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Rod Carew vs Hank Greenberg Comparison

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Rod Carew

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Hank Greenberg

 

Info

Teams

Rod Carew Minnesota Twins (1967-1978), California Angels (1979-1985)
Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers (1930-1941, 1945-1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947)

Position

Rod Carew Second Baseman, First Baseman
Hank Greenberg First Baseman, Outfielder

Height

Rod Carew 6'0"
Hank Greenberg 6'3"

Weight

Rod Carew 170
Hank Greenberg 210

Bats

Rod Carew Left
Hank Greenberg Right

Throws

Rod Carew Right
Hank Greenberg Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 2 (1935, 1945) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 4 (1934-1935, 1940, 1945) StarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Rod Carew 4 (1969-1970, 1979, 1982) StarStarStarStar
Hank Greenberg 4 (1934-1935, 1940, 1945) StarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Rod Carew Yes 90.5% in 1991
Hank Greenberg Yes 85% in 1956

Number Retired

Rod Carew Yes Twins and Angels #29
Hank Greenberg Yes Tigers #5

MVP

Rod Carew 1 (1977) Star
Hank Greenberg 2 (1935, 1940) StarStar

All-Star Games

Rod Carew 18 (1967-1984) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Hank Greenberg 5 (1937-1940, 1945) StarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Rod Carew 7 (1969, 1972-1975, 1977-1978) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Hank Greenberg 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 4 (1935, 1938, 1940, 1946) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 4 (1935, 1937, 1940, 1946) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Hits

Rod Carew 3 (1973-1974, 1977) StarStarStar
Hank Greenberg 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 2 (1935, 1940) StarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 2 (1934, 1940) StarStar

League Leader in Triples

Rod Carew 2 (1973, 1977) StarStar
Hank Greenberg 0

League Leader in Runs

Rod Carew 1 (1977) Star
Hank Greenberg 1 (1938) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Rod Carew 4 (1974-1975, 1977-1978) StarStarStarStar
Hank Greenberg 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 1 (1940) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Rod Carew 2,469
Hank Greenberg 1,394

Plate Appearances (PA)

Rod Carew 10,550
Hank Greenberg 6,098

At Bats (AB)

Rod Carew 9,315
Hank Greenberg 5,193

Batting Average (BA)

Rod Carew 0.328
Hank Greenberg 0.313

Hits (H)

Rod Carew 3,053
Hank Greenberg 1,628

Runs (R)

Rod Carew 1,424
Hank Greenberg 1,046

Home Runs (HR)

Rod Carew 92
Hank Greenberg 331

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Rod Carew 1,015
Hank Greenberg 1,274

Doubles (2B)

Rod Carew 445
Hank Greenberg 379

Triples (3B)

Rod Carew 112
Hank Greenberg 70

Walks (BB)

Rod Carew 1,018
Hank Greenberg 852

Strikeouts (SO)

Rod Carew 1,028
Hank Greenberg 844

Stolen Bases (SB)

Rod Carew 353
Hank Greenberg 58

Caught Stealing (CS)

Rod Carew 187
Hank Greenberg 26

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Rod Carew 0.393
Hank Greenberg 0.412

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Rod Carew 0.429
Hank Greenberg 0.605

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Rod Carew 0.822
Hank Greenberg 1.016

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Rod Carew 25
Hank Greenberg 16

Total Bases (TB)

Rod Carew 3,998
Hank Greenberg 3,140

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Rod Carew 649
Hank Greenberg 780

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Rod Carew 0.359
Hank Greenberg 0.323

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Rod Carew 0.101
Hank Greenberg 0.291

Secondary Average (SECA)

Rod Carew 0.229
Hank Greenberg 0.461

Total Average (TotA)

Rod Carew 0.781
Hank Greenberg 1.105

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Rod Carew 146.0
Hank Greenberg 98.7

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Rod Carew 9.6%
Hank Greenberg 14.0%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Rod Carew 9.7%
Hank Greenberg 13.8%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Rod Carew 78%
Hank Greenberg 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Rod Carew 101.3
Hank Greenberg 15.7

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Rod Carew 81.1
Hank Greenberg 57.5

Runs Created (RC)

Rod Carew 1,595
Hank Greenberg 1,292

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Rod Carew 14
Hank Greenberg 23

Plate Appearances (PA)

Rod Carew 55
Hank Greenberg 101

At Bats (AB)

Rod Carew 50
Hank Greenberg 85

Batting Average (BA)

Rod Carew .220
Hank Greenberg .318

Hits (H)

Rod Carew 11
Hank Greenberg 27

Runs (R)

Rod Carew 6
Hank Greenberg 17

Home Runs (HR)

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 5

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Rod Carew 1
Hank Greenberg 22

Doubles (2B)

Rod Carew 4
Hank Greenberg 7

Triples (3B)

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 2

Walks (BB)

