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Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (The Ignitor)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School University of Minnesota

Debut April 7, 1978
  vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 1998
Born August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1977. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 21 MIL AL 125  521   73  142  26  4   6   45  30 12  19  54  .273  .301  .372   89  194   7   5   2   4   6 RoY-2
 1979 22 MIL AL 140  584   88  188  27 16   9   62  33 13  48  48  .322  .372  .469  126  274   6   5   5   2   9 MVP-20
 1980 23 MIL AL 111  450   81  137  29  2   9   37  34  7  48  48  .304  .372  .438  125  197   6   5   4   3   9 AS
 1981 24 MIL AL  64  251   45   67  11  0   2   19  10  6  25  29  .267  .341  .335  100   84   5   0   1   3   3
 1982 25 MIL AL 160  666  136  201  26  8  19   71  41  9  69  93  .302  .366  .450  129  300  10   5   1   1   9 MVP-12
 1983 26 MIL AL 152  608   95  164  28  6  15   47  41  8  59  74  .270  .333  .410  110  249   7   6   4   2  12
 1984 27 MIL AL  13   46    3   10   1  0   0    6   1  0   2   8  .217  .245  .239   38   11   0   1   0   0   0
 1985 28 MIL AL 140  576   93  171  28  3  10   48  21  7  54  80  .297  .356  .408  109  235   7   4   6   1  12 AS
 1986 29 MIL AL 105  437   62  123  24  6   9   55  20  5  40  81  .281  .340  .426  105  186   2   3   0   0   9
 1987 30 MIL AL 118  465  114  164  41  5  16   75  45 10  69  67  .353  .438  .566  161  263   5   1   2   2   4 SS,MVP-5
 1988 31 MIL AL 154  609  115  190  34  6  13   60  41 10  71  54  .312  .384  .452  133  275   5   3   8   2  10 SS,MVP-8,AS
 1989 32 MIL AL 155  615   84  194  35  4  11   56  27 11  64  67  .315  .379  .439  132  270   4   9   4   4  11
 1990 33 MIL AL 103  418   64  119  27  6  12   45  18  3  37  51  .285  .343  .464  125  194   0   2   4   1   7
 1991 34 MIL AL 158  665  133  216  32 13  17   75  19  8  77  62  .325  .399  .489  147  325   0   1  16   6  11 MVP-11,AS
 1992 35 MIL AL 158  609   89  195  36  7  12   89  31  6  73  66  .320  .389  .461  139  281   4  11  12   3  13 MVP-10,AS
 1993 36 TOR AL 160  636  121  211  37  5  22  111  22  4  77  71  .332  .402  .509  143  324   1   8   3   3  13 SS,MVP-2,AS
 1994 37 TOR AL 115  454   86  155  30  4  14   75  20  0  55  48  .341  .410  .518  138  235   0   5   4   1  13 MVP-18,AS
 1995 38 TOR AL 130  525   63  142  31  2  15   60  12  0  61  57  .270  .350  .423  101  222   3   4   1   5  10
 1996 39 MIN AL 161  660   99  225  41  8   9  113  18  6  56  72  .341  .390  .468  116  309   0   9  10   3  21 SS,MVP-13
 1997 40 MIN AL 135  538   63  164  32  4  10   89  11  4  45  73  .305  .351  .435  104  234   2  12   8   0   8
 1998 41 MIN AL 126  502   75  141  29  5   4   69   9  2  45  41  .281  .335  .382   86  192   1  10   5   1  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons        10835      3319    114     1307    131    1244  .306  .369  .448  122       75 109 100  47 209
               2683      1782      605    234      504   1094                            4854
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        654  108  200  37  7  14   79  30  8  66  75  .306  .369  .448  122  293   5   7   6   3  13
 Career High    161  666  136  225  41 16  22  113  45 13  77  93  .353  .438  .566  161  325  10  12  16   6  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 21 MIL AL  556  409   59   3.9    94| .273  .261| .301  .326| .372  .385| .673  .711|  89  .449  -9.0  -0.9  71%
