#10 Paul "The ignitor" Molitor, Second Base, 38 yrs, No Team Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Paul Molitor The ignitor 8/22/1956 38 USA,MN,ST. PAUL 6"0 190
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service :
| Free Agent - - 16 Year(s), 50 Days (2802 total Days) 0 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 50 Days (2802 total Days) 17 Year(s)
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 6 10 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .940 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1978 | 85 | 322 | 105 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 70 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 1 | .326 | .392 | .503 | .895 | OAK |
1979 | 155 | 627 | 187 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 78 | 126 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 25 | 7 | .298 | .352 | .478 | .831 | OAK |
1980 | 152 | 654 | 201 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 98 | 126 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 87 | 27 | 6 | .307 | .368 | .502 | .870 | OAK,AL |
1981 | 161 | 656 | 222 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 87 | 126 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 39 | 8 | .338 | .395 | .521 | .916 | OAK,AL |
1982 | 151 | 626 | 175 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 88 | 103 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 12 | .280 | .341 | .462 | .803 | OAK |
1983 | 154 | 622 | 190 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 95 | 109 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 18 | 10 | .305 | .368 | .497 | .865 | OAK,AL |
1984 | 154 | 638 | 216 | 51 | 13 | 24 | 98 | 113 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 22 | 10 | .339 | .394 | .572 | .966 | OAK,AL |
1985 | 157 | 642 | 211 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 92 | 135 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 42 | 9 | .329 | .386 | .517 | .904 | OAK,AL |
1986 | 153 | 574 | 200 | 36 | 14 | 23 | 77 | 109 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 11 | .348 | .422 | .580 | 1.002 | OAK,AL |
1987 | 155 | 600 | 197 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 94 | 99 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 10 | .328 | .402 | .518 | .920 | OAK,AL |
1988 | 153 | 585 | 160 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 88 | 92 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 29 | 4 | .274 | .333 | .439 | .772 | OAK |
1989 | 155 | 595 | 161 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 92 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 21 | 8 | .271 | .342 | .434 | .776 | OAK |
1990 | 152 | 634 | 180 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 105 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 21 | 5 | .284 | .328 | .418 | .746 | OAK |
1991 | 155 | 642 | 152 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 69 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 18 | 7 | .237 | .267 | .326 | .593 | OAK |
1992 | 104 | 327 | 86 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 15 | 3 | .263 | .321 | .391 | .713 | OAK |
1993 | 79 | 200 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .320 | .320 | .640 | OAK |
1994 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 | OAK NYY TOR |
Total | 2299 | 8970 | 2700 | 581 | 129 | 240 | 1243 | 1572 | 829 | 39 | 69 | 1053 | 377 | 111 | .301 | .360 | .475 | .835 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1978, AAA | 69 | 283 | 100 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 2 | .353 | .429 | .541 | .969 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1978... Injured on 4/18/1978 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (triple) on 6/21/1978, off Fergie Jenkins (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1978, off Dan Dumoulin (CLE)... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1980, hitting .407 with 0 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game... 2/3/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... 6/21/1983: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $7,750,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Milwaukee on 5/6/1984... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1984, hitting .552 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 7/18/1984... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1984, hitting .385 with 6 HR, 16 RBI... Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 5/2/1986... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1986, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 5/31/1986... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1986, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 21 RBI... 6/21/1986: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 10/2/1987... Drove in 7 runs against Texas on 4/13/1988... Had 2000th career hit on 8/6/1988, off Bobby Witt (BOS)... 10/3/1991: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $410,000 per year, for 2 years. 6/22/1993: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $703,000 per year, for 1 years. Released by Oakland on 6/28/1994... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 8/23/1994 to a 1-year deal worth $150,000 per year... Traded from New York (A) to Toronto on 9/1/1994 (Going to TOR: CF Rudy Law, 2B Paul Molitor. Going to NYY: C Tom Nieto)... Released by Toronto on 10/7/1994... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1981 - .338 - 4th 1984 - .339 - 7th 1985 - .329 - 10th 1986 - .348 - 2nd 1987 - .328 - 6th
| OBP 1986 - .422 - 4th
| SLG 1984 - .572 - 2nd 1986 - .580 - 4th
| OPS 1981 - .916 - 10th 1984 - .966 - 4th 1986 - 1.002 - 4th
| Hits 1980 - 201 - 2nd 1981 - 222 - 1st 1984 - 216 - 3rd 1985 - 211 - 4th 1986 - 200 - 2nd 1987 - 197 - 5th
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Doubles 1980 - 46 - 8th 1984 - 51 - 4th 1985 - 54 - 3rd 1990 - 49 - 6th
| Triples 1980 - 15 - 1st 1981 - 12 - 6th 1982 - 10 - 9th 1983 - 9 - 9th 1984 - 13 - 4th 1986 - 14 - 1st 1989 - 12 - 4th
| Runs 1979 - 126 - 3rd 1980 - 126 - 3rd 1981 - 126 - 2nd 1984 - 113 - 3rd 1985 - 135 - 2nd 1986 - 109 - 5th
| SB 1979 - 25 - 8th 1980 - 27 - 7th 1981 - 39 - 3rd 1982 - 27 - 8th 1985 - 42 - 5th
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