Paul Molitor
1978–1998 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays
2,683G
.306AVG
.369OBP
.448SLG
More career statistics
3,319H
234HR
1,307RBI
504SB
33Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,683 | 12,167 | 10,835 | 1,782 | 3,319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 1,307 | 1,094 | 1,244 | 504 | 131 | 47 | 109 | 4,854 | .306 | .369 | .448 | .817 |
Streaks
39longest hitting streak · 1987-07-16 to 1987-08-25
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Stealing the Cycle | 1987-07-26 | 1 in 3,787 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1991-05-01 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1991-05-15 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1340 | 5945 | 1676 | 116 | 672 | 539 | 579 | .317 | .373 | .462 |
| Away | 1343 | 6222 | 1643 | 118 | 635 | 555 | 665 | .296 | .353 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 354 | 1613 | 446 | 29 | 199 | 153 | 163 | .311 | .371 | .437 |
| May | 453 | 2023 | 538 | 36 | 198 | 195 | 180 | .301 | .362 | .428 |
| June | 418 | 1893 | 523 | 40 | 219 | 173 | 202 | .311 | .368 | .469 |
| July | 435 | 1977 | 542 | 44 | 212 | 160 | 215 | .305 | .355 | .456 |
| August | 512 | 2344 | 639 | 44 | 253 | 208 | 244 | .307 | .361 | .449 |
| September | 468 | 2116 | 575 | 40 | 210 | 184 | 220 | .302 | .359 | .452 |
| October | 43 | 201 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 20 | .318 | .383 | .409 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 227 | 1018 | 274 | 15 | 96 | 90 | 97 | .302 | .358 | .418 |
| baltimore-orioles | 220 | 997 | 268 | 21 | 108 | 77 | 97 | .297 | .346 | .440 |
| detroit-tigers | 209 | 942 | 246 | 28 | 120 | 91 | 89 | .294 | .358 | .464 |
| boston-red-sox | 208 | 953 | 282 | 21 | 106 | 74 | 99 | .328 | .374 | .483 |
| cleveland-guardians | 207 | 965 | 252 | 17 | 98 | 88 | 116 | .293 | .352 | .426 |
| kansas-city-royals | 205 | 920 | 242 | 17 | 81 | 76 | 89 | .293 | .346 | .423 |
| chicago-white-sox | 201 | 913 | 253 | 11 | 95 | 91 | 97 | .314 | .377 | .439 |
| texas-rangers | 201 | 916 | 254 | 17 | 96 | 85 | 94 | .310 | .370 | .452 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 125 | 521 | 142 | 6 | 45 | 30 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 140 | 584 | 188 | 9 | 62 | 33 | .322 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 111 | 450 | 137 | 9 | 37 | 34 | .304 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 64 | 251 | 67 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 160 | 666 | 201 | 19 | 71 | 41 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 152 | 608 | 164 | 15 | 47 | 41 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 13 | 46 | 10 | – | 6 | 1 | .217 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 140 | 576 | 171 | 10 | 48 | 21 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 105 | 437 | 123 | 9 | 55 | 20 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 118 | 465 | 164 | 16 | 75 | 45 | .353 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 154 | 609 | 190 | 13 | 60 | 41 | .312 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 155 | 615 | 194 | 11 | 56 | 27 | .315 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 103 | 418 | 119 | 12 | 45 | 18 | .285 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 158 | 665 | 216 | 17 | 75 | 19 | .325 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 158 | 609 | 195 | 12 | 89 | 31 | .320 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 160 | 636 | 211 | 22 | 111 | 22 | .332 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 115 | 454 | 155 | 14 | 75 | 20 | .341 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 130 | 525 | 142 | 15 | 60 | 12 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 161 | 660 | 225 | 9 | 113 | 18 | .341 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 135 | 538 | 164 | 10 | 89 | 11 | .305 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 126 | 502 | 141 | 4 | 69 | 9 | .281 | – | – |