James Loney vs Yadier Molina

James LoneyYadier Molina

James Loney and Yadier Molina compared on their MLB careers: James Loney played 11 seasons, 2006 to 2016, Yadier Molina 19 seasons, 2004 to 2022. James Loney has .284 batting average to Yadier Molina's .277. Yadier Molina won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

James Loney and Yadier Molina career totals
1,443GP2,225
5,023AB7,817
528R777
1,425H2,168
108HR176
669RBI1,022
38SB71
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

James Loney and Yadier Molina postseason
23GP104
80AB373
6R29
28H102
3HR4
16RBI36
0SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.4
1.0OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

James Loney and Yadier Molina all-time places
—Hits201st (2,168)
—RBI250th (1,022)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • James Loney: 0 championships; none on file
  • Yadier Molina: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×9, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

James Loney and Yadier Molina season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2006.2844182004.267215
2nd2007.33115672005.252849
3rd2008.28913902006.216649
4th2009.28113902007.275640
5th2010.26710882008.304756
6th2011.28812652009.293654
7th2012.2496412010.262662
8th2013.29913752011.3051465
9th2014.2909692012.3152276
10th2015.2804322013.3191280
11th2016.2659342014.282738
12th————2015.270461
13th————2016.307858
14th————2017.2731882
15th————2018.2612074
16th————2019.2701057
17th————2020.262416
18th————2021.2521166
19th————2022.214524

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI