Rod Carew vs. Eddie Collins — Career Comparison

Rod Carew
Silent GenerationCZThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Collins
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVP

Rod Carew and Eddie Collins are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 129 for Rod Carew, 134 for Eddie Collins), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 133). The overall lean goes to Eddie Collins, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rod Carew and Eddie Collins

Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
2469
140.42
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2826
140.87
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
10550
600
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12037
600
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9315
529.76
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9949
495.92
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.844
0.844
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.898
0.898
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3053
173.63
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3315
165.24
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2404
136.72
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2643
131.74
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
25.31
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
438
21.83
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
112
6.37
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
9.32
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.23
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.34
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
649
36.91
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672
33.5
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1593.64
90.63
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2081.12
103.74
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3998
227.37
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4268
212.74
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
4096
232.95
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4891
243.8
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1424
80.99
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1821
90.77
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
57.73
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1300
64.8
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
2347
133.48
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3074
153.23
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1681.25
95.62
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171.76
108.25
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.42
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
3.84
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
57.9
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1499
74.72
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
8.19
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
58.46
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
23.28
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
10.26
10.26
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.78
25.78
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.28
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
25.52
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.64
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
216
12.28
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
353
20.08
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
36.94
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
10.64
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
9.72
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
540
30.71
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
46.66
Rod Carew
Career
Per 600 PA
65.37
65.37
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.17
79.17

Fielding Stats for Rod Carew and Eddie Collins

Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2321
1.06
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2701
6.74
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
1.02
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59197
27
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10815
27
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19732.1
9
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3605
9
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13510
6.16
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
16.53
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3709
1.69
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7716
19.26
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.12
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.13
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17479
7.97
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14789
36.92
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17219
7.85
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14337
35.79
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.419
7.419
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.308
5.308
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Rod Carew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
0.82
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
3.05
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Carew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0