Rod Carew 5
Hank Greenberg 13

Strikeouts (SO)

Rod Carew 9
Hank Greenberg 19

Stolen Bases (SB)

Rod Carew 2
Hank Greenberg 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Rod Carew 2
Hank Greenberg 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Rod Carew 0
Hank Greenberg 2

Total Bases (TB)

Rod Carew 15
Hank Greenberg 53

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Rod Carew .291
Hank Greenberg .420

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Rod Carew .300
Hank Greenberg .624

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Rod Carew 0.591
Hank Greenberg 1.044

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Rod Carew .268
Hank Greenberg .361

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Rod Carew 16.4%
Hank Greenberg 18.8%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Rod Carew 9.1%
Hank Greenberg 12.9%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Rod Carew .080
Hank Greenberg .306

Secondary Average (SECA)

Rod Carew .180
Hank Greenberg .471

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Rod Carew 4
Hank Greenberg 14

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Rod Carew 156 (1976)
Hank Greenberg 155 (1938)

At Bats (AB)

Rod Carew 616 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 619 (1935)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Rod Carew 694 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 710 (1935)

Batting Average (BA)

Rod Carew 0.388 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 0.348 (1936)

Hits (H)

Rod Carew 239 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 203 (1935)

Runs (R)

Rod Carew 128 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 143 (1938)

Home Runs (HR)

Rod Carew 14 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 58 (1938)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Rod Carew 100 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 184 (1937)

Doubles (2B)

Rod Carew 38 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 63 (1934)

Triples (3B)

Rod Carew 16 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 16 (1935)

Walks (BB)

Rod Carew 78 (1978)
Hank Greenberg 119 (1938)

Strikeouts (SO)

Rod Carew 28 (1970)
Hank Greenberg 0 (1930)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Rod Carew 49 (1976)
Hank Greenberg 9 (1934)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Rod Carew 3 (1984)
Hank Greenberg 0 (1947)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Rod Carew 3 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 4 (1947)

Total Bases (TB)

Rod Carew 351 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 397 (1937)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Rod Carew 0.449 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 0.455 (1936)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Rod Carew 0.570 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 0.683 (1938)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Rod Carew 1.019 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 1.122 (1938)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Rod Carew 9.7 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 7.7 (1937)

Runs Created (RC)

Rod Carew 160 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 172 (1937)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Rod Carew 0.415 (1970)
Hank Greenberg 0.385 (1936)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Rod Carew 0.182 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 0.369 (1938)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Rod Carew 0.310 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 0.586 (1938)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Rod Carew 6.2% (1980)
Hank Greenberg 0.0% (1930)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Rod Carew 14.8% (1979)
Hank Greenberg 20.4% (1947)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Rod Carew 0.0 (1972)
Hank Greenberg 0.0 (1930)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Rod Carew 68 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 103 (1937)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Rod Carew 10 (1975)
Hank Greenberg 0 (1947)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Rod Carew Minnesota Twins (1967-1978), California Angels (1979-1985)
Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers (1930-1941, 1945-1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947)

Position

Rod Carew Second Baseman, First Baseman
Hank Greenberg First Baseman, Outfielder

Height

Rod Carew 6'0"
Hank Greenberg 6'3"

Weight

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Bats

Rod Carew Left
Hank Greenberg Right

Throws

Rod Carew Right
Hank Greenberg Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

World Series Appearances

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Playoff Appearances

Rod Carew 4 (1969-1970, 1979, 1982)
Hank Greenberg 4 (1934-1935, 1940, 1945)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Rod Carew Yes 90.5% in 1991
Hank Greenberg Yes 85% in 1956

Number Retired

Rod Carew Yes Twins and Angels #29
Hank Greenberg Yes Tigers #5

MVP

Rod Carew 1 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 2 (1935, 1940)

All-Star Games

Rod Carew 18 (1967-1984)
Hank Greenberg 5 (1937-1940, 1945)

League Batting Champion

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Home Runs

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in RBIs

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Hits

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Total Bases

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Doubles

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Triples

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Runs

Rod Carew 1 (1977)
Hank Greenberg 1 (1938)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Hitting

Games (G)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Plate Appearances (PA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

At Bats (AB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Batting Average (BA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Hits (H)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Runs (R)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Home Runs (HR)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Doubles (2B)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Triples (3B)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Walks (BB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Strikeouts (SO)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Stolen Bases (SB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Caught Stealing (CS)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Total Bases (TB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Secondary Average (SECA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Total Average (TotA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Runs Created (RC)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Plate Appearances (PA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

At Bats (AB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Batting Average (BA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Hits (H)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Runs (R)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Home Runs (HR)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Doubles (2B)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Triples (3B)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Walks (BB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Strikeouts (SO)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Stolen Bases (SB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Caught Stealing (CS)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Total Bases (TB)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Secondary Average (SECA)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Rod Carew Hank Greenberg

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