 1979 22 MIL AL  645  429  103   6.4   102| .322  .270| .372  .334| .469  .408| .841  .743| 126  .637  20.5   2.0  71%
 1980 23 MIL AL  512  340   78   6.2    96| .304  .266| .372  .327| .438  .394| .810  .721| 125  .632  17.3   1.7  82%
 1981 24 MIL AL  284  198   30   4.1    85| .267  .250| .341  .314| .335  .364| .676  .678| 100  .498   1.0   0.1  62%
 1982 25 MIL AL  751  498  117   6.3    93| .302  .257| .366  .320| .450  .391| .816  .711| 129  .642  27.6   2.7  82%
 1983 26 MIL AL  682  477   88   4.9    92| .270  .257| .333  .318| .410  .388| .743  .706| 110  .538   9.6   0.9  83%
 1984 27 MIL AL   49   37    3   2.2    93| .217  .259| .245  .321| .239  .391| .484  .712|  38  .207  -3.8  -0.4 100%
 1985 28 MIL AL  642  435   85   5.2    99| .297  .261| .356  .327| .408  .406| .764  .733| 109  .559   8.3   0.8  75%
 1986 29 MIL AL  482  333   65   5.2   103| .281  .265| .340  .333| .426  .413| .766  .747| 105  .550   2.5   0.2  80%
 1987 30 MIL AL  542  321  125  10.4   108| .353  .268| .438  .337| .566  .431|1.004  .769| 161  .794  44.6   4.1  81%
 1988 31 MIL AL  690  447  112   6.7    95| .312  .260| .384  .326| .452  .392| .836  .718| 133  .683  28.6   2.8  80%
 1989 32 MIL AL  696  456  106   6.2    92| .315  .260| .379  .324| .439  .382| .818  .707| 132  .659  28.2   2.8  71%
 1990 33 MIL AL  458  311   68   5.8    94| .285  .258| .343  .326| .464  .386| .807  .712| 125  .629  13.2   1.3  85%
 1991 34 MIL AL  749  469  132   7.6    95| .325  .258| .399  .326| .489  .391| .888  .717| 147  .718  43.2   4.2  70%
 1992 35 MIL AL  700  448  116   7.0    93| .320  .258| .389  .327| .461  .383| .850  .710| 139  .698  34.9   3.5  83%
 1993 36 TOR AL  725  451  136   8.1   103| .332  .268| .402  .339| .509  .410| .911  .748| 143  .719  40.8   3.9  84%
 1994 37 TOR AL  515  317  101   8.5   111| .341  .273| .410  .345| .518  .434| .928  .779| 138  .701  27.7   2.5 100%
 1995 38 TOR AL  598  400   82   5.5   109| .270  .269| .350  .343| .423  .425| .773  .768| 101  .521   2.0   0.2 100%
 1996 39 MIN AL  728  471  119   6.8   117| .341  .278| .390  .352| .468  .447| .858  .799| 116  .587  17.4   1.5  75%
 1997 40 MIN AL  597  400   85   5.7   110| .305  .272| .351  .342| .435  .431| .786  .773| 104  .545   3.9   0.4  73%
 1998 41 MIN AL  559  393   63   4.3   111| .281  .273| .335  .342| .382  .434| .717  .776|  86  .412  -9.3  -0.9  81%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons   12160  8040 1873   6.2   100| .306  .264| .369  .332| .448  .405| .817  .737| 122  .623 349.2  33.4  79%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 21 MIL AL 2B 91 197 283 12 57 .976 .980 5.27 4.74 5.51 5.47 87 784.3 SS 31 54 118 10 17 .945 .964 5.55 4.19 5.71 4.92 31 271.0 DH 2 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 2.57 2.96 1 7.0 1979 22 MIL AL 2B 122 289 413 15 81 .979 .978 5.75 4.80 5.87 5.50 121 1075.7 SS 10 20 27 1 3 .979 .965 4.70 4.10 4.75 5.01 9 89.0 DH 8 1980 23 MIL AL 2B 91 240 294 16 80 .971 .981 5.87 4.91 6.02 5.60 90 798.3 AS SS 12 19 41 4 10 .938 .963 5.00 4.26 5.45 4.99 11 99.0 AS DH 7 AS 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 2.00 3.00 1 9.0 AS 1981 24 MIL AL OF 46 119 4 3 1 .976 .983 2.67 2.16 2.63 2.48 48 421.7 CF 44 113 4 2 1 .983 .988 2.66 2.61 2.73 2.90 44 385.7 DH 16 RF 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 1.75 2.00 2.15 4 36.0 1982 25 MIL AL 3B 150 128 340 29 48 .942 .954 3.12 2.62 3.15 3.07 150 1338.3 DH 6 SS 4 6 10 3 0 .842 .964 4.00 4.17 5.33 4.87 3 27.0 1983 26 MIL AL 3B 146 105 