Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor
(The Ignitor)
 
Born: August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN
56 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 185
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 2004
- Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977 - (Round 1 / Pick 3)
- High School: Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)
- College/Univ: University of Minnesota (1975-1977)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
ML4
AL
21.9
2B
556
-
 
2.7
2.2
1.1
0.0
0.6
12.1
8.3
3.8
0.0
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.0
ML4
AL
22.9
2B
645
-
 
5.6
5.3
0.8
0.0
0.5
26.8
20.2
6.5
0.0
13.6
11.1
2.5
0.0
ML4
AL
23.9
2B
512
-
 
3.8
4.2
-0.0
0.0
0.4
18.4
14.5
3.9
0.0
8.2
7.4
0.8
0.0
ML4
AL
24.9
CF
284
-
 
1.0
1.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
8.2
7.2
1.0
0.0
3.1
3.2
-0.1
0.0
ML4
AL
25.9
3B
751
-
 
6.2
6.7
-0.2
0.0
0.3
30.0
26.1
4.0
0.0
16.0
15.5
0.5
0.0
ML4
AL
26.9
3B
682
-
 
4.5
3.7
1.1
0.0
0.2
23.2
16.7
6.5
0.0
10.3
7.1
3.2
0.0
ML4
AL
27.9
3B
49
-
 
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.7
0.2
0.0
ML4
AL
28.9
3B
642
-
 
3.6
3.3
0.5
0.0
0.2
20.7
16.5
4.2
0.0
8.7
7.4
1.3
0.0
ML4
AL
29.9
3B
482
-
 
2.3
2.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
14.1
11.1
3.0
0.0
5.2
4.3
0.9
0.0
ML4
AL
30.9
DH
542
-
 
6.0
6.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
28.7
27.1
1.6
0.0
19.7
19.5
0.2
0.0
ML4
AL
31.9
3B
690
-
 
5.2
5.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
27.6
25.1
2.5
0.0
15.6
15.3
0.3
0.0
ML4
AL
32.9
3B
696
-
 
5.6
5.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
28.4
23.6
4.8
0.0
15.7
13.8
2.0
0.0
ML4
AL
33.9
2B
458
-
 
3.2
3.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
17.8
15.6
2.2
0.0
9.2
9.1
0.1
0.0
ML4
AL
34.9
DH
749
-
 
5.3
5.3
-1.3
0.0
-1.3
31.4
30.9
0.5
0.0
20.3
20.3
-0.0
0.0
ML4
AL
35.9
DH
700
-
 
4.7
4.8
-1.5
0.0
-1.3
28.4
27.9
0.6
0.0
18.1
18.0
0.0
0.0
TOR
AL
36.9
DH
725
-
 
5.7
5.9
-1.7
0.0
-1.4
27.1
26.7
0.4
0.0
16.7
16.6
0.1
0.0
TOR
AL
37.9
DH
515
-
 
3.7
3.8
-1.1
0.0
-1.0
17.2
17.0
0.1
0.0
10.1
10.0
0.1
0.0
TOR
AL
38.9
DH
598
-
 
1.3
1.3
-1.2
0.0
-1.1
10.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
1.9
0.0
0.0
MIN
AL
39.9
DH
728
-
 
3.7
3.6
-1.3
0.0
-1.4
18.4
18.0
0.3
0.0
8.3
8.1
0.2
0.0
MIN
AL
40.9
DH
597
-
 
1.4
1.4
-1.1
0.0
-1.2
12.6
12.5
0.1
0.0
4.3
4.3
-0.0
0.0
MIN
AL
41.9
DH
559
-
 
0.1
0.2
-1.3
0.0
-1.1
7.3
7.1
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.6
0.1
0.0
21
3
DH
12160
-
  
75.5
74.8
-8.0
0.0
-8.6
408.9
362.4
46.5
0.0
204.6
192.2
12.4
0.0
162 Game Average
734
-
  
4.6
4.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
  
24.7
21.9
2.8
0.0
  
12.4
11.6
0.7
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
15
3B
8438
-
 
59.7
58.7
-0.4
0.0
-1.4
316.2
270.8
45.4
0.0
163.8
151.8
12.0
0.0
3
DH
1838
-
 
10.6
11.0
-4.0
0.0
-3.5
54.5
53.9
0.5
0.0
28.7
28.5
0.2
0.0
3
DH
1884
-
 
5.2
5.1
-3.7
0.0
-3.7
38.2
37.6
0.6
0.0
12.1
11.9
0.2
0.0
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James