Paul Molitor Career Stats
Paul Molitor was born on August 22, 1956. He is an American former Major League Baseball player and also former manager of the Minnesota Twins. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995), and Minnesota Twins (1996–1998).
| Designated hitter / Infielder / Manager | |
| Born: August 22, 1956 | |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
| Batted: Right | |
| Threw: Right | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Hits | 3,319 |
| Home runs | 234 |
| Runs batted in | 1,307 |
| Stolen bases | 504 |
| Managerial record | 305–343 |
| Winning % | 0.471 |
| Teams | |
| As player | |
| Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992) | |
| Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995) | |
| Minnesota Twins (1996–1998) | |
| As manager | |
| Minnesota Twins (2015–2018) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 7× All-Star (1980, 1985, 1988, 1991–1994) | |
| World Series champion (1993) | |
| World Series MVP (1993) | |
| 4× Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1988, 1993, 1996) | |
| AL Manager of the Year (2017) | |
| Milwaukee Brewers No. 4 retired | |
| American Family Field Walk of Fame | |
| Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor | |
| Major League Baseball All-Time Team | |
| Member of the National Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2004 |
| Vote | 85.2% (first ballot) |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | MIL | AL | 125 | 556 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 54 | .273 | .301 | .372 | .673 | 89 | 194 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 46/D5 | RoY-2 |
| 1979 | 22 | MIL | AL | 140 | 645 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 13 | 48 | 48 | .322 | .372 | .469 | .842 | 126 | 274 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | *46/D | MVP-20 |
| 1980 | 23 | MIL | AL | 111 | 512 | 450 | 81 | 137 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 48 | 48 | .304 | .372 | .438 | .809 | 125 | 197 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46/D5 | AS |
| 1981 | 24 | MIL | AL | 64 | 284 | 251 | 45 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | .267 | .341 | .335 | .675 | 100 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8D/9 | |
| 1982 | 25 | MIL | AL | 160 | 751 | 666 | 136 | 201 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 41 | 9 | 69 | 93 | .302 | .366 | .450 | .816 | 129 | 300 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | *5/D6 | MVP-12 |
| 1983 | 26 | MIL | AL | 152 | 682 | 608 | 95 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 59 | 74 | .270 | .333 | .410 | .743 | 110 | 249 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | *5/D | |
| 1984 | 27 | MIL | AL | 13 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .217 | .245 | .239 | .484 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /5D | |
| 1985 | 28 | MIL | AL | 140 | 642 | 576 | 93 | 171 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 54 | 80 | .297 | .356 | .408 | .764 | 110 | 235 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | *5/D | AS |
| 1986 | 29 | MIL | AL | 105 | 482 | 437 | 62 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 81 | .281 | .340 | .426 | .765 | 105 | 186 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5D/7 | |
| 1987 | 30 | MIL | AL | 118 | 542 | 465 | 114 | 164 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 75 | 45 | 10 | 69 | 67 | .353 | .438 | .566 | 1.003 | 161 | 263 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | D54 | MVP-5,SS |
| 1988 | 31 | MIL | AL | 154 | 691 | 609 | 115 | 190 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 41 | 10 | 71 | 54 | .312 | .384 | .452 | .836 | 133 | 275 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5D/4 | AS,MVP-8,SS |
| 1989 | 32 | MIL | AL | 155 | 696 | 615 | 84 | 194 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 64 | 67 | .315 | .379 | .439 | .818 | 132 | 270 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | *5D4 | |
| 1990 | 33 | MIL | AL | 103 | 458 | 418 | 64 | 119 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 51 | .285 | .343 | .464 | .807 | 125 | 194 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 43/D5 | |
| 1991 | 34 | MIL | AL | 158 | 752 | 665 | 133 | 216 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 75 | 19 | 8 | 77 | 62 | .325 | .399 | .489 | .888 | 147 | 325 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | *D3 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1992 | 35 | MIL | AL | 158 | 701 | 609 | 89 | 195 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 89 | 31 | 6 | 73 | 66 | .320 | .389 | .461 | .851 | 140 | 281 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | D3 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1993 | 36 | TOR | AL | 160 | 725 | 636 | 121 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 111 | 22 | 4 | 77 | 71 | .332 | .402 | .509 | .911 | 143 | 324 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | *D3 | AS,MVP-2,SS |
| 1994 | 37 | TOR | AL | 115 | 516 | 454 | 86 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 55 | 48 | .341 | .410 | .518 | .927 | 138 | 235 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | *D/3 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1995 | 38 | TOR | AL | 130 | 598 | 525 | 63 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 57 | .270 | .350 | .423 | .772 | 101 | 222 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | *D | |
| 1996 | 39 | MIN | AL | 161 | 729 | 660 | 99 | 225 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 113 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 72 | .341 | .390 | .468 | .858 | 116 | 309 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | *D3 | MVP-13,SS |
| 1997 | 40 | MIN | AL | 135 | 597 | 538 | 63 | 164 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 89 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 73 | .305 | .351 | .435 | .786 | 104 | 234 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | *D3 | |
| 1998 | 41 | MIN | AL | 126 | 559 | 502 | 75 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 41 | .281 | .335 | .382 | .718 | 86 | 192 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | *D/3 | |
| 21 Yrs | 2683 | 12167 | 10835 | 1782 | 3319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 1307 | 504 | 131 | 1094 | 1244 | .306 | .369 | .448 | .817 | 122 | 4854 | 209 | 47 | 75 | 109 | 100 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 735 | 654 | 108 | 200 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 30 | 8 | 66 | 75 | .306 | .369 | .448 | .817 | 122 | 293 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||
| MIL (15 yrs) | 1856 | 8443 | 7520 | 1275 | 2281 | 405 | 86 | 160 | 790 | 412 | 115 | 755 | 882 | .303 | .367 | .444 | .811 | 125 | 3338 | 125 | 34 | 68 | 61 | 69 | |||||
| MIN (3 yrs) | 422 | 1885 | 1700 | 237 | 530 | 102 | 17 | 23 | 271 | 38 | 12 | 146 | 186 | .312 | .362 | .432 | .794 | 104 | 735 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 23 | |||||
| TOR (3 yrs) | 405 | 1839 | 1615 | 270 | 508 | 98 | 11 | 51 | 246 | 54 | 4 | 193 | 176 | .315 | .387 | .484 | .871 | 128 | 781 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 8 | |||||