Paul Molitor
1978–1998 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays
2,683G
.306AVG
.369OBP
.448SLG
3,319H
234HR
1,307RBI
504SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1991-05-15 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1996-04-24 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1986-08-19 | 1 in 9,127 player-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 | – | – |