Career hits
3,053
Batting titles
7
MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
18
Career batting average
0.3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.292 | |
| 1968 | 0.273 | |
| 1969 | 0.332 | |
| 1970 | 0.366 | |
| 1971 | 0.307 | |
| 1972 | 0.318 | |
| 1973 | 0.35 | |
| 1974 | 0.364 | |
| 1975 | 0.359 | |
| 1976 | 0.331 | |
| 1977 | 0.388 | |
| 1978 | 0.333 | |
| 1979 | 0.318 | |
| 1980 | 0.331 | |
| 1981 | 0.305 | |
| 1982 | 0.319 | |
| 1983 | 0.339 | |
| 1984 | 0.295 | |
| 1985 | 0.28 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rod Carew ranks #34 in Baseball
Rod Carew ranks #34 in Baseball and #2019 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 1967–1985 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career hits 3053, Batting titles 7, MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 18.
Nearest context: ahead Jim Thome (89.8); behind Buck Leonard (89.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rod Carew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Carew comparisons
Rod Carew — frequently asked
- Is Rod Carew the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rod Carew ranks #34 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Rod Carew's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Rod Carew rank all time?
- #2019 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #34 in Baseball.
- Rod Carew vs Jim Thome: who ranks higher?
- Jim Thome ranks higher at 89.8 versus Rod Carew at 89.7, a margin of 0.1 points.