Hank Aaron vs. Rod Carew — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Rod Carew
Silent GenerationCZThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rod Carew holds a real edge over Hank Aaron in this comparison. Rod Carew led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 140), batting average (AVG+ 138 vs 123), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 129 vs 122). Hank Aaron held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 71). The edge belongs to Rod Carew.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Rod Carew

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3298
141.95
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
2469
140.42
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
10550
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12364
532.17
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
9315
529.76
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.844
0.844
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3771
162.31
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3053
173.63
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2404
136.72
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
445
25.31
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.37
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
92
5.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
649
36.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1593.64
90.63
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
3998
227.37
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5205
224.03
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4096
232.95
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1424
80.99
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
57.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
2347
133.48
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1681.25
95.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.42
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
57.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
144
8.19
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
58.46
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
10.26
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.28
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
64
3.64
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.28
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
20.08
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
73
3.14
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
10.64
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
30.71
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
65.37
65.37

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Rod Carew

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
1.06
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
1.02
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
59197
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19732.1
9
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13510
6.16
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3709
1.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.12
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17479
7.97
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17219
7.85
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.419
7.419
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
0.82
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0