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Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (The Ignitor)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Minnesota

MLB Debut April 7, 1978
Final Game September 27, 1998
Born August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN (age 67)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 21 MLA AL  135  443   45   98  24   4   3   31  13   4   21   55  .221  .261  .314  .574    79   139  10   4   9   4   4  
 1979 22 MLA AL  154  609  120  205  27  13  15   86  27  10   56   51  .337  .391  .498  .888   118   303  14   3   3   0   7  MVP-9
 1980 23 MLA AL  129  453   68  135  34   1   8   48  15   6   36   61  .298  .351  .430  .781   107   195  20   2   1   2   6  
 1981 24 MLA AL  105  361   47   85  15   1   3   21  18  14   41   42  .235  .323  .307  .630    92   111   2   1   0   6   9  
 1982 25 MLA AL  162  672  124  192  25   4  22   72  48  11   70   98  .286  .351  .433  .784   107   291  10   4   1   0  13  
 1983 26 MLA AL  154  633  110  164  30   5  11   57  22  16   67   89  .259  .330  .374  .704    95   237  10   7   1   3  11  
 1984 27 MLA AL   13   37    4    7   3   0   0    2   1   0    3    7  .189  .250  .270  .520    74    10   0   0   0   0   0  
 1985 28 MLA AL  144  588   89  185  29   6  14   51  17   5   41   67  .315  .358  .456  .813   114   268   9   3   0   0  13  
 1986 29 MLA AL  126  456   61  123  33   7   7   27  19  18   42   83  .270  .330  .419  .749   105   191   6   2   5   0  10  
 1987 30 MLA AL  132  470   89  153  50   2   9   69  47  15   74   66  .326  .415  .498  .913   123   234   7   3   6   0   2  
 1988 31 MLA AL  151  635  105  207  36   5  11   60  73  17   55   71  .326  .384  .450  .834   116   286   4   2   5   6   8  MVP-15
 1989 32 MLA AL  157  640  130  201  36   1  19   58  27  15   62   66  .314  .377  .462  .839   113   296  11   3   7   4   7  MVP-13
 1990 33 MLA AL  118  439   65  110  20   6  14   56  13   7   38   50  .251  .308  .419  .727   101   184   6   4   1   0  14  
 1991 34 MLA AL  158  619   99  204  31  13  19   93  22   7   66   65  .330  .396  .514  .910   124   318   5   4   4   5  10  MVP-12
 1992 35 MLA AL  162  655   99  209  41   5  16   98  45  13   67   78  .319  .380  .470  .851   124   308   1   7  10   2  13  MVP-4
 1993 36 TOA AL  158  623  109  202  31   5  15   86  12   2   74   76  .324  .394  .462  .856   113   288   1   7   6   2  14  
 1994 37 TOA AL  150  623  111  197  42   6  17   78  12   3   52   65  .316  .366  .485  .851   106   302   7   5   3   0  22  
 1995 38 TOA AL  142  538   85  147  28   6  16   56   3   0   67   61  .273  .354  .437  .791   100   235   5   3   6   2  14  
 1996 39 MNA AL  162  670  102  230  41   7   8  112  21   5   52   74  .343  .387  .461  .848   107   309   1   7   7   0  22  
 1997 40 MNA AL  154  547   82  163  26   5  18   81  11   3   59   76  .298  .363  .463  .826   103   253  13   5  18   0  13  
 1998 41 MNA AL  132  487   63  133  19   5   3   42   8   1   43   58  .273  .331  .351  .682    85   171   5   2   4   0  19  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons    2898 11198 1807 3350 621 107 248 1284 474 172 1086 1359  .299  .361  .440  .801        4929 147  78  97  36 231
 Per 600 PA           536   86  160  30   5  12   61  23   8   52   65                                 236   7   4   5   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA     2000 7710 1255 2278 434  73 171  829 407 158  739  949  .295  .357  .437  .795        3371 115  49  53  32 127
   With TOA      450 1784  305  546 101  17  48  220  27   5  193  202  .306  .372  .462  .835         825  13  15  15   4  50
   With MNA      448 1704  247  526  86  17  29  235  40   9  154  208  .309  .363  .430  .793         733  19  14  29   0  54
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals    2683 10835 1782 3319 605 114 234 1307 504 131 1094 1244  .306  .369  .448  .817        4854  75 109 100  47 209
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1978 21 MLA AL  39   37   2.8   5   0   0  .000  16   62   32  .516    0    0  .000  3B   4e37      -99   
 1979 22 MLA AL  38  121   7.5   2   1   0  .500  12  144  114  .792    0    0  .000  2B   2e20       47   
 1980 23 MLA AL  30   70   5.4  10   4   1  .400  20  117   87  .744    0    0  .000  2B   2e29      -28   
 1981 24 MLA AL  32   35   3.2   7   1   0  .143   8   38   22  .579    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e10  -45   
 1982 25 MLA AL  29  107   5.6   0   0   0  .000  34  101   43  .426    0    0  .000  3B   4e32      -32   
 1983 26 MLA AL  34   79   4.2   0   0   0  .000  21   97   70  .722    0    0  .000  3B   2e18      -39   
 1984 27 MLA AL  38    2   2.5   0   0   0  .000   1    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  3B   3e32       36   
 1985 28 MLA AL  35   95   5.9   5   2   0  .400  20   71   45  .634    0    0  .000  3B   2e23       49   
 1986 29 MLA AL  49   58   4.3  10   4   0  .400  15   56   33  .589    0    0  .000  3B   3e27      -16   
 1987 30 MLA AL  40  106   8.4  14   6   0  .429  14   69   36  .522    0    0  .000  3B   4e22      -90   
 1988 31 MLA AL  31  118   7.0   1   1   0 1.000  21   66   37  .561    0    0  .000  3B   3e27       -1   
 1989 32 MLA AL  36  113   6.4   3   0   0  .000  21   80   36  .450    0    0  .000  3B   3e25       21   
 1990 33 MLA AL  38   53   4.0   5   1   0  .200  12  109   63  .578    0    0  .000  2B   4e11      -80   