343 16 37 .966 .955 3.07 2.57 3.11 3.07 147 1297.3 DH 2 1984 27 MIL AL 3B 7 7 21 2 3 .933 .949 4.00 2.19 4.00 2.74 7 63.0 DH 4 1985 28 MIL AL 3B 135 126 263 19 30 .953 .953 2.88 2.38 3.00 2.85 133 1168.0 AS DH 4 AS 1986 29 MIL AL 3B 91 82 170 15 25 .944 .948 2.77 2.37 2.82 2.74 91 804.0 DH 10 LF 4 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.77 1.32 2.25 4 34.0 1987 30 MIL AL DH 58 3B 41 25 64 5 8 .947 .952 2.17 2.31 2.43 2.77 40 329.0 2B 19 35 49 0 16 1.000 .980 4.42 4.48 4.58 5.12 18 165.0 1988 31 MIL AL 3B 105 86 187 17 15 .941 .954 2.60 2.36 2.74 2.71 104 896.0 AS DH 49 AS 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.40 2.25 5.17 1 8.0 AS 1989 32 MIL AL 3B 112 78 243 17 18 .950 .943 2.87 2.34 2.98 2.73 112 968.3 DH 28 2B 16 28 44 1 9 .986 .981 4.50 4.51 5.27 5.24 15 123.0 1990 33 MIL AL 2B 60 136 190 4 36 .988 .984 5.43 4.53 5.83 5.23 60 503.3 1B 37 325 25 5 28 .986 .992 9.46 8.36 10.13 9.63 36 311.0 DH 4 3B 2 2 7 1 1 .900 .947 4.50 2.30 4.50 2.75 2 18.0 1991 34 MIL AL DH 112 AS 1B 46 389 32 6 52 .986 .992 9.15 8.30 9.32 9.75 46 406.7 AS 1992 35 MIL AL DH 108 AS 1B 48 461 26 2 44 .996 .993 10.15 8.36 10.30 9.68 48 425.7 AS 1993 36 TOR AL DH 137 AS 1B 23 178 14 3 16 .985 .993 8.35 8.24 8.39 9.57 23 206.0 AS 1994 37 TOR AL DH 110 AS 1B 5 47 3 0 6 1.000 .992 10.00 8.48 10.23 9.57 5 44.0 AS 1995 38 TOR AL DH 129 1996 39 MIN AL DH 143 1B 17 138 13 1 13 .993 .992 8.88 7.92 9.33 9.24 17 145.7 1997 40 MIN AL DH 122 1B 12 99 7 1 6 .991 .992 8.83 8.04 9.80 9.31 12 97.3 1998 41 MIN AL DH 115 1B 9 79 7 0 4 1.000 .992 9.56 8.30 10.46 9.43 9 74.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 33 MIL AL 1B 37 325 25 5 28 .986 .992 9.46 8.36 10.13 9.63 36 311.0 1991 34 MIL AL 1B 46 389 32 6 52 .986 .992 9.15 8.30 9.32 9.75 46 406.7 1992 35 MIL AL 1B 48 461 26 2 44 .996 .993 10.15 8.36 10.30 9.68 48 425.7 1993 36 TOR AL 1B 23 178 14 3 16 .985 .993 8.35 8.24 8.39 9.57 23 206.0 1994 37 TOR AL 1B 5 47 3 0 6 1.000 .992 10.00 8.48 10.23 9.57 5 44.0 1996 39 MIN AL 1B 17 138 13 1 13 .993 .992 8.88 7.92 9.33 9.24 17 145.7 1997 40 MIN AL 1B 12 99 7 1 6 .991 .992 8.83 8.04 9.80 9.31 12 97.3 1998 41 MIN AL 1B 9 79 7 0 4 1.000 .992 9.56 8.30 10.46 9.43 9 74.0 1978 21 MIL AL 2B 91 197 283 12 57 .976 .980 5.27 4.74 5.51 5.47 87 784.3 1979 22 MIL AL 2B 122 289 413 15 81 .979 .978 5.75 4.80 5.87 5.50 121 1075.7 1980 23 MIL AL 2B 91 240 294 16 80 .971 .981 5.87 4.91 6.02 5.60 90 798.3 1987 30 MIL AL 2B 19 35 49 0 16 1.000 .980 4.42 4.48 4.58 5.12 18 165.0 1988 31 MIL AL 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.40 2.25 5.17 1 8.0 1989 32 MIL AL 2B 16 28 44 1 9 .986 .981 4.50 4.51 5.27 5.24 15 123.0 1990 33 MIL AL 2B 60 136 190 4 36 .988 .984 5.43 4.53 5.83 5.23 60 503.3 1978 21 MIL AL 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 2.57 2.96 1 7.0 1980 23 MIL AL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 2.00 3.00 1 9.0 1982 25 MIL AL 3B 150 128 340 29 48 .942 .954 3.12 2.62 3.15 3.07 150 1338.3 1983 26 MIL AL 3B 146 105 343 16 37 .966 .955 3.07 2.57 3.11 3.07 147 1297.3 1984 27 MIL AL 3B 7 7 21 2 3 .933 .949 4.00 2.19 4.00 2.74 7 63.0 1985 28 MIL AL 3B 135 126 263 19 30 .953 .953 2.88 2.38 3.00 2.85 133 1168.0 1986 29 MIL AL 3B 91 82 170 15 25 .944 .948 2.77 2.37 2.82 2.74 91 804.0 1987 30 MIL AL 3B 41 25 64 5 8 .947 .952 2.17 2.31 2.43 2.77 40 329.0 1988 31 MIL AL 3B 105 86 187 17 15 .941 .954 2.60 2.36 2.74 2.71 104 896.0 1989 32 MIL AL 3B 112 78 243 17 18 .950 .943 2.87 2.34 2.98 2.73 112 968.3 1990 33 MIL AL 3B 2 2 7 1 1 .900 .947 4.50 2.30 4.50 2.75 2 18.0 