Paul Molitor

Free Agent
High Level
MLB
Years
1975-1998 (1978-1998)
Proper Name
Paul Leo Molitor
Nickname
The Ignitor
Positions
DH (1174) ... 3B (791) ... 2B (400) ... 1B (197) ... SS (57) ... OF (50) ... CF (42) ... LF (4) ... RF (4)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 185
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
August 22,1956   Age:  69.294
High School
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul,MN)
Colleges
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis,MN)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 77,500
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
molip001
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[1977] 1st Round Draft Pick (#3 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers   [1978] Topps All-Star Rookie   [1991] Hit for the cycle on May 15   [1993] World Series Champion with Toronto Blue Jays   [1995] Inducted into the University of Minnesota "M" Club Hall of Fame   [1997] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity)   [1999] His #4 was retired by the Brewers on June 11,1999   [2004] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [2014] Added to the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1978MIL12512011712131196.097.520211410000063000911310001
1979MIL14013813713920098.699.30101190000610410001220100008
1980MIL11110910710920098.298.210110900000020000911120007
1981MIL6463606110098.495.20034890001051000000043416
1982MIL16015915715810099.498.710115810000001000015140006
1983MIL15214714514712096.798.600513533000630000014800000
1984MIL1310101221076.9100.000111000001000000700003
1985MIL14013713413730097.997.8012125111010002000013500004
1986MIL105105103103000100.098.10029508020000000091040010
1987MIL11811610911120098.394.0214105170310010001941000058
1988MIL154154143143000100.092.90110153000100000001105000049
1989MIL155155150150000100.096.811311903600000000016112000028
1990MIL103102949510099.092.210791011000001003760200004
1991MIL158158158158000100.0100.0000155030000000046000000112
1992MIL15815615415620098.798.71013501210000020048000000108
1993TOR160160158158000100.098.82000513000250000023000000137
1994TOR115115114114000100.099.110000115000000005000000110
1995TOR13012912612710099.297.730009336000001000000000129
1996MIN16116015215310099.495.0800011581010000017000000143
1997MIN13513312813010098.596.2302011322000000012000000121
1998MIN12612412012120098.496.8410091061001000009000000115
Tot: 2683265025762603254198.897.230644157213586713735172013001974007945744341169
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1978MIL125556521165194.297.3491421941131501062646153313004110045920.00190418225615.25956510.922247935.27500
1979MIL140645584238277.369.429188482101290136271692442200071100621219.35300724232816.27499612.822419037.341110
1980MIL111512450188212.367.41413748360170972929142181080100371129.73120717323312.0533458.442058039.02700
1981MIL6428425195111.335.391672533310054110215123001001019526.327039813013.13123310.581043331.73400
1982MIL160751666271308.361.410201691152200148268191823700115300713042.25210727536514.28479310.9829011941.03500
1983MIL152682608225253.330.37116459282180115286152115300141000471634.04110524431710.1721567.772729836.03900
1984MIL1349461215.245.3061020003091000000000000600.00101222821.461813.111616.25100
1985MIL140642576226256.352.3991715411031801302831021240091000481122.92190821530512.57127210.1125210140.08700
1986MIL105482437163184.338.382123400631108424699830061200551425.45280718124618.75687513.201795731.84510
1987MIL118542465235253.434.467164692421301024151621120084400752837.33250819725623.057311019.201837641.53000
1988MIL154691609263284.381.4111907124212013734613271680083200602033.332011422229515.96817911.6028610536.71700
1989MIL155696615262294.376.42219464412415014435411291150092000561323.211814623830914.67177810.882499236.95200
1990MIL103458418157176.343.38411937171110742761212210074100451840.002291116821015.74795912.321726236.05700
1991MIL158752665299326.398.43421677653160154321317413300132200752330.673519827838115.287110512.0629211138.01711
1992MIL158701609271306.387.4371957337423014036712531050064200892022.4727111432444517.3100313213.161535938.56900
1993TOR160725636291328.401.452211773102250147375222875001462001113228.8345202237149318.1111815714.041094944.95920
1994TOR115516454211231.409.448155551531101073041425870057111752634.6731132025533118.475911014.49923234.78410
1995TOR130598525208230.348.385142615601509431215201030095101602236.6725121125132413.97598511.20994040.40910
1996MIN161729660284330.390.4532255631223101674189336510432001131614.1640101238953319.5119316714.001125448.211221
1997MIN135597538209240.350.402164450422401183241028420052210891921.3529101030442018.893613214.10982525.51510
1998MIN126559502187225.335.403141451642501032954399400400006945.80339927937717.286611112.82902426.67810
Tot: 268312167108354460225.367.4143319109447151463620236660511423445526311120152522732130734926.704981381844908658216.315053186812.413718138737.31133112
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1978MIL1255565213691851301.42802129321235157549.7105403156679.036618626177746170
1979MIL1406455843931841561.18125724410235146487.44048012998910.130924487979699790
1980MIL1115124503111391221.149581933417888489.38048001797811.518717336161627173
1981MIL6428425118385661.2955381811031102910.2112723103515.91179163543273734
1982MIL1607516664551681930.871659195182331979312.38093022091187.62512313390751129087
1983MIL1526826084391791840.971587194362461567410.8507402181210711.230425528182848884
1984MIL1349463615131.151300311833816.3308003080.0312138344
1985MIL1406425763991631521.071331184422001648012.460800318118812.519518425474385574
1986MIL1054824373101301001.3093163291532058116.80081031196713.410715305155386070
1987MIL1185424653011151151.0092815396146926712.3626702134656.219113333551365662
1988MIL1546916094161951691.151271428453238194547.8163816212108811.4276225760967099106
1989MIL1556966154121781671.0710519434812152611679.6395017415119811.2324194859949085110
1990MIL1034584182931111310.858621243181401325111.14943811175413.014513224659825259
1991MIL1587526654471911940.981194035515237395628.241049133161110710.3154246473103827484
1992MIL1587016094081661760.9411528334972045817669.4264917423131359.621418566797708276
1993TOR1607256364171771681.058938415012243511719.7985516225131409.319523537586969596
1994TOR1155164542991101410.78863124373143296489.30638103111310612.36319404658627583
1995TOR1305985253791631601.02933532386212267579.5310498015101059.521426464794669461
1996MIN1617296604222191311.678024274742554517729.88862102312117212.231624776110172101101
1997MIN1355975383711571421.1182223840519231227312.2313631022481266.318324595762907381
1998MIN1265595023541841301.428126233382212814417.3363564251911716.226432606183488763
Tot: 268312167108357414321429401.09207236350581394028479164124410.2294111113346362208198610.543110741693212021538137115361568
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1978MIL125556302181071.4121101171061732295552.70325047319437.63
1979MIL140645332580071.7131210181541473326152.50166248827731.77
1980MIL111512342590082.9761020951576306248.40244058121238.21
1981MIL6428410910062.56600872571133043.30143144511140.54
1982MIL160751413740082.099002711924116418846.6001447913630844.16
1983MIL152682413830083.78710249101453266540.00354539525337.55
1984MIL134911000100.000001310014666.70002131520.00
1985MIL140642211920175.07610292081673398347.00184229325636.33
1986MIL105482201811080.0550013921024234057.500103536218433.70
1987MIL1185424533102081.81090124833631457560.004851311425345.06
1988MIL154691413353180.4108112112132265397949.4821760411528440.49
1989MIL155696272250171.11181230891863297439.276295958429428.57
1990MIL103458181350085.733001597510143737.852053216417636.36
1991MIL158752191621070.4861142231423555111245.59901089413332640.80
1992MIL158701312371183.86510271281264286940.6101366478930629.08
1993TOR160725222011084.64400212292565528859.1791847312132836.89
1994TOR1155162017300100.00000144811106215339.647092938623137.23
1995TOR130598129300100.00000287101632256637.939092146323027.39
1996MIN161729181620075.065102816523912519354.8680134359933030.00
1997MIN135597111010073.3431019821156255149.044052916324026.25
1998MIN1265599621081.82200211561958427456.836073817522533.33
Tot: 2683121675044118211479.413111510644723714133611486659136148.472322149916761782503335.41
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1978MIL1255560000000000.00------------000.000.0002181421.54
1979MIL1406450000000000.00------------000.000.0002201611.37
1980MIL1115120000000000.00------------000.000.0001561281.22
1981MIL64284131030121210.0576.9223.0815.450.00.007.7141.410.400100661.52
1982MIL1607510000000000.00------------000.000.0002001981.01
1983MIL1526820000000000.00------------000.000.0001971931.02
1984MIL13490000000000.00------------000.000.00015141.07
1985MIL1406420000000000.00------------000.000.0001851561.19
1986MIL1054820000000000.00------------000.000.0001621481.09
1987MIL1185420000000000.00------------000.000.0001311301.01
1988MIL1546912344139095139513530654910839443.3959.3040.5746.287.216.8523.423836953.411516.6212582780.93
1989MIL1556962422147894447615331951711539933.4861.0238.9847.686.119.6521.321736452.38912.8602622790.94
1990MIL10345815389445912671072083567326233.3661.3838.4347.685.117.3623.114623451.17115.5931562050.76
1991MIL158752269316061087488149358607124810953.5859.6440.3646.387.718.1222.526442656.611214.921132543500.73
1992MIL15870125371491104643916532755911649983.6258.7741.2345.985.717.3022.022637152.99713.834182423160.77
1993TOR160725259215191073453166345549117310023.5858.6041.4045.385.417.4821.220536249.98812.11772603070.85
1994TOR115516171310107012821102253907856723.3258.9640.9245.885.616.4622.815326050.47314.11831702330.73
1995TOR130598197711887883721272624229267943.3160.0939.8646.885.718.8221.315326945.07111.91222212350.94
1996MIN161729209412648303351472675029968372.8760.3639.6447.684.016.0024.020634146.89913.61743042531.20
1997MIN135597198712057823391542544539507923.3360.6439.3647.883.417.0622.820631051.97612.72352212510.88
1998MIN126559183311197142621272744538457153.2861.0538.9546.184.614.2924.716429452.68515.2002472251.10
Tot: 2683121672374314224951041081541314753581105794661.9559.9140.0546.685.617.3022.62179360429.69778.015956417942680.98
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%