 1991 34 MLA AL  33  129   7.9   0   0   0  .000  17   41   14  .341    0    0  .000  1B   4e22       22   
 1992 35 MLA AL  32  120   6.8   0   0   0  .000   4   22   13  .591    0    0  .000  1B   3e7         0   
 1993 36 TOA AL  32  117   7.1   1   0   0  .000   1    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  DH             -55   
 1994 37 TOA AL  24  106   6.2   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -76   
 1995 38 TOA AL  38   84   5.5   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              18   
 1996 39 MNA AL  27  117   6.7   0   0   0  .000   8   66   41  .621    0    0  .000  1B   3e10      -10   
 1997 40 MNA AL  27   92   5.9   5   1   0  .200   4   22   10  .455    0    0  .000  1B   4e15       40   
 1998 41 MNA AL  28   54   3.9   7   1   0  .143   7   42   20  .476    0    0  .000  1B   4e8       -36   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 21 Seasons         1822   5.8  77  23   1  .299 256 1214  723  .596    0    0  .000                 -17   6
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 60.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 157.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1978 21 MLA AL  3B    69    69   120   10    9   .950    58   522.0   3.26
                 SS    33    79    63    5   11   .966    28   240.0   5.32
                 2B     9     8     7    1    2   .938     0    20.1   6.64
 1979 22 MLA AL  2B   151   484   380   12  103   .986   146  1287.1   6.04
                 SS     9     5     5    0    0  1.000     0    16.2   5.40
 1980 23 MLA AL  2B   122   330   316   20   78   .970   106   981.0   5.93
                 3B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
                 SS     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1981 24 MLA AL  RF    92   176    12    8    3   .959    89   794.2   2.13
                 CF     4     8     0    0    0  1.000     4    35.0   2.06
 1982 25 MLA AL  3B   161   118   259   34   33   .917   161  1376.0   2.47
                 SS     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1983 26 MLA AL  3B   153   156   275   21   31   .954   153  1362.1   2.85
 1984 27 MLA AL  3B    13    11    23    1    2   .971    13   107.0   2.86
 1985 28 MLA AL  3B   136   134   252   20   25   .951   133  1191.0   2.92
                 SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1986 29 MLA AL  3B   116   106   185   15   17   .951   104   980.2   2.67
                 LF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   2.25
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
 1987 30 MLA AL  3B   102    77   167   12   19   .953    97   890.0   2.47
                 2B    23    36    27    2    8   .969    14   122.1   4.63
 1988 31 MLA AL  3B   151   109   253   21   31   .945   148  1360.0   2.40
 1989 32 MLA AL  3B   154   122   249   21   33   .946   151  1347.0   2.48
                 2B     3     4     6    0    1  1.000     1    15.0   6.00
 1990 33 MLA AL  2B    97   246   229    6   48   .988    93   820.2   5.21
                 3B    19    15    34    6    2   .891    15   146.1   3.01
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1991 34 MLA AL  1B    91   764    68   17   66   .980    90   783.1   9.56
 1992 35 MLA AL  1B    54   461    56    4   41   .992    54   477.2   9.74
 1993 36 TOA AL  1B    11    99    12    1   13   .991    11   100.1   9.96
 1994 37 TOA AL  1B     1    13     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0  14.62
 1995 38 TOA AL  CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1996 39 MNA AL  1B   145  1201   109    8  160   .994   145  1220.2   9.66
 1997 40 MNA AL  1B    67   504    34    4   47   .993    66   516.1   9.38
 1998 41 MNA AL  1B   115   935    77    7  120   .993   106   939.0   9.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1076   917  1817  161  202   .944  1033  9288.1   2.65
                 1B   485  3978   356   41  447   .991   473  4047.1   9.64
                 2B   405  1108   965   41  240   .981   360  3246.2   5.75
                 RF    92   176    12    8    3   .959    89   794.2   2.13
                 SS    47    85    69    5   11   .969    28   261.2   5.30
                 CF     6     9     0    0    0  1.000     5    44.0   1.84
                 LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   2.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1983 ALCS  MLA CHA   W    4  20  0  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  .100  .100  .100  0
      WS    MLA ATN   L    7  33  3  9  0  2  1   2  0  4  .273  .273  .485  2
 1997 ALDS  MNA NYA   L    4  15  0  3  0  0  0   1  1  5  .200  .250  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1978  MLA   91-71   Paul Weinberg
 1979  MLA   90-72   Paul Weinberg
 1980  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1981  MLA   65-97   Mark Simons
 1982  MLA   83-79   Mark Simons
 1983  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1984  MLA   68-94   Mark Simons
 1985  MLA   57-105  Mark Simons
 1986  MLA   57-105  Mark Simons
 1987  MLA   88-74   Mark Simons
 1988  MLA   95-67   Mark Simons
 1989  MLA   82-80   Mark Simons
 1990  MLA   63-99   Mark Simons
 1991  MLA   72-90   Mark Simons
 1992  MLA   85-77   Mark Simons
 1993  TOA   95-67   Alan Boodman
 1994  TOA   68-94   Alan Boodman, Rob Rife
 1995  TOA   67-95   Rob Rife
 1996  MNA   76-86   Darren Dawson
 1997  MNA   86-76   Darren Dawson
 1998  MNA   59-103  Darren Dawson

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