#14 Paul Molitor, Second Base, 31 yrs, Kansas City Cobras

#14 Paul Molitor, Second Base, 31 yrs, Kansas City Cobras
Friday, 8/13/1988

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Paul Molitor

8/22/1956
31
USA,MN,ST. PAUL
6"0
185

Second Base
R
R

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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 8,200,000
1991
10 Year(s), 138 Days (1858 total Days)
134 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 101 Days (1993 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	66	74	27	44	75
Versus LHP	86	82	31	52	78
Versus RHP	58	70	25	41	73
Talent	74	74	28	52	73

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43
74
70
3
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
2B : 67 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 43 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 44 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 77
Outfield Arm : 18

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
8/2	LA	W 12-5	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	#2
8/3	LA	L 2-6	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	#2
8/4	LA	W 7-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	#2
8/5	HON	L 4-5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#2
8/6	HON	W 13-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#2
8/7	HON	W 16-6	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	#2
8/8	@DW	W 9-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
8/9	@DW	W 8-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
8/10	@DW	W 6-5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#2
8/12	@HON	W 5-3	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	#2

Batting Stats 1988

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	116	461	150	35	4	14	89	102	48	54	.325	.389	.510	.899	.901	.184
Projected	165	655	213	50	6	20	126	145	68	77	.325	.389	.510	.899	.901	.184

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	113	517	2	0	0	18	3	3	235	53	15	4	78.9	91.0	7.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	130	41	12	0	4	22	25	23	17	1	0	1	.315	.419	.500	.919
vs. RHP	331	109	23	4	10	67	77	25	37	2	3	1	.329	.376	.514	.890
Close/Late	50	18	4	1	1	15	7	3	9	0	0	1	.360	.407	.540	.947
Scoring Position	128	50	14	0	3	69	0	9	16	3	2	0	.391	.415	.570	.986
Pinch Hitting	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	60	235	75	16	4	7	40	51	21	30	.319	.373	.511	.884
Road	56	226	75	19	0	7	49	51	27	24	.332	.401	.509	.910
This Week	3	13	3	1	0	0	0	3	3	2	.231	.375	.308	.683
Last Week	7	32	9	3	0	0	3	5	4	4	.281	.361	.375	.736
March/April	25	86	16	3	2	2	12	14	14	15	.186	.288	.337	.626
May	28	104	32	5	1	2	12	21	3	15	.308	.330	.433	.763
June	27	113	45	9	1	6	31	34	8	6	.398	.438	.655	1.093
July	26	113	45	14	0	4	31	25	16	12	.398	.473	.628	1.102
August	10	45	12	4	0	0	3	8	7	6	.267	.365	.356	.721

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1980	157	591	192	43	4	11	98	108	88	4	4	62	17	6	.325	.413	.467	.880	CHA,RL
1981	147	558	166	31	3	15	90	100	64	5	7	67	11	10	.297	.371	.444	.815	ChC,RL
1982	162	645	191	43	5	14	88	102	59	2	6	69	20	3	.296	.354	.443	.797	ChC
1983	162	662	209	49	4	17	91	136	84	7	4	58	29	7	.316	.396	.479	.875	ChC CHA,AL
1984	142	628	233	37	10	17	96	139	51	4	1	47	20	4	.371	.421	.543	.964	CHA,AL
1985	146	627	208	43	9	12	82	123	62	9	5	62	10	4	.332	.397	.486	.883	CHA BRO,AL
1986	162	688	225	55	7	23	145	121	75	4	9	68	20	3	.327	.392	.528	.919	BRO NS CHA,AL
1987	162	694	198	37	2	19	109	114	66	6	7	83	20	8	.285	.349	.427	.776	CHA
1988	116	461	150	35	4	14	89	102	48	2	3	54	15	4	.325	.389	.510	.899	CHA EI KC
Total	1356	5554	1772	373	48	142	888	1045	597	43	46	570	162	49	.319	.387	.480	.867

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1980	16	65	17	5	0	0	9	11	11	8	4	1	.262	.368	.338	.707
1981	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.364	.462	.364	.825
1983	10	44	9	2	0	0	3	6	5	4	0	0	.205	.286	.250	.536
1984	12	55	21	7	0	1	9	11	3	6	2	0	.382	.414	.564	.977
1985	10	39	10	2	1	0	3	6	5	8	0	1	.256	.341	.359	.700
1986	3	13	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692
1987	18	75	19	4	1	2	7	14	9	10	2	1	.253	.333	.413	.747
Total	72	302	84	21	2	3	31	50	35	38	8	3	.278	.353	.391	.744

Fielding Stats 1988

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	2	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	5.0	5.40
Third Base	51	50	29	93	8	124	2	.984	449.1	2.48
Shortstop	63	63	90	186	36	285	9	.968	551.1	4.65

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Charleston in 1980...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1980, off Scott Mcgregor (FAY)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1980, off Rob Dressler (TOW)...
Drove in 6 runs against Towson on 6/7/1980...
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Charleston in 1980...
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1980...
1/31/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game...
1/31/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Charleston to Charlotte on 2/10/1983 (Going to CHA: 2B Paul Molitor. Going to ChC: SS Tony Phillips, P Darrell Bowling, C Tim Laudner)...
Drove in 6 runs against Death Valley on 4/12/1983...
5/26/1983: Signed a contract extension with Charlotte, $7,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/8/1984 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with Charlotte in 1984...
Had 72-game hitting streak snapped on 4/15/1985...Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Louisville on 5/15/1985...
Traded from Charlotte to Brooklyn on 7/3/1985 (Going to BRO: P Jeff Reardon, 2B Paul Molitor, P Ricky Wright, P Don Robinson. Going to CHA: C Darren Daulton, P Roy Lee Jackson, P Steve Shirley,
3B Darnell Coles)...
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/17/1985 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Traded from Brooklyn to North Shore on 2/15/1986 (Going to BRO: C Robert McWilliams, SS Dickie Thon. Going to NS: 2B Paul Molitor)...
Traded from North Shore to Charlotte on 6/13/1986 (Going to CHA: 2B Paul Molitor. Going to NS: 2B Rex Hudler, 2B Steve Sax, P Scott Garrelts)...
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia on 10/2/1986...
6/8/1987: Signed a contract extension with Charlotte, $8,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Traded from Charlotte to Emerald Isle on 2/12/1988 (Going to CHA: P Bryan Harvey. Going to EI: 2B Paul Molitor)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oklahoma on 6/5/1988...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/7/1988, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Traded from Emerald Isle to Kansas City on 6/16/1988 (Going to KC: 2B Paul Molitor. Going to EI: 1B Gregg Jefferies)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/28/1988, hitting .483 with 1 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Oklahoma on 7/17/1988...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG 1980 - .325 - 8th 1984 - .371 - 1st 1986 - .327 - 9th	OBP 1980 - .413 - 6th 1984 - .421 - 4th	OPS 1984 - .964 - 6th	Hits 1980 - 192 - 9th 1984 - 233 - 3rd 1986 - 225 - 3rd	Doubles 1980 - 43 - 5th 1982 - 43 - 4th 1983 - 49 - 6th 1985 - 43 - 8th 1986 - 55 - 1st
Triples 1984 - 10 - 5th	RBI 1986 - 145 - 4th	Runs 1983 - 136 - 5th 1984 - 139 - 5th

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