1981 24 MIL AL CF 44 113 4 2 1 .983 .988 2.66 2.61 2.73 2.90 44 385.7 1978 21 MIL AL DH 2 1979 22 MIL AL DH 8 1980 23 MIL AL DH 7 1981 24 MIL AL DH 16 1982 25 MIL AL DH 6 1983 26 MIL AL DH 2 1984 27 MIL AL DH 4 1985 28 MIL AL DH 4 1986 29 MIL AL DH 10 1987 30 MIL AL DH 58 1988 31 MIL AL DH 49 1989 32 MIL AL DH 28 1990 33 MIL AL DH 4 1991 34 MIL AL DH 112 1992 35 MIL AL DH 108 1993 36 TOR AL DH 137 1994 37 TOR AL DH 110 1995 38 TOR AL DH 129 1996 39 MIN AL DH 143 1997 40 MIN AL DH 122 1998 41 MIN AL DH 115 1986 29 MIL AL LF 4 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.77 1.32 2.25 4 34.0 1981 24 MIL AL OF 46 119 4 3 1 .976 .983 2.67 2.16 2.63 2.48 48 421.7 1986 29 MIL AL OF 4 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.05 1.32 2.38 4 34.0 1981 24 MIL AL RF 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 1.75 2.00 2.15 4 36.0 1978 21 MIL AL SS 31 54 118 10 17 .945 .964 5.55 4.19 5.71 4.92 31 271.0 1979 22 MIL AL SS 10 20 27 1 3 .979 .965 4.70 4.10 4.75 5.01 9 89.0 1980 23 MIL AL SS 12 19 41 4 10 .938 .963 5.00 4.26 5.45 4.99 11 99.0 1982 25 MIL AL SS 4 6 10 3 0 .842 .964 4.00 4.17 5.33 4.87 3 27.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total DH 1174 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 791 642 1639 121 185 .950 .952 2.88 2.45 2.98 2.88 788 6898.0 2B* 400 926 1274 48 279 .979 .980 5.50 4.74 5.73 5.45 392 3457.7 1B* 197 1716 127 18 169 .990 .992 9.36 8.27 9.70 9.60 196 1710.3 SS* 57 99 196 18 30 .942 .964 5.18 4.19 5.46 4.95 54 486.0 OF* 50 123 5 3 1 .977 .983 2.56 2.15 2.53 2.47 52 455.7 4 44 4# CF* 44 113 4 2 1 .983 .988 2.66 2.61 2.73 2.90 44 385.7 RF* 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 1.75 2.00 2.15 4 36.0 LF* 4 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.77 1.32 2.25 4 34.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1495 3506 3241 208 664 .970 .973 4.51 3.89 4.67 4.51 1482 13008
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   5  20   2   5  0  0  1   1   2   5  .250  .318  .400   0  0   1   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   5  19   4   6  1  0  2   5   2   3  .316  .381  .684   1  1   0   0   0 
        WS    MIL STL     L   7  31   5  11  0  0  0   3   2   4  .355  .394  .355   1  1   0   0   0 
 1993   ALCS  TOR CHW     W   6  23   7   9  2  1  1   5   3   3  .391  .481  .696   0  0   0   0   1 
        WS    TOR PHI     W   6  24  10  12  2  2  2   8   3   0  .500  .571 1.000   1  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0  11  42  11  15  3  1  3  10   5   6  .357  .438  .690   1  1   0   0   1 
  2 World Series        1-1  13  55  15  23  2  2  2  11   5   4  .418  .475  .636   2  1   0   0   1 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  29 117  28  43  5  3  6  22  12  15  .368  .435  .615   3  2   1   0   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1980   MIL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1985   MIL AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1988   MIL AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1991   MIL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1992   MIL AL       2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1993   TOR AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting DH 
 1994   TOR AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/7      2   8   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   3   0  0   0   0   0  .125  .222  .125 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1980
1985 *
1988 (2B)
1991 *
1992 *
1993 (DH)
1994 *

