Paul Molitor stats

Last played for the Minnesota Twins, 1998

Designated Hitter · #4

Age 70 · 6' 0"

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Paul Molitor played 21 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1998.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,683
AB
10,835
R
1,782
H
3,319
HR
234
RBI
1,307
SB
504
AVG
.306

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1978MIL1255217314264530.273
1979MIL1405848818896233.322
1980MIL1114508113793734.304
1981MIL64251456721910.267
1982MIL160666136201197141.302
1983MIL15260895164154741.270
1984MIL1346310061.217
1985MIL14057693171104821.297
1986MIL1054376212395520.281
1987MIL118465114164167545.353
1988MIL154609115190136041.312
1989MIL15561584194115627.315
1990MIL10341864119124518.285
1991MIL158665133216177519.325
1992MIL15860989195128931.320
1993TOR1606361212112211122.332
1994TOR11545486155147520.341
1995TOR13052563142156012.270
1996MIN16166099225911318.341
1997MIN13553863164108911.305
1998MIN126502751414699.281

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

Career Postseason

GP
29
AB
117
R
28
H
43
HR
6
RBI
22
SB
3
AVG
.368

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
12,167
TB
4,854
XBH
953
HBP
47
IBB
100
GIDP
209
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1978MIL556194364260
1979MIL645274522590
1980MIL512197403490
1981MIL28484133130
1982MIL751300531190
1983MIL6822494924120
1984MIL491110000
1985MIL6422354116120
1986MIL482186390090
1987MIL542263622240
1988MIL6912755328100
1989MIL6962705044110
1990MIL458194451470
1991MIL75232562616110
1992MIL70128155312130
1993TOR7253246433130
1994TOR5162354814130
1995TOR5982224851100
1996MIN72930958310210
1997MIN597234460880
1998MIN5591923815190

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
72.5
RC
1,841.2
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.142
SECA
.277
BB/K
0.88
AB/HR
46.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1978MIL2.559.73.9.1000.20.486.80
1979MIL5.5102.56.4.1470.3164.90
1980MIL3.7786.2.1330.31500
1981MIL0.930.14.1.0680.20.9125.50
1982MIL6.1115.56.3.1490.30.735.10
1983MIL4.488.95.1400.30.840.50
1984MIL-0.22.82.0220.10.300
1985MIL3.685.35.3.1110.20.757.60
1986MIL2.264.55.2.1440.30.548.60
1987MIL5.9116.69.8.2130.41.029.10
1988MIL5.1110.76.7.1400.31.346.80
1989MIL5.4104.96.2.1240.31.055.90
1990MIL3.168.25.9.1790.30.734.80
1991MIL5.3128.67.4.1640.31.239.10
1992MIL4.5114.16.9.1410.31.150.80
1993TOR5.5130.47.8.1780.31.128.90
1994TOR3.4968.2.1760.31.232.40
1995TOR1.181.75.5.1520.31.1350
1996MIN3.5116.46.7.1270.20.873.30
1997MIN1.284.25.7.1300.20.653.80
1998MIN-0.263.74.4.1020.21.1125.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
70 yearsAug 22, 1956
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
St. Paul, MN
College
Minnesota
World Series MVP
1993
AL Silver Slugger
4x

What were Paul Molitor's career stats?

Paul Molitor played 21 seasons for the Brewers, the Blue Jays and the Twins. He was a career .306 hitter with 3,319 hits, 234 home runs and 1,307 RBI. His best season was 1987: a .353 batting average, 16 home runs and 75 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1978 to 1998

Paul Molitor led MLB in hits (1991, 1993); finished top 10 in a stat 20 times; sits top 10 all time in hits.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 10th in hits (3,319)
  • 99th in rbi (1,307)
  • 38th in stolen bases (504)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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