Carew earned a batting average of .328 for his career with 1,424 scored runs and an OPS of .822. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 10,550 times and delivered with a hit 3,053 times. He compiled a slugging percentage of .429 and he had a total of 3,998 bases. In his MLB career, Carew slapped 92 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,015 runs. He went down on strikes 1,028 times and took a walk on 1,018 at-bats, which has contributed to a .393 OBP.
Rod Carew Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .328 | 92 | 3,053 | 1,018 | 1,424 | 1,015 | .393 | 10,550 | 9,315 | .822 | 131 | 445 | 112 | 2,469 | .429 | 353 | 187 | 3,998 | 1,028 | |
| 1985 | CAL | .280 | 2 | 124 | 64 | 69 | 39 | .371 | 518 | 443 | .717 | 99 | 17 | 3 | 127 | .345 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 47 |
| 1984 | CAL | .295 | 3 | 97 | 40 | 42 | 31 | .367 | 378 | 329 | .720 | 102 | 8 | 1 | 93 | .353 | 4 | 3 | 116 | 39 |
| 1983 | CAL | .339 | 2 | 160 | 57 | 66 | 44 | .409 | 536 | 472 | .820 | 128 | 24 | 2 | 129 | .411 | 6 | 7 | 194 | 48 |
| 1982 | CAL | .319 | 3 | 167 | 67 | 88 | 44 | .396 | 612 | 523 | .799 | 121 | 25 | 5 | 138 | .403 | 10 | 17 | 211 | 49 |
| 1981 | CAL | .305 | 2 | 111 | 45 | 57 | 21 | .380 | 421 | 364 | .753 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 93 | .374 | 16 | 9 | 136 | 45 |
| 1980 | CAL | .331 | 3 | 179 | 59 | 74 | 59 | .396 | 612 | 540 | .833 | 132 | 34 | 7 | 144 | .437 | 23 | 15 | 236 | 38 |
| 1979 | CAL | .318 | 3 | 130 | 73 | 78 | 44 | .419 | 493 | 409 | .810 | 125 | 15 | 3 | 110 | .391 | 18 | 8 | 160 | 46 |
| 1978 | MIN | .333 | 5 | 188 | 78 | 85 | 70 | .411 | 651 | 564 | .853 | 139 | 26 | 10 | 152 | .441 | 27 | 7 | 249 | 62 |
| 1977 | MIN | .388 | 14 | 239 | 69 | 128 | 100 | .449 | 694 | 616 | 1.019 | 178 | 38 | 16 | 155 | .570 | 23 | 13 | 351 | 55 |
| 1976 | MIN | .331 | 9 | 200 | 67 | 97 | 90 | .395 | 687 | 605 | .858 | 148 | 29 | 12 | 156 | .463 | 49 | 22 | 280 | 52 |
| 1975 | MIN | .359 | 14 | 192 | 64 | 89 | 80 | .421 | 617 | 535 | .919 | 157 | 24 | 4 | 143 | .497 | 35 | 9 | 266 | 40 |
| 1974 | MIN | .364 | 3 | 218 | 74 | 86 | 55 | .433 | 690 | 599 | .879 | 150 | 30 | 5 | 153 | .446 | 38 | 16 | 267 | 49 |
| 1973 | MIN | .350 | 6 | 203 | 62 | 98 | 62 | .411 | 657 | 580 | .881 | 144 | 30 | 11 | 149 | .471 | 41 | 16 | 273 | 55 |
| 1972 | MIN | .318 | 0 | 170 | 43 | 61 | 51 | .369 | 591 | 535 | .749 | 119 | 21 | 6 | 142 | .379 | 12 | 6 | 203 | 60 |
| 1971 | MIN | .307 | 2 | 177 | 45 | 88 | 48 | .356 | 632 | 577 | .736 | 107 | 16 | 10 | 147 | .380 | 6 | 7 | 219 | 81 |
| 1970 | MIN | .366 | 4 | 70 | 11 | 27 | 28 | .407 | 204 | 191 | .930 | 152 | 12 | 3 | 51 | .524 | 4 | 6 | 100 | 28 |
| 1969 | MIN | .332 | 8 | 152 | 37 | 79 | 56 | .386 | 504 | 458 | .853 | 134 | 30 | 4 | 123 | .467 | 19 | 8 | 214 | 72 |
| 1968 | MIN | .273 | 1 | 126 | 26 | 46 | 42 | .312 | 492 | 461 | .659 | 95 | 27 | 2 | 127 | .347 | 12 | 4 | 160 | 71 |
| 1967 | MIN | .292 | 8 | 150 | 37 | 66 | 51 | .341 | 561 | 514 | .750 | 113 | 22 | 7 | 137 | .409 | 5 | 9 | 210 | 91 |
1985 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 127 | 150th |
| Plate Appearances | 518 | 125th |
| At-Bats | 443 | 135th |
| Runs Scored | 69 | 86th |
| Hits | 124 | 112th |
| Doubles | 17 | 162nd |
| Triples | 3 | 115th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 317th |
| Runs Batted In | 39 | 185th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 158th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 94th |
| Walks | 64 | 44th |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 192nd |
| Batting Average | .280 | 133rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .371 | 78th |
| Slugging Percentage | .345 | 354th |
| OPS | .717 | 230th |
| OPS+ | 99 | 228th |
| Total Bases | 153 | 166th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 165th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 178th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 9 | 28th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 292nd |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 35th |
1984 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 93 | 259th |
| Plate Appearances | 378 | 205th |
| At-Bats | 329 | 209th |
| Runs Scored | 42 | 185th |
| Hits | 97 | 169th |
| Doubles | 8 | 293rd |
| Triples | 1 | 234th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 252nd |
| Runs Batted In | 31 | 220th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 170th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 159th |
| Walks | 40 | 125th |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 222nd |
| Batting Average | .295 | 109th |
| On-Base Percentage | .367 | 96th |
| Slugging Percentage | .353 | 324th |
| OPS | .720 | 226th |
| OPS+ | 102 | 227th |
