	22	7	8	51	5	37	91	.292	.242 (+20%)	.306 (+11%)	.357 (+14%)	.663 (+13%)	1186.6
1968	MIN	AL	127	461	46	126	27	2	1	42	12	26	71	.273	.236 (+15%)	.298 (+5%)	.340 (+2%)	.638 (+3%)	194.8
1969	MIN	AL	123	458	79	152	30	4	8	56	19	37	72	.332	.248 (+34%)	.320 (+20%)	.369 (+27%)	.689 (+24%)	2016.9
1970	MIN	AL	51	191	27	70	12	3	4	28	4	11	28	.366	.253 (+44%)	.325 (+25%)	.385 (+36%)	.711 (+31%)	981.7
1971	MIN	AL	147	577	88	177	16	10	2	48	6	45	81	.307	.249 (+23%)	.316 (+12%)	.365 (+4%)	.682 (+8%)	886.0
1972	MIN	AL	142	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	12	43	60	.318	.243 (+30%)	.310 (+19%)	.353 (+7%)	.664 (+13%)	1338.9
1973	MIN	AL	149	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	41	62	55	.350	.256 (+36%)	.325 (+26%)	.378 (+24%)	.703 (+25%)	2985.0
1974	MIN	AL	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	38	74	49	.364	.256 (+42%)	.324 (+33%)	.369 (+21%)	.693 (+27%)	3478.1
1975	MIN	AL	143	535	89	192	24	4	14	80	35	64	40	.359	.257 (+39%)	.327 (+29%)	.374 (+33%)	.701 (+31%)	3368.9
1976	MIN	AL	156	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	49	67	52	.331	.255 (+29%)	.320 (+23%)	.360 (+28%)	.681 (+26%)	3105.5
1977	MIN	AL	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	23	69	55	.388	.264 (+47%)	.329 (+36%)	.401 (+42%)	.730 (+39%)	5156.0
1978	MIN	AL	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	27	78	62	.333	.257 (+29%)	.323 (+27%)	.378 (+17%)	.702 (+21%)	2680.5
1979	CAL	AL	110	409	78	130	15	3	3	44	18	73	46	.318	.265 (+20%)	.329 (+27%)	.397 (-2%)	.727 (+11%)	1289.1
1980	CAL	AL	144	540	74	179	34	7	3	59	23	59	38	.331	.264 (+25%)	.326 (+21%)	.387 (+13%)	.714 (+17%)	1951.5
1981	CAL	AL	93	364	57	111	17	1	2	21	16	45	45	.305	.255 (+19%)	.320 (+19%)	.368 (+1%)	.688 (+9%)	777.3
1982	CAL	AL	138	523	88	167	25	5	3	44	10	67	49	.319	.261 (+22%)	.324 (+22%)	.388 (+4%)	.712 (+12%)	1533.8
1983	CAL	AL	129	472	66	160	24	2	2	44	6	57	48	.339	.260 (+30%)	.324 (+26%)	.389 (+6%)	.714 (+15%)	1635.0
1984	CAL	AL	93	329	42	97	8	1	3	31	4	40	39	.295	.259 (+13%)	.322 (+14%)	.384 (-8%)	.707 (+2%)	254.8
1985	CAL	AL	127	443	69	124	17	3	2	39	5	64	47	.280	.257 (+9%)	.323 (+15%)	.390 (-12%)	.714 (avg)	320.6
Career · 19 seasons			2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	353	1,018	1,028	.328	—	—	—	—	35,141

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rod Carew — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	50	6	11	4	0	0	1	5	9	.220

Playoff Batting by Year

Rod Carew — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	5	17	2	3	1	0	4	4	.176
1979	ALCS	CAL	4	17	4	7	3	1	0	0	.412
1970	ALCS	MIN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1969	ALCS	MIN	3	14	0	1	0	0	1	4	.071

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rod Carew — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1223	4533	732	1509	44	519	.333
Away	1246	4782	692	1544	48	496	.323

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rod Carew — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1985-10-05	LAA	TEX	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
1985-10-04	LAA	TEX	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1985-10-03	LAA	KCR	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1985-10-02	LAA	KCR	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1985-10-01	LAA	KCR	W	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
1985-09-30	LAA	KCR	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1985-09-29	LAA	CLE	W	4	1	2	1	1	1	1
1985-09-28	LAA	CLE	L	5	0	2	1	1	0	1
1985-09-27	LAA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-25	LAA	CHW	W	5	1	2	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rod Carew — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1184	1153	10930	774	106	1130
2B	1130	1071	2573	2928	154	664
3B	2	2	3	2	0	0
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	4	3	4	5	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rod Carew — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	MIN	2B	134	131	289	314	15	60
1968	MIN	2B	117	112	262	280	18	48
1968	MIN	SS	4	3	4	5	0	2
1969	MIN	2B	118	106	244	302	17	80
1970	MIN	1B	1	1	6	0	0	0
1970	MIN	2B	45	45	73	122	8	26
1971	MIN	2B	142	137	321	329	16	76
1971	MIN	3B	2	2	3	2	0	0
1972	MIN	2B	139	133	331	378	16	85
1973	MIN	2B	147	142	383	413	13	96
1974	MIN	2B	148	147	375	416	33	114
1975	MIN	1B	14	14	123	8	3	10
1975	MIN	2B	123	118	285	369	18	79
1976	MIN	1B	152	151	1394	108	16	149
1976	MIN	2B	7	0	4	2	0	0
1977	MIN	1B	151	148	1459	121	10	161
1977	MIN	2B	4	0	4	3	0	0
1978	MIN	1B	148	138	1362	105	16	134
1978	MIN	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
1978	MIN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	CAL	1B	103	102	804	55	10	101
1980	CAL	1B	103	102	897	57	6	82
1981	CAL	1B	90	90	877	60	5	90
1982	CAL	1B	134	130	1339	94	12	115
1983	CAL	1B	89	88	890	42	6	94
1983	CAL	2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
1984	CAL	1B	83	80	724	59	15	73
1985	CAL	1B	116	109	1055	65	7	121

