Paul Molitor was born on Wednesday, August 22, 1956, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Molitor was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 1978, with the Milwaukee Brewers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Paul Molitor baseball stats page.
"I had him (Paul Molitor) in the sixth grade at St. Luke's grade school, and he played in the eighth-grade program. I remember when Paul was in the fifth grade, our phys ed teacher (Dennis Denning) came up and said, 'Westy, I got a kid who's going to go all the way to the majors.' That was a pretty good call" - Coach Wally Wescott
Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#522 | Checklist) |
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Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1978 | 22 | Brewers | 125 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .273 | .301 | .372 |
1979 | 23 | Brewers | 140 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 48 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .322 | .372 | .469 |
1980 | 24 | Brewers | 111 | 450 | 81 | 137 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .304 | .372 | .438 |
1981 | 25 | Brewers | 64 | 251 | 45 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .267 | .341 | .335 |
1982 | 26 | Brewers | 160 | 666 | 136 | 201 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 71 | 69 | 1 | 93 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .302 | .366 | .450 |
1983 | 27 | Brewers | 152 | 608 | 95 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 59 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .270 | .333 | .410 |
1984 | 28 | Brewers | 13 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .245 | .239 |
1985 | 29 | Brewers | 140 | 576 | 93 | 171 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 6 | 80 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .297 | .356 | .408 |
1986 | 30 | Brewers | 105 | 437 | 62 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .281 | .340 | .426 |
1987 | 31 | Brewers | 118 | 465 | 114 | 164 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .353 | .438 | .566 |
1988 | 32 | Brewers | 154 | 609 | 115 | 190 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 60 | 71 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .312 | .384 | .452 |
1989 | 33 | Brewers | 155 | 615 | 84 | 194 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .315 | .379 | .439 |
1990 | 34 | Brewers | 103 | 418 | 64 | 119 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 37 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .285 | .343 | .464 |
1991 | 35 | Brewers | 158 | 665 | 133 | 216 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 75 | 77 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .325 | .399 | .489 |
1992 | 36 | Brewers | 158 | 609 | 89 | 195 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 89 | 73 | 12 | 66 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 13 | .320 | .389 | .461 |
1993 | 37 | Blue Jays | 160 | 636 | 121 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 111 | 77 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .332 | .402 | .509 |
1994 | 38 | Blue Jays | 115 | 454 | 86 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 75 | 55 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .341 | .410 | .518 |
1995 | 39 | Blue Jays | 130 | 525 | 63 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .270 | .350 | .423 |
1996 | 40 | Twins | 161 | 660 | 99 | 225 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 56 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 21 | .341 | .390 | .468 |
1997 | 41 | Twins | 135 | 538 | 63 | 164 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 89 | 45 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .305 | .351 | .435 |
1998 | 42 | Twins | 126 | 502 | 75 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 45 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | .281 | .335 | .382 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 2,683 | 10,835 | 1,782 | 3,319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 3 | 1,307 | 1,094 | 100 | 1,244 | 75 | 109 | 47 | 209 | .306 | .369 | .448 |
Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1978 Brewers | 2B | 91 | 87 | 2,352 | 492 | 5.4 | 480 | 197 | 283 | 12 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.51 |
1978 Brewers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1978 Brewers | SS | 31 | 31 | 813 | 182 | 5.9 | 172 | 54 | 118 | 10 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 5.71 |
1979 Brewers | 2B | 122 | 121 | 3,225 | 717 | 5.9 | 702 | 289 | 413 | 15 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.88 |
1979 Brewers | SS | 10 | 9 | 267 | 48 | 4.8 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.75 |
1980 Brewers | 2B | 91 | 90 | 2,394 | 550 | 6.0 | 534 | 240 | 294 | 16 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 6.02 |
1980 Brewers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1980 Brewers | SS | 12 | 11 | 297 | 64 | 5.3 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.45 |
1981 Brewers | CF | 43 | 43 | 1,155 | 119 | 2.8 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.74 |
1981 Brewers | RF | 4 | 4 | 108 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.00 |
1982 Brewers | 3B | 150 | 150 | 399 | 497 | 3.3 | 468 | 128 | 340 | 29 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 31.67 |
1982 Brewers | SS | 4 | 3 | 81 | 19 | 4.8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .842 | 5.33 |
1983 Brewers | 3B | 146 | 145 | 3,891 | 464 | 3.2 | 448 | 105 | 343 | 16 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.11 |
1984 Brewers | 3B | 7 | 7 | 189 | 30 | 4.3 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 4.00 |
1985 Brewers | 3B | 135 | 133 | 3,504 | 408 | 3.0 | 389 | 126 | 263 | 19 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.00 |
1986 Brewers | 3B | 91 | 91 | 2,412 | 267 | 2.9 | 252 | 82 | 170 | 15 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.82 |
1986 Brewers | LF | 4 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.32 |
1987 Brewers | 2B | 19 | 18 | 495 | 84 | 4.4 | 84 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.58 |
1987 Brewers | 3B | 41 | 40 | 987 | 94 | 2.3 | 89 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.43 |
1988 Brewers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1988 Brewers | 3B | 105 | 104 | 2,688 | 290 | 2.8 | 273 | 86 | 187 | 17 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.74 |
1989 Brewers | 2B | 16 | 15 | 369 | 73 | 4.6 | 72 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.27 |
1989 Brewers | 3B | 112 | 112 | 2,904 | 338 | 3.0 | 321 | 78 | 243 | 17 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.98 |
1990 Brewers | 1B | 37 | 36 | 933 | 355 | 9.6 | 350 | 325 | 25 | 5 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 10.13 |
1990 Brewers | 2B | 60 | 60 | 1,509 | 330 | 5.5 | 326 | 136 | 190 | 4 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.83 |
1990 Brewers | 3B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 4.50 |
