Paul Molitor
Bats R Throws R6'0" 185 lbBorn 1956 St. Paul, USADebut 1978Team MIN7x All-StarDraft 1974 R28 #585 St. Louis Cardinals, Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN)
Awards: Silver Slugger x4, TSN All-Star x4, Babe Ruth Award, Branch Rickey Award, Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, World Series MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 126 | 559 | 75 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 0.281 | 0.335 | 0.382 | 0.718 | 83.7 |
| 1997 | MIN | 135 | 597 | 63 | 164 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 89 | 11 | 45 | 73 | 0.305 | 0.351 | 0.435 | 0.786 | 100.3 |
| 1996 | MIN | 161 | 728 | 99 | 225 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 113 | 18 | 56 | 72 | 0.341 | 0.390 | 0.468 | 0.858 | 114.5 |
| 1995 | TOR | 130 | 598 | 63 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 61 | 57 | 0.270 | 0.350 | 0.423 | 0.772 | 103.4 |
| 1994 | TOR | 115 | 515 | 86 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 48 | 0.341 | 0.410 | 0.518 | 0.927 | 138.9 |
| 1993 | TOR | 160 | 725 | 121 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 111 | 22 | 77 | 71 | 0.332 | 0.402 | 0.509 | 0.911 | 146.7 |
| 1992 | ML4 | 158 | 700 | 89 | 195 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 89 | 31 | 73 | 66 | 0.320 | 0.389 | 0.461 | 0.851 | 138.3 |
| 1991 | ML4 | 158 | 749 | 133 | 216 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 75 | 19 | 77 | 62 | 0.325 | 0.399 | 0.489 | 0.888 | 146.4 |
| 1990 | ML4 | 103 | 458 | 64 | 119 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 0.285 | 0.343 | 0.464 | 0.807 | 124.9 |
| 1989 | ML4 | 155 | 696 | 84 | 194 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 27 | 64 | 67 | 0.315 | 0.379 | 0.439 | 0.818 | 133.4 |
| 1988 | ML4 | 154 | 690 | 115 | 190 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 41 | 71 | 54 | 0.312 | 0.384 | 0.452 | 0.836 | 134.3 |
| 1987 | ML4 | 118 | 542 | 114 | 164 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 75 | 45 | 69 | 67 | 0.353 | 0.438 | 0.566 | 1.003 | 160.9 |
| 1986 | ML4 | 105 | 482 | 62 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 20 | 40 | 81 | 0.281 | 0.340 | 0.426 | 0.765 | 105.3 |
| 1985 | ML4 | 140 | 642 | 93 | 171 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 0.297 | 0.356 | 0.408 | 0.764 | 109.4 |
| 1984 | ML4 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0.217 | 0.245 | 0.239 | 0.484 | 34.7 |
| 1983 | ML4 | 152 | 682 | 95 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 59 | 74 | 0.270 | 0.333 | 0.410 | 0.743 | 111.2 |
| 1982 | ML4 | 160 | 751 | 136 | 201 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 41 | 69 | 93 | 0.302 | 0.366 | 0.450 | 0.816 | 131.8 |
| 1981 | ML4 | 64 | 284 | 45 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 0.267 | 0.341 | 0.335 | 0.675 | 104.9 |
| 1980 | ML4 | 111 | 512 | 81 | 137 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 0.304 | 0.372 | 0.438 | 0.809 | 126.0 |
| 1979 | ML4 | 140 | 645 | 88 | 188 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 48 | 48 | 0.322 | 0.372 | 0.469 | 0.842 | 125.6 |
| 1978 | ML4 | 125 | 556 | 73 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 54 | 0.273 | 0.301 | 0.372 | 0.673 | 86.1 |
| Career | | 2683 | 12160 | 1782 | 3319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 1307 | 504 | 1094 | 1244 | 0.306 | 0.369 | 0.448 | 0.817 | 122.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 1B | 9 | 74 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | MIN | 1B | 12 | 97 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0.991 | |
| 1996 | MIN | 1B | 17 | 146 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0.993 | |
| 1994 | TOR | 1B | 5 | 44 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | TOR | 1B | 23 | 206 | 178 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0.985 | |
| 1992 | ML4 | 1B | 48 | 426 | 461 | 26 | 2 | 44 | 0.996 | |
| 1991 | ML4 | 1B | 46 | 407 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 52 | 0.986 | |
| 1990 | ML4 | 2B | 60 | 503 | 136 | 190 | 4 | 36 | 0.988 | |
| 1990 | ML4 | 1B | 37 | 311 | 325 | 25 | 5 | 28 | 0.986 | |
| 1990 | ML4 | 3B | 2 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.900 | |
| 1989 | ML4 | 3B | 112 | 968 | 78 | 243 | 17 | 18 | 0.950 | |
| 1989 | ML4 | 2B | 16 | 123 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 0.986 | |
| 1988 | ML4 | 3B | 105 | 896 | 86 | 187 | 17 | 15 | 0.941 | |
| 1988 | ML4 | 2B | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | ML4 | 3B | 41 | 329 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 0.947 | |
| 1987 | ML4 | 2B | 19 | 165 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | ML4 | 3B | 91 | 804 | 82 | 170 | 15 | 25 | 0.944 | |
| 1986 | ML4 | OF | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | ML4 | 3B | 135 | 1168 | 126 | 263 | 19 | 30 | 0.953 | |
| 1984 | ML4 | 3B | 7 | 63 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0.933 | |
| 1983 | ML4 | 3B | 146 | 1297 | 105 | 343 | 16 | 37 | 0.966 | |
| 1982 | ML4 | 3B | 150 | 1338 | 128 | 340 | 29 | 48 | 0.942 | |
| 1982 | ML4 | SS | 4 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.842 | |
| 1981 | ML4 | OF | 46 | 413 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1980 | ML4 | 2B | 91 | 798 | 240 | 294 | 16 | 80 | 0.971 | |
| 1980 | ML4 | SS | 12 | 99 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0.938 | |
| 1980 | ML4 | 3B | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1979 | ML4 | 2B | 122 | 1076 | 289 | 413 | 15 | 81 | 0.979 | |
| 1979 | ML4 | SS | 10 | 89 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0.979 | |
| 1978 | ML4 | 2B | 91 | 784 | 197 | 283 | 12 | 57 | 0.976 | |
| 1978 | ML4 | SS | 31 | 271 | 54 | 118 | 10 | 17 | 0.945 | |
| 1978 | ML4 | 3B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1993 | 12 | 47 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.447 | 0.527 | 0.851 | 1.378 |
| 1982 | 12 | 50 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.340 | 0.389 | 0.480 | 0.869 |
| 1981 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 0.400 | 0.718 |
| Career | 29 | 117 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.368 | 0.435 | 0.615 | 1.050 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1998 | MIN | $4,250,000 |
| 1997 | MIN | $3,500,000 |
| 1996 | MIN | $2,025,000 |
| 1995 | TOR | $4,500,000 |
| 1994 | TOR | $4,025,000 |
| 1993 | TOR | $3,650,000 |
| 1992 | ML4 | $3,453,333 |
| 1991 | ML4 | $3,243,333 |
| 1990 | ML4 | $2,600,000 |
| 1989 | ML4 | $2,100,000 |
| 1988 | ML4 | $1,400,000 |
| 1987 | ML4 | $1,260,000 |
| 1986 | ML4 | $1,160,000 |
| 1985 | ML4 | $950,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.