| Total Bases | 116 | 214th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 148th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 374th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 83rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 103rd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 258th |
1983 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 129 | 146th |
| Plate Appearances | 536 | 111th |
| At-Bats | 472 | 113th |
| Runs Scored | 66 | 91st |
| Hits | 160 | 42nd |
| Doubles | 24 | 76th |
| Triples | 2 | 184th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 305th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 164th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 153rd |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 69th |
| Walks | 57 | 58th |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 184th |
| Batting Average | .339 | 25th |
| On-Base Percentage | .409 | 30th |
| Slugging Percentage | .411 | 192nd |
| OPS | .820 | 98th |
| OPS+ | 128 | 88th |
| Total Bases | 194 | 107th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 39th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 199th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 180th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 149th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 37th |
1982 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 138 | 117th |
| Plate Appearances | 612 | 71st |
| At-Bats | 523 | 93rd |
| Runs Scored | 88 | 38th |
| Hits | 167 | 36th |
| Doubles | 25 | 68th |
| Triples | 5 | 47th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 259th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 157th |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 94th |
| Caught Stealing | 17 | 7th |
| Walks | 67 | 39th |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 161st |
| Batting Average | .319 | 47th |
| On-Base Percentage | .396 | 46th |
| Slugging Percentage | .403 | 209th |
| OPS | .799 | 114th |
| OPS+ | 121 | 107th |
| Total Bases | 211 | 87th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 140th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 98th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 16 | 7th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 102nd |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 86th |
1981 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 93 | 113th |
| Plate Appearances | 421 | 51st |
| At-Bats | 364 | 62nd |
| Runs Scored | 57 | 23rd |
| Hits | 111 | 28th |
| Doubles | 17 | 63rd |
| Triples | 1 | 176th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 225th |
| Runs Batted In | 21 | 205th |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 33rd |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 19th |
| Walks | 45 | 35th |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 76th |
| Batting Average | .305 | 79th |
| On-Base Percentage | .380 | 64th |
| Slugging Percentage | .374 | 227th |
| OPS | .753 | 146th |
| OPS+ | 120 | 127th |
| Total Bases | 136 | 86th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 80th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 326th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 10 | 10th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 141st |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 21st |
1980 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 144 | 76th |
| Plate Appearances | 612 | 58th |
| At-Bats | 540 | 66th |
| Runs Scored | 74 | 64th |
| Hits | 179 | 16th |
| Doubles | 34 | 15th |
| Triples | 7 | 30th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 244th |
| Runs Batted In | 59 | 94th |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 32nd |
| Caught Stealing | 15 | 11th |
| Walks | 59 | 52nd |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 220th |
| Batting Average | .331 | 38th |
| On-Base Percentage | .396 | 41st |
| Slugging Percentage | .437 | 129th |
| OPS | .833 | 79th |
| OPS+ | 132 | 60th |
| Total Bases | 236 | 48th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 40th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 180th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 9 | 44th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 163rd |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 57th |
1979 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 110 | 212th |
| Plate Appearances | 493 | 144th |
| At-Bats | 409 | 164th |
| Runs Scored | 78 | 62nd |
| Hits | 130 | 116th |
| Doubles | 15 | 185th |
| Triples | 3 | 126th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 254th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 172nd |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 52nd |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 60th |
| Walks | 73 | 29th |
| Strikeouts | 46 | 166th |
| Batting Average | .318 | 58th |
| On-Base Percentage | .419 | 39th |
| Slugging Percentage | .391 | 251st |