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Rod Carew Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1184
Second Base	1130
Third Base	2
Shortstop	4
Left Field	1
Designated Hitter	68

Awards & Honors

Rod Carew — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
1985	Player of the Week	Week of 1985-08-02
1983	Player of the Month	May
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-05-06
1980	Player of the Month	June
1978	TSN All-Star	1B
1977	Most Valuable Player
1977	Player of the Month	June
1977	Player of the Month	September
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-06-25
1977	Roberto Clemente Award
1977	TSN All-Star	1B
1977	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1977	TSN Player of the Year
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-09-03
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-06-06
1975	TSN All-Star	2B
1974	Player of the Month	May
1974	TSN All-Star	2B
1973	TSN All-Star	2B
1972	TSN All-Star	2B
1969	TSN All-Star	2B
1968	TSN All-Star	2B
1967	Rookie of the Year
1967	TSN All-Star	2B
1967	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Rod Carew's recorded salaries total $875,000 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carew's career ran from 1967 to 1985. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Rod Carew — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	CAL	AL	$875,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$875,000

Award Voting History

Rod Carew — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	5.0	392	0
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	46.0	392	0
1977	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	273.0	392	12
1976	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	71.0	336	1
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	54.0	336	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	70.0	336	0
1973	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	83.0	336	0
1972	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	16.0	336	0
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	30.0	336	0
1967	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	19.0	20	19

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Rod Carew: the record in brief

According to the bio, Rod Carew debuted on April 11, 1967 and played a final game on October 5, 1985. By club, Carew's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (1967 to 1978) and the California Angels (1979 to 1985). Listed as a first baseman, Carew hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Carew is listed at 6-foot-0 and 170 pounds. Carew was born on October 1, 1945, in Gatun, CZ, USA. Rod Carew was the playing name; the full given name is Rodney Cline.

In 2,469 games and 9,315 at bats, Carew batted .328 with 3,053 hits, plus 92 home runs, 1,015 runs batted in, and 353 stolen bases. Carew got on base at a .393 rate and slugged .429 (.822 OPS). Over the seasons Carew played, league hitters batted .256; the .328 career figure is 28.2% above that. The OPS comparison is .822 to a league .699, 17.7% above average. The home run peak was 14 in 1975 with the Minnesota Twins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rod Carew

What years did Rod Carew play?: Rod Carew played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985.
Was Rod Carew a pitcher?: No. Rod Carew was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Rod Carew hit?: Rod Carew hit 92 career home runs with 3,053 hits.
Is Rod Carew in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Rod Carew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
What teams did Rod Carew play for?: Rod Carew played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1967–1978) and the California Angels (1979–1985).
How many MVP awards did Rod Carew win?: Rod Carew won 1 MVP award, in 1977.
What awards did Rod Carew win?: Rod Carew won the MVP award (1977) and the Rookie of the Year award (1967). He was selected to 18 All-Star Games.
What were Rod Carew's career stats?: In 2,469 games, Rod Carew had 3,053 hits, 92 home runs, 1,015 RBI, 1,424 runs, and 353 stolen bases, with a .328 batting average.
How much did Rod Carew earn in his career?: Rod Carew's recorded salaries total $875,000 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carew's career ran from 1967 to 1985. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Rod Carew's salary?: Rod Carew's recorded salary was $875,000 in 1985.
What position did Rod Carew play?: Rod Carew played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rod Carew and how much did he weigh?: Rod Carew was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Rod Carew hit each season?: Rod Carew's home runs by season: 8 in 1967, 1 in 1968, 8 in 1969, 4 in 1970, 2 in 1971, 0 in 1972, 6 in 1973, 3 in 1974, 14 in 1975, 9 in 1976, 14 in 1977, 5 in 1978, 3 in 1979, 3 in 1980, 2 in 1981, 3 in 1982, 2 in 1983, 3 in 1984, and 2 in 1985. His most in one season was 14, in 1975 and 1977.
What was Rod Carew's career batting average?: Rod Carew batted .328 over his career, with 3,053 hits in 9,315 at bats.