Paul Molitor career batting average

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.306Career Regular Season

Paul Molitor has a career batting average of .306 over 21 regular seasons.

• Best season on file: .353 in 1987.
• Most recent: .281 in 1998.

Average of 21 regular seasons, 1978 through 1998. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Paul Molitor career batting average, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1978	MIL	125	521	73	142	6	45	30	.273	.301	.372	.673
1979	MIL	140	584	88	188	9	62	33	.322	.372	.469	.842
1980	MIL	111	450	81	137	9	37	34	.304	.372	.438	.809
1981	MIL	64	251	45	67	2	19	10	.267	.341	.335	.675
1982	MIL	160	666	136	201	19	71	41	.302	.366	.450	.816
1983	MIL	152	608	95	164	15	47	41	.270	.333	.410	.743
1984	MIL	13	46	3	10	0	6	1	.217	.245	.239	.484
1985	MIL	140	576	93	171	10	48	21	.297	.356	.408	.764
1986	MIL	105	437	62	123	9	55	20	.281	.340	.426	.765
1987	MIL	118	465	114	164	16	75	45	.353	.438	.566	1.003
1988	MIL	154	609	115	190	13	60	41	.312	.384	.452	.836
1989	MIL	155	615	84	194	11	56	27	.315	.379	.439	.818
1990	MIL	103	418	64	119	12	45	18	.285	.343	.464	.807
1991	MIL	158	665	133	216	17	75	19	.325	.399	.489	.888
1992	MIL	158	609	89	195	12	89	31	.320	.389	.461	.851
1993	TOR	160	636	121	211	22	111	22	.332	.402	.509	.911
1994	TOR	115	454	86	155	14	75	20	.341	.410	.518	.927
1995	TOR	130	525	63	142	15	60	12	.270	.350	.423	.772
1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	9	113	18	.341	.390	.468	.858
1997	MIN	135	538	63	164	10	89	11	.305	.351	.435	.786
1998	MIN	126	502	75	141	4	69	9	.281	.335	.382	.718

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS