Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor
Born: August 22, 1956
St. Paul, MN USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: University of Minnesota
Career: 1978-1998
Draft: Round 28 (1974 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
Draft: Round 1 (1977 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
School: Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN)
Minnesota
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
Minor League Statistics
Paul Molitor compiled a career batting average of .306 with 234 home runs and 1307 RBI in his 2683-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign. Molitor was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 556 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 54 | .273 | .301 | .372 | .673 | 194 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 140 | 645 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 13 | 48 | 48 | .322 | .372 | .469 | .842 | 274 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 111 | 512 | 450 | 81 | 137 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 48 | 48 | .304 | .372 | .438 | .809 | 197 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 64 | 284 | 251 | 45 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | .267 | .341 | .335 | .675 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 160 | 751 | 666 | 136 | 201 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 41 | 9 | 69 | 93 | .302 | .366 | .450 | .816 | 300 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 152 | 682 | 608 | 95 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 59 | 74 | .270 | .333 | .410 | .743 | 249 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 13 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .217 | .245 | .239 | .484 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 140 | 642 | 576 | 93 | 171 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 54 | 80 | .297 | .356 | .408 | .764 | 235 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 1986 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 105 | 482 | 437 | 62 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 81 | .281 | .340 | .426 | .765 | 186 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 118 | 542 | 465 | 114 | 164 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 75 | 45 | 10 | 69 | 67 | .353 | .438 | .566 | 1.003 | 263 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1988 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 690 | 609 | 115 | 190 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 41 | 10 | 71 | 54 | .312 | .384 | .452 | .836 | 275 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 155 | 696 | 615 | 84 | 194 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 64 | 67 | .315 | .379 | .439 | .818 | 270 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 103 | 458 | 418 | 64 | 119 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 51 | .285 | .343 | .464 | .807 | 194 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 158 | 749 | 665 | 133 | 216 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 75 | 19 | 8 | 77 | 62 | .325 | .399 | .489 | .888 | 325 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1992 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 158 | 700 | 609 | 89 | 195 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 89 | 31 | 6 | 73 | 66 | .320 | .389 | .461 | .851 | 281 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 160 | 725 | 636 | 121 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 111 | 22 | 4 | 77 | 71 | .332 | .402 | .509 | .911 | 324 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1994 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 115 | 515 | 454 | 86 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 55 | 48 | .341 | .410 | .518 | .927 | 235 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 130 | 598 | 525 | 63 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 57 | .270 | .350 | .423 | .772 | 222 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1996 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 728 | 660 | 99 | 225 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 113 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 72 | .341 | .390 | .468 | .858 | 309 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 1997 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 135 | 597 | 538 | 63 | 164 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 89 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 73 | .305 | .351 | .435 | .786 | 234 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 559 | 502 | 75 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 41 | .281 | .335 | .382 | .718 | 192 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 2683 | 12160 | 10835 | 1782 | 3319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 1307 | 504 | 131 | 1094 | 1244 | .306 | .369 | .448 | .817 | 4854 | 209 | 47 | 75 | 109 | 100 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 91 | 87 | 784.3 | 197 | 283 | 12 | 57 | .976 | 5.508 | 5.275 |
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 31 | 31 | 271.0 | 54 | 118 | 10 | 17 | .945 | 5.712 | 5.548 |
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 122 | 121 | 1075.7 | 289 | 413 | 15 | 81 | .979 | 5.874 | 5.754 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 10 | 9 | 89.0 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 4.753 | 4.700 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 91 | 90 | 798.3 | 240 | 294 | 16 | 80 | .971 | 6.020 | 5.868 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 12 | 11 | 99.0 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 10 | .938 | 5.455 | 5.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 46 | 47 | 412.7 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 2.683 | 2.674 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 150 | 150 | 1338.3 | 128 | 340 | 29 | 48 | .942 | 3.147 | 3.120 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 5.333 | 4.000 |
| 1983 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 146 | 147 | 1297.3 | 105 | 343 | 16 | 37 | .966 | 3.108 | 3.068 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 135 | 133 | 1168.0 | 126 | 263 | 19 | 30 | .953 | 2.997 | 2.881 |
| 1986 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 91 | 91 | 804.0 | 82 | 170 | 15 | 25 | .944 | 2.821 | 2.769 |
| 1986 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.324 | 1.250 |
| 1987 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 41 | 40 | 329.0 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 8 | .947 | 2.435 | 2.171 |
| 1987 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 19 | 18 | 165.0 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 4.582 | 4.421 |
| 1988 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 105 | 104 | 896.0 | 86 | 187 | 17 | 15 | .941 | 2.742 | 2.600 |
| 1988 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 112 | 112 | 968.3 | 78 | 243 | 17 | 18 | .950 | 2.983 | 2.866 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 16 | 15 | 123.0 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 9 | .986 | 5.268 | 4.500 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 60 | 60 | 503.3 | 136 | 190 | 4 | 36 | .988 | 5.829 | 5.433 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 37 | 36 | 311.0 | 325 | 25 | 5 | 28 | .986 | 1.129 | 9.459 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 46 | 46 | 406.7 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 52 | .986 | 9.317 | 9.152 |
| 1992 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 48 | 48 | 425.7 | 461 | 26 | 2 | 44 | .996 | 1.297 | 1.146 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 23 | 23 | 206.0 | 178 | 14 | 3 | 16 | .985 | 8.388 | 8.348 |
| 1994 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.227 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 17 | 17 | 145.7 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 13 | .993 | 9.330 | 8.882 |
| 1997 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 12 | 12 | 97.3 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .991 | 9.801 | 8.833 |
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.459 | 9.556 |
| Totals | 1495 | 1481 | 12998.7 | 3506 | 3241 | 208 | 664 | .970 | 4.671 | 4.513 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | 5 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .318 | .400 | .718 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .316 | .381 | .684 | 1.065 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | WS | 7 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .355 | .394 | .355 | .749 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 6 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .391 | .481 | .696 | 1.177 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 132 | 117 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | .368 | .435 | .615 | 1.050 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | RF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | CF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .882 | 3.140 | 3.000 |
| 1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.950 | 1.857 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 20 | 20 | 172.0 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 5 | .961 | 2.564 | 2.450 |
Awards
1978 - AL TSN Rookie Player of the Year
1982 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1982-09-17
1987 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1987 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-22
1987 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1987 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-15
1988 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1989 - AL Player of the Month September
1992 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1992-08-29
1993 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1993 - AL Outstanding DH Award
1993 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1993 - AL Player of the Month May
1993 - AL Babe Ruth Award DH
1994 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1994 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1994-07-23
1996 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1996 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1996 - AL Outstanding DH Award
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