| OPS | .810 | 120th |
| OPS+ | 125 | 94th |
| Total Bases | 160 | 161st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 148th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 401st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 55th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 173rd |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 55th |
1978 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 152 | 51st |
| Plate Appearances | 651 | 39th |
| At-Bats | 564 | 47th |
| Runs Scored | 85 | 29th |
| Hits | 188 | 8th |
| Doubles | 26 | 60th |
| Triples | 10 | 5th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 189th |
| Runs Batted In | 70 | 70th |
| Stolen Bases | 27 | 30th |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 72nd |
| Walks | 78 | 19th |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 109th |
| Batting Average | .333 | 24th |
| On-Base Percentage | .411 | 31st |
| Slugging Percentage | .441 | 114th |
| OPS | .853 | 55th |
| OPS+ | 139 | 55th |
| Total Bases | 249 | 37th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 10th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 206th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 281st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 51st |
| Intentional Walks | 19 | 3rd |
1977 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 155 | 30th |
| Plate Appearances | 694 | 11th |
| At-Bats | 616 | 17th |
| Runs Scored | 128 | 1st |
| Hits | 239 | 1st |
| Doubles | 38 | 7th |
| Triples | 16 | 2nd |
| Home Runs | 14 | 98th |
| Runs Batted In | 100 | 22nd |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 36th |
| Caught Stealing | 13 | 25th |
| Walks | 69 | 36th |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 157th |
| Batting Average | .388 | 17th |
| On-Base Percentage | .449 | 19th |
| Slugging Percentage | .570 | 25th |
| OPS | 1.019 | 11th |
| OPS+ | 178 | 10th |
| Total Bases | 351 | 3rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 221st |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 74th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 377th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 71st |
| Intentional Walks | 15 | 4th |
1976 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 156 | 22nd |
| Plate Appearances | 687 | 13th |
| At-Bats | 605 | 15th |
| Runs Scored | 97 | 7th |
| Hits | 200 | 4th |
| Doubles | 29 | 25th |
| Triples | 12 | 2nd |
| Home Runs | 9 | 85th |
| Runs Batted In | 90 | 17th |
| Stolen Bases | 49 | 11th |
| Caught Stealing | 22 | 2nd |
| Walks | 67 | 28th |
| Strikeouts | 52 | 129th |
| Batting Average | .331 | 30th |
| On-Base Percentage | .395 | 37th |
| Slugging Percentage | .463 | 39th |
| OPS | .858 | 24th |
| OPS+ | 148 | 26th |
| Total Bases | 280 | 7th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 68th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 182nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 55th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 41st |
| Intentional Walks | 14 | 6th |
1975 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 143 | 79th |
| Plate Appearances | 617 | 52nd |
| At-Bats | 535 | 56th |
| Runs Scored | 89 | 17th |
| Hits | 192 | 6th |
| Doubles | 24 | 65th |
| Triples | 4 | 67th |
| Home Runs | 14 | 58th |
| Runs Batted In | 80 | 38th |
| Stolen Bases | 35 | 8th |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 37th |
| Walks | 64 | 50th |
| Strikeouts | 40 | 197th |
| Batting Average | .359 | 27th |
| On-Base Percentage | .421 | 29th |
| Slugging Percentage | .497 | 45th |
| OPS | .919 | 29th |
| OPS+ | 157 | 29th |
| Total Bases | 266 | 18th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 105th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 207th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 77th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 4th |
| Intentional Walks | 18 | 1st |
1974 Stats for Rod Carew
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 153 | 35th |
| Plate Appearances | 690 | 10th |
| At-Bats | 599 | 18th |
| Runs Scored | 86 | 24th |
| Hits | 218 | 1st |
| Doubles | 30 | 23rd |
| Triples | 5 | 44th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 228th |
| Runs Batted In | 55 | 98th |
| Stolen Bases | 38 | 10th |
| Caught Stealing | 16 | 8th |
| Walks | 74 | 28th |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 156th |
| Batting Average | .364 | 24th |
| On-Base Percentage | .433 | 27th |
| Slugging Percentage | .446 | 76th |
| OPS | .879 | 42nd |
| OPS+ | 150 | 40th |
| Total Bases | 267 | 14th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 21st |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 201st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 13 | 13th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 133rd |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 38th |