Paul Molitor Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Paul Molitor made their MLB debut in 1978 and appeared in 2,683 games over 21 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.306, OPS of 0.817, hit 234 HRs, and recorded 75.7 WAR. They rank 292th all-time in HRs and 48th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Paul Molitor made their MLB debut in 1978 and played in 2,683 games over 21 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G2,683 (MLB Rank: 35)
AB10,835 (MLB Rank: 16)
H3,319 (MLB Rank: 11)
BA0.306 (MLB Rank: 1,288)
2B605 (MLB Rank: 15)
3B114 (MLB Rank: 113)
HR234 (MLB Rank: 292)
RBI1307 (MLB Rank: 112)
R1782 (MLB Rank: 21)
BB1094 (MLB Rank: 84)
OBP0.369 (MLB Rank: 1,560)
SLG0.448 (MLB Rank: 1,513)
OPS0.817 (MLB Rank: 1,282)
SB504 (MLB Rank: 39)
SO1,244 (MLB Rank: 189)
GIDP209 (MLB Rank: 89)
CS131 (MLB Rank: 52)
Rbat+125 (MLB Rank: 1,356)
WAR75.7 (MLB Rank: 48)

Paul Molitor Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Paul Molitor's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (1998)

    In 1998, Paul Molitor played in 126 games and posted the following stats:

    G126
    AB502
    H141
    BA0.281
    2B29
    3B5
    HR4
    RBI69
    R75
    BB45
    OBP0.335
    SLG0.382
    OPS0.718
    SB9
    SO41
    GIDP19
    CS2
    Rbat+85
    WAR0.0

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Paul Molitor's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1993, 22 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1996, 225 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1996, 113 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1987, 45 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1987, 0.353 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1987, 0.438 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1987, 0.566 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1987, 1.003 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1982, 6.2 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Paul Molitor appeared in 29 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.368, OBP of 0.435, SLG of 0.615, and OPS of 1.050. They also tallied 6 HR, 43 H, 22 RBI, and 3 SB.

    Paul Molitor Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1978
    142
    6
    45
    0.273
    73
    0.673
    2.7
    0.301
    0.372
    556
    19
    54
    26
    4
    194
    0.326
    90
    89
    125
    6
    4
    2
    30
    12
    5
    7
    521
    1979
    188
    9
    62
    0.322
    88
    0.842
    5.6
    0.372
    0.469
    645
    48
    48
    27
    16
    274
    0.388
    130
    126
    140
    9
    2
    5
    33
    13
    5
    6
    584
    1980
    137
    9
    37
    0.304
    81
    0.809
    3.8
    0.372
    0.438
    512
    48
    48
    29
    2
    197
    0.385
    129
    125
    111
    9
    3
    4
    34
    7
    5
    6
    450
    1981
    67
    2
    19
    0.267
    45
    0.675
    1
    0.341
    0.335
    284
    25
    29
    11
    0
    84
    0.325
    104
    100
    64
    3
    3
    1
    10
    6
    0
    5
    251
    1982
    201
    19
    71
    0.302
    136
    0.816
    6.2
    0.366
    0.45
    751
    69
    93
    26
    8
    300
    0.39
    139
    129
    160
    9
    1
    1
    41
    9
    5
    10
    666
    1983
    164
    15
    47
    0.27
    95
    0.743
    4.6
    0.333
    0.41
    682
    59
    74
    28
    6
    249
    0.35
    111
    110
    152
    12
    2
    4
    41
    8
    6
    7
    608
    1984
    10
    0
    6
    0.217
    3
    0.484
    -0.1
    0.245
    0.239
    49
    2
    8
    1
    0
    11
    0.227
    24
    38
    13
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
    46
    1985
    171
    10
    48
    0.297
    93
    0.764
    3.7
    0.356
    0.408
    642
    54
    80
    28
    3
    235
    0.356
    114
    110
    140
    12
    1
    6
    21
    7
    4
    7
    576
    1986
    123
    9
    55
    0.281
    62
    0.765
    2.3
    0.34
    0.426
    482
    40
    81
    24
    6
    186
    0.356
    106
    105
    105
    9
    0
    0
    20
    5
    3
    2
    437
    1987
    164
    16
    75
    0.353
    114
    1.003
    6
    0.438
    0.566
    542
    69
    67
    41
    5
    263
    0.449
    166
    161
    118
    4
    2
    2
    45
    10
    1
    5
    465
    1988
    190
    13
    60
    0.312
    115
    0.836
    5.2
    0.384
    0.452
    691
    71
    54
    34
    6
    275
    0.385
    133
    133
    154
    10
    2
    8
    41
    10
    3
    5
    609
    1989
    194
    11
    56
    0.315
    84
    0.818
    5.7
    0.379
    0.439
    696
    64
    67
    35
    4
    270
    0.388
    140
    132
    155
    11
    4
    4
    27
    11
    9
    4
    615
    1990
    119
    12
    45
    0.285
    64
    0.807
    3.2
    0.343
    0.464
    458
    37
    51
    27
    6
    194
    0.379
    128
    125
    103
    7
    1
    4
    18
    3
    2
    0
    418
    1991
    216
    17
    75
    0.325
    133
    0.888
    5.3
    0.399
    0.489
    752
    77
    62
    32
    13
    325
    0.398
    147
    147
    158
    11
    6
    16
    19
    8
    1
    0
    665
    1992
    195
    12
    89
    0.32
    89
    0.851
    4.8
    0.389
    0.461
    701
    73
    66
    36
    7
    281
    0.395
    141
    140
    158
    13
    3
    12
    31
    6
    11
    4
    609
    1993
    211
    22
    111
    0.332
    121
    0.911
    5.6
    0.402
    0.509
    725
    77
    71
    37
    5
    324
    0.421
    150
    143
    160
    13
    3
    3
    22
    4
    8
    1
    636
    1994
    155
    14
    75
    0.341
    86
    0.927
    3.6
    0.41
    0.518
    516
    55
    48
    30
    4
    235
    0.421
    141
    138
    115
    13
    1
    4
    20
    0
    5
    0
    454
    1995
    142
    15
    60
    0.27
    63
    0.772
    1.3
    0.35
    0.423
    598
    61
    57
    31
    2
    222
    0.359
    104
    101
    130
    10
    5
    1
    12
    0
    4
    3
    525
    1996
    225
    9
    113
    0.341
    99
    0.858
    3.7
    0.39
    0.468
    729
    56
    72
    41
    8
    309
    0.39
    121
    116
    161
    21
    3
    10
    18
    6
    9
    0
    660
    1997
    164
    10
    89
    0.305
    63
    0.786
    1.5
    0.351
    0.435
    597
    45
    73
    32
    4
    234
    0.347
    100
    104
    135
    8
    0
    8
    11
    4
    12
    2
    538