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.
Paul Molitor Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Paul Molitor's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 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.
| G | 2,683 (MLB Rank: 35) |
| AB | 10,835 (MLB Rank: 16) |
| H | 3,319 (MLB Rank: 11) |
| BA | 0.306 (MLB Rank: 1,288) |
| 2B | 605 (MLB Rank: 15) |
| 3B | 114 (MLB Rank: 113) |
| HR | 234 (MLB Rank: 292) |
| RBI | 1307 (MLB Rank: 112) |
| R | 1782 (MLB Rank: 21) |
| BB | 1094 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.369 (MLB Rank: 1,560) |
| SLG | 0.448 (MLB Rank: 1,513) |
| OPS | 0.817 (MLB Rank: 1,282) |
| SB | 504 (MLB Rank: 39) |
| SO | 1,244 (MLB Rank: 189) |
| GIDP | 209 (MLB Rank: 89) |
| CS | 131 (MLB Rank: 52) |
| Rbat+ | 125 (MLB Rank: 1,356) |
| WAR | 75.7 (MLB Rank: 48) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1998)
In 1998, Paul Molitor played in 126 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 126 |
| AB | 502 |
| H | 141 |
| BA | 0.281 |
| 2B | 29 |
| 3B | 5 |
| HR | 4 |
| RBI | 69 |
| R | 75 |
| BB | 45 |
| OBP | 0.335 |
| SLG | 0.382 |
| OPS | 0.718 |
| SB | 9 |
| SO | 41 |
| GIDP | 19 |
| CS | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 85 |
| WAR | 0.0 |
📈 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
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |