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Honus Wagner vs Rod Carew Comparison

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Info

Teams

Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)
Rod Carew Minnesota Twins (1967-1978), California Angels (1979-1985)

Position

Honus Wagner Shortstop
Rod Carew Second Baseman, First Baseman

Height

Honus Wagner 5'11"
Rod Carew 6'0"

Weight

Honus Wagner 200
Rod Carew 170

Bats

Honus Wagner Right
Rod Carew Left

Throws

Honus Wagner Right
Rod Carew Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Honus Wagner 1 (1909) Star
Rod Carew 0

World Series Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar
Rod Carew 0

Playoff Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar
Rod Carew 4 (1969-1970, 1979, 1982) StarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936
Rod Carew Yes 90.5% in 1991

Number Retired

Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33
Rod Carew Yes Twins and Angels #29

MVP

Honus Wagner 0
Rod Carew 1 (1977) Star

Rookie of the Year

Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947
Rod Carew Yes (1967)

League Batting Champion

Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 7 (1969, 1972-1975, 1977-1978) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Honus Wagner 0
Rod Carew 0

League Leader in RBIs

Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912) StarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 0

League Leader in Hits

Honus Wagner 2 (1908, 1910) StarStar
Rod Carew 3 (1973-1974, 1977) StarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1904, 1907-1908) StarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 0

League Leader in Doubles

Honus Wagner 7 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 0

League Leader in Triples

Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908) StarStarStar
Rod Carew 2 (1973, 1977) StarStar

League Leader in Runs

Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906) StarStar
Rod Carew 1 (1977) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 4 (1974-1975, 1977-1978) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Rod Carew 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 2,794
Rod Carew 2,469

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 11,749
Rod Carew 10,550

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 10,439
Rod Carew 9,315

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner 0.328
Rod Carew 0.328

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 3,420
Rod Carew 3,053

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 1,739
Rod Carew 1,424

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 101
Rod Carew 92

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 1,732
Rod Carew 1,015

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 643
Rod Carew 445

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 252
Rod Carew 112

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 963
Rod Carew 1,018

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 735
Rod Carew 1,028

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 723
Rod Carew 353

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 26
Rod Carew 187

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner 0.391
Rod Carew 0.393

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner 0.467
Rod Carew 0.429

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 0.858
Rod Carew 0.822

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 125
Rod Carew 25

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 4,870
Rod Carew 3,998

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 996
Rod Carew 649

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner 0.346
Rod Carew 0.359

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner 0.139
Rod Carew 0.101

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner 0.298
Rod Carew 0.229

Total Average (TotA)

Honus Wagner 0.945
Rod Carew 0.781

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Honus Wagner 177.2
Rod Carew 146.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Honus Wagner 8.2%
Rod Carew 9.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner 6.3%
Rod Carew 9.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Honus Wagner 82%
Rod Carew 78%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner 103.4
Rod Carew 101.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner 130.9
Rod Carew 81.1

Runs Created (RC)

Honus Wagner 1,888
Rod Carew 1,595

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 15
Rod Carew 14

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 62
Rod Carew 55

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 51
Rod Carew 50

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner .275
Rod Carew .220

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 14
Rod Carew 11

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 6
Rod Carew 6

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 0
Rod Carew 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 9
Rod Carew 1

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 3
Rod Carew 4

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 1
Rod Carew 0

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 7
Rod Carew 5

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 6
Rod Carew 9

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 9
Rod Carew 2

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 0
Rod Carew 2

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 3
Rod Carew 0

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 19
Rod Carew 15

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner .393
Rod Carew .291

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner .373
Rod Carew .300

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 0.766
Rod Carew 0.591

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner .311
Rod Carew .268

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner 9.7%
Rod Carew 16.4%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner 11.3%
Rod Carew 9.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner .098
Rod Carew .080

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner .412
Rod Carew .180

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 4
Rod Carew 4

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 156 (1915)
Rod Carew 156 (1976)

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 588 (1898)
Rod Carew 616 (1977)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 641 (1908)
Rod Carew 694 (1977)

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner 0.381 (1900)
Rod Carew 0.388 (1977)

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 201 (1908)
Rod Carew 239 (1977)

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 114 (1905)
Rod Carew 128 (1977)

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 10 (1908)
Rod Carew 14 (1977)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 126 (1901)
Rod Carew 100 (1977)

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 45 (1900)
Rod Carew 38 (1977)

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 22 (1900)
Rod Carew 16 (1977)

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 67 (1911)
Rod Carew 78 (1978)

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 14 (1897)
Rod Carew 28 (1970)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 61 (1907)
Rod Carew 49 (1976)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 0 (1917)
Rod Carew 3 (1984)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 14 (1902)
Rod Carew 3 (1977)

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 308 (1908)
Rod Carew 351 (1977)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner 0.434 (1900)
Rod Carew 0.449 (1977)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner 0.573 (1900)
Rod Carew 0.570 (1977)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 1.007 (1900)
Rod Carew 1.019 (1977)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner 11.5 (1908)
Rod Carew 9.7 (1977)

Runs Created (RC)

Honus Wagner 129 (1900)
Rod Carew 160 (1977)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner 0.395 (1905)
Rod Carew 0.415 (1970)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner 0.192 (1900)
Rod Carew 0.182 (1977)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner 0.400 (1904)
Rod Carew 0.310 (1977)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Honus Wagner 2.9% (1900)
Rod Carew 6.2% (1980)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner 12.0% (1911)
Rod Carew 14.8% (1979)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner 0.0 (1917)
Rod Carew 0.0 (1972)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 71 (1900)
Rod Carew 68 (1977)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Honus Wagner 0 (1917)
Rod Carew 10 (1975)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)
Rod Carew Minnesota Twins (1967-1978), California Angels (1979-1985)

Position

Honus Wagner Shortstop
Rod Carew Second Baseman, First Baseman

Height

Honus Wagner 5'11"
Rod Carew 6'0"

Weight

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Bats

Honus Wagner Right
Rod Carew Left

Throws

Honus Wagner Right
Rod Carew Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

World Series Appearances

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Playoff Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)
Rod Carew 4 (1969-1970, 1979, 1982)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936
Rod Carew Yes 90.5% in 1991

Number Retired

Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33
Rod Carew Yes Twins and Angels #29

MVP

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Rookie of the Year

Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947
Rod Carew Yes (1967)

League Batting Champion

Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911)
Rod Carew 7 (1969, 1972-1975, 1977-1978)

League Leader in Home Runs

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

League Leader in RBIs

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

League Leader in Hits

Honus Wagner 2 (1908, 1910)
Rod Carew 3 (1973-1974, 1977)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

League Leader in Total Bases

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

League Leader in Doubles

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

League Leader in Triples

Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908)
Rod Carew 2 (1973, 1977)

League Leader in Runs

Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906)
Rod Carew 1 (1977)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909)
Rod Carew 4 (1974-1975, 1977-1978)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Total Average (TotA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Runs Created (RC)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner Rod Carew

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