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Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins • Designated Hitter

Age 69 • 6' 0" • 185 lb

Bats: R • Throws: R

MLB Debut: 1978-04-07

Born: Saint Paul , MN • USA

Draft: 1977

1998 Stats

126

502

141

RBI

AVG

.281

OBP

.335

SLG

.382

OPS

.717

Career Stats

2683

10835

3319

234

RBI

1307

1782

504

AVG

.306

OBP

.369

SLG

.448

OPS

.817

Year-by-Year Hitting

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Awards
1978	MIL	125	556	521	142	6	45	30	.273	.301	.372	.673
1979	MIL	140	645	584	188	9	62	33	.322	.372	.469	.841
1980	MIL	111	512	450	137	9	37	34	.304	.372	.438	.810	AS
1981	MIL	64	284	251	67	2	19	10	.267	.341	.335	.676
1982	MIL	160	751	666	201	19	71	41	.302	.366	.450	.816
1983	MIL	152	682	608	164	15	47	41	.270	.333	.410	.743
1984	MIL	13	49	46	10	—	6	1	.217	.245	.239	.484
1985	MIL	140	642	576	171	10	48	21	.297	.356	.408	.764	AS
1986	MIL	105	482	437	123	9	55	20	.281	.340	.426	.766
1987	MIL	118	542	465	164	16	75	45	.353	.438	.566	1.004	SS
1988	MIL	154	691	609	190	13	60	41	.312	.384	.452	.836	AS SS
1989	MIL	155	696	615	194	11	56	27	.315	.379	.439	.818
1990	MIL	103	458	418	119	12	45	18	.285	.343	.464	.807
1991	MIL	158	752	665	216	17	75	19	.325	.399	.489	.888	AS
1992	MIL	158	701	609	195	12	89	31	.320	.389	.461	.850	AS
1993	TOR	160	725	636	211	22	111	22	.332	.402	.509	.911	AS WS SS WS-MVP
1994	TOR	115	516	454	155	14	75	20	.341	.410	.518	.928	AS
1995	TOR	130	598	525	142	15	60	12	.270	.350	.423	.773
1996	MIN	161	729	660	225	9	113	18	.341	.390	.468	.858	SS
1997	MIN	135	597	538	164	10	89	11	.305	.351	.435	.786
1998	MIN	126	559	502	141	4	69	9	.281	.335	.382	.717

Postseason

Hitting

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1981	MIL	5	23	20	5	1	1	—	.250	.318	.400	.718
1982	MIL	12	54	50	17	2	8	2	.340	.389	.480	.869
1993	TOR	12	55	47	21	3	13	1	.447	.527	.851	1.378

Game Logs

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Hitting

Date	Opponent	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	SO
1998-09-27	vs CLE	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-09-26	vs CLE	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
1998-09-25	vs CLE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
1998-09-23	vs CWS	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-09-21	vs CWS	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-09-20	@ DET	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1998-09-19	@ DET	5	3	1	0	1	3	1	0	1
1998-09-18	@ DET	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-16	@ CLE	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-09-14	vs SEA	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1998-09-13	vs ATH	5	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0
1998-09-12	vs ATH	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
1998-09-11	vs ATH	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-09	@ LAA	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-08	@ LAA	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
1998-09-07	@ TEX	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1998-09-06	@ TEX	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1998-09-05	@ TEX	4	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0
1998-09-04	@ TEX	4	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1998-09-03	vs TB	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
1998-09-02	vs TB	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-01	vs TB	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-31	vs TB	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-08-30	@ TOR	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-29	@ TOR	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-08-28	@ TOR	4	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	0
1998-08-27	@ TB	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-08-26	@ TB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
1998-08-25	@ TB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1998-08-23	vs BOS	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-08-22	vs BOS	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-08-21	vs BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-15	@ BOS	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-08-14	@ BOS	5	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
1998-08-13	@ BOS	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-08-12	@ NYY	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-08-11	@ NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-08-10	@ NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-08-09	vs BAL	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1998-08-08	vs BAL	5	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
1998-08-07	vs BAL	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-08-06	vs KC	5	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0
1998-08-05	vs KC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-08-04	vs KC	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-08-02	vs TOR	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1998-08-01	vs TOR	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998-07-31	vs TOR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1998-07-29	@ KC	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
1998-07-28	@ KC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-07-26	vs TEX	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2
1998-07-25	vs TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
1998-07-24	vs TEX	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
1998-07-23	vs LAA	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-22	vs LAA	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-07-21	vs LAA	4	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998-07-19	@ ATH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-18	@ ATH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1998-07-17	@ ATH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-16	@ SEA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-15	@ SEA	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-06-20	@ CWS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-06-19	@ CWS	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
1998-06-18	@ CWS	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-06-17	@ DET	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1998-06-16	@ DET	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
1998-06-15	@ DET	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-14	vs CWS	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-06-13	vs CWS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-06-12	vs CWS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1998-06-07	@ PIT	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1998-06-06	@ PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-06-05	@ PIT	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1998-06-04	vs CLE	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-03	vs CLE	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-06-02	vs ATH	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0
1998-06-01	vs ATH	4	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998-05-31	vs LAA	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1998-05-30	vs LAA	4	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
1998-05-29	vs LAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-05-27	@ TEX	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-05-25	@ TEX	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998-05-24	@ LAA	3	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0
1998-05-23	@ LAA	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1998-05-22	@ LAA	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-05-21	vs DET	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
1998-05-20	vs DET	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1998-05-19	vs DET	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998-05-17	@ NYY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-05-15	@ NYY	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
1998-05-14	vs BOS	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-05-13	vs BOS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-05-12	vs BAL	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1998-05-11	vs BAL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-05-10	vs NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-05-09	vs NYY	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1998-05-08	vs NYY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-05-06	@ BOS	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-05-05	@ BOS	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1998-05-03	@ BAL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-05-01	@ BAL	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-04-30	vs TB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-29	vs TB	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-04-28	vs TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-27	vs TEX	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-04-26	@ SEA	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-25	@ SEA	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1998-04-24	@ SEA	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-21	@ ATH	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-04-20	@ ATH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1998-04-19	vs SEA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-18	vs SEA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-17	vs SEA	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
1998-04-16	vs SEA	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-04-14	@ TB	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1998-04-13	@ TB	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998-04-12	@ KC	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
1998-04-11	@ KC	5	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0
1998-04-10	@ KC	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
1998-04-09	vs TOR	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-04-08	vs TOR	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1998-04-07	vs TOR	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
1998-04-05	vs KC	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1998-04-04	vs KC	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-04-03	vs KC	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-04-02	@ TOR	4	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
1998-04-01	@ TOR	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

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Scouting Report

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Season 1998

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Pitch Arsenal

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Pitch	N	Use%	Velo	HB	IVB	Spin	xwOBA	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+
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Metric

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vs. RHH

Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]

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Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast

Date	Pitches	Velo	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	K%	BB%	xwOBA
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