1991 Brewers | 1B | 46 | 46 | 1,218 | 427 | 9.3 | 421 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.33 |
1992 Brewers | 1B | 48 | 48 | 1,275 | 489 | 10.2 | 487 | 461 | 26 | 2 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.31 |
1993 Blue Jays | 1B | 23 | 23 | 618 | 195 | 8.5 | 192 | 178 | 14 | 3 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 8.39 |
1994 Blue Jays | 1B | 5 | 5 | 132 | 50 | 10.0 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.23 |
1996 Twins | 1B | 17 | 17 | 435 | 152 | 8.9 | 151 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.37 |
1997 Twins | 1B | 12 | 12 | 291 | 107 | 8.9 | 106 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.84 |
1998 Twins | 1B | 9 | 9 | 222 | 86 | 9.6 | 86 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.46 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 791 | 786 | 17,076 | 2,402 | 3.0 | 2,281 | 642 | 1,639 | 121 | 185 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.61 | |
2B Totals | 400 | 392 | 10,368 | 2,248 | 5.6 | 2,200 | 926 | 1,274 | 48 | 279 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.73 | |
1B Totals | 197 | 196 | 5,124 | 1,861 | 9.4 | 1,843 | 1,716 | 127 | 18 | 169 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.71 | |
SS Totals | 57 | 54 | 1,458 | 313 | 5.5 | 295 | 99 | 196 | 18 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 5.46 | |
CF Totals | 43 | 43 | 1,155 | 119 | 2.8 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.74 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 4 | 108 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.00 | |
LF Totals | 4 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.32 | |
20 Years | 1,496 | 1,479 | 35,391 | 6,957 | 4.7 | 6,749 | 3,508 | 3,241 | 208 | 664 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.15 |
Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1978 Brewers | 30 | 12 | .714 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 86.8 | 9.6 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
1979 Brewers | 33 | 13 | .717 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 64.9 | 12.2 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1980 Brewers | 34 | 7 | .829 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 50.0 | 9.4 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
1981 Brewers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 125.5 | 8.7 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1982 Brewers | 41 | 9 | .820 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 35.1 | 7.2 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1983 Brewers | 41 | 8 | .837 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 40.5 | 8.2 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1984 Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1985 Brewers | 21 | 7 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 57.6 | 7.2 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1986 Brewers | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48.6 | 5.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1987 Brewers | 45 | 10 | .818 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1988 Brewers | 41 | 10 | .804 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 46.8 | 11.3 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1989 Brewers | 27 | 11 | .711 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 55.9 | 9.2 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1990 Brewers | 18 | 3 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34.8 | 8.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1991 Brewers | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 39.1 | 10.7 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1992 Brewers | 31 | 6 | .838 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 50.8 | 9.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1993 Blue Jays | 22 | 4 | .846 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 28.9 | 9.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1994 Blue Jays | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 32.4 | 9.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1995 Blue Jays | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 35.0 | 9.2 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1996 Twins | 18 | 6 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 73.3 | 9.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1997 Twins | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 53.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1998 Twins | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 125.5 | 12.2 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 504 | 131 | .794 | 28 | 4 | 1,174 | 46.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Paul MolitorPaul Molitor Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1978 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $65,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $210,000.00 | Stats | - |
1981 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $435,000.00 | - | Stats |
1983 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $640,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $895,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $950,000.00 | Stats | - |
1986 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $1,160,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $1,260,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $1,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
1989 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $2,600,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $3,243,333.00 | Stats | - |
1992 Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | $3,453,333.00 | Stats | - |
1993 Toronto Blue Jays | 19 | $3,650,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1994 Toronto Blue Jays | 19 | $4,025,000.00 | Stats | n/a |
1995 Toronto Blue Jays | 19 | $4,500,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Minnesota Twins | 4 | $2,025,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Minnesota Twins | 4 | $3,500,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Minnesota Twins | 4 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
Paul Molitor Stats by Baseball Almanac |
On October 12, 1982, Paul Molitor had five hits during Game 1 of the 1982 World Series - the first player in World Series history with five hits during the same game, a record tied only once since, during the 2011 World Series. Do you know who it was that tied The Ignitor's record? Answer
Did you know that when Paul Molitor stroked his historic three-thousandth career hit on September 16, 1996, he reached the plateau with a triple off Jose Rosado, becoming the first player to enter the 3,000 Hits Club with a triple? [Since matched by Ichiro Suzuki in 2016.]
Paul Molitor | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2004 (HOF)
The Paul Molitor plaque (above) at the National Baseball Hall of Fame includes the following feat, "ONE OF THREE PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN 3,000 HITS, 600 DOUBLES and 500 STEALS," the other two (not included) are Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner!