Rod Carew

First base 1967–1985 Hall of Fame 1991 18× All-Star

3,053H

92HR

.328AVG

1,015RBI

.822OPS

Rod Carew, born in Gatun, Panama, played 19 seasons (1967–1985) primarily as a first baseman, mostly with the Minnesota Twins, California Angels. He collected 3,053 hits and 92 home runs with a .328 batting average, ranking 1st in hits among Panamanian-born players. He was selected to 18 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.

Born: October 1, 1945 · Gatun, Panama · 3 major leaguers from Gatún
Bats / Throws: L / R
Teams: Minnesota Twins, California Angels

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1967	Minnesota Twins	137	514	66	150	22	7	8	51	5	37	91	.292
1968	Minnesota Twins	127	461	46	126	27	2	1	42	12	26	71	.273
1969	Minnesota Twins	123	458	79	152	30	4	8	56	19	37	72	.332
1970	Minnesota Twins	51	191	27	70	12	3	4	28	4	11	28	.366
1971	Minnesota Twins	147	577	88	177	16	10	2	48	6	45	81	.307
1972	Minnesota Twins	142	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	12	43	60	.318
1973	Minnesota Twins	149	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	41	62	55	.350
1974	Minnesota Twins	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	38	74	49	.364
1975	Minnesota Twins	143	535	89	192	24	4	14	80	35	64	40	.359
1976	Minnesota Twins	156	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	49	67	52	.331
1977	Minnesota Twins	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	23	69	55	.388
1978	Minnesota Twins	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	27	78	62	.333
1979	California Angels	110	409	78	130	15	3	3	44	18	73	46	.318
1980	California Angels	144	540	74	179	34	7	3	59	23	59	38	.331
1981	California Angels	93	364	57	111	17	1	2	21	16	45	45	.305
1982	California Angels	138	523	88	167	25	5	3	44	10	67	49	.319
1983	California Angels	129	472	66	160	24	2	2	44	6	57	48	.339
1984	California Angels	93	329	42	97	8	1	3	31	4	40	39	.295
1985	California Angels	127	443	69	124	17	3	2	39	5	64	47	.280
Career		2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	353	1,018	1,028	.328

More Panamanian first basemen of his era

Ramon Webster1967–1971 · 190 H, 17 HR Dave Roberts1962–1966 · 38 H, 2 HR