Awards
1987-ML-Hutch Award
1993-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1993-ML-WS MVP
1997-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1998-ML-Branch Rickey Award

Silver Sluggers
1987-AL--DH
1988-AL--DH
1993-AL--DH
1996-AL--DH
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1979-AL-20-0.02
1982-AL-12-0.07
1987-AL-5-0.32
1988-AL-8-0.13
1991-AL-11-0.13
1992-AL-10-0.16
1993-AL-2-0.53
1994-AL-18-0.02
1996-AL-13-0.05
Car-145-1.43 shares

Batting Average
1979 AL-.322-6
1982 AL-.302-10
1985 AL-.297-9
1987 AL-.353-2
1988 AL-.312-5
1989 AL-.315-6
1991 AL-.325-5
1992 AL-.320-4
1993 AL-.332-2
1994 AL-.341-6
1996 AL-.341-3

On-base %
1987 AL-.438-2
1988 AL-.384-10
1991 AL-.399-7
1992 AL-.389-7
1993 AL-.402-9
1994 AL-.410-10

Slugging %
1987 AL-.566-5

OPS
1987 AL-1.003-2
1991 AL-.888-8
1992 AL-.851-10
1993 AL-.911-10

Games
1982 AL-160-6
1991 AL-158-10
1992 AL-158-9
1993 AL-160-2
1994 AL-115-1
1996 AL-161-3
Car-2683-29

At Bats
1982 AL-666-1
1983 AL-608-8
1988 AL-609-10
1989 AL-615-10
1991 AL-665-1
1993 AL-636-2
1994 AL-454-3
1996 AL-660-2
Car-10835-13

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1982 AL-751-1
1983 AL-682-6
1988 AL-690-7
1989 AL-696-6
1991 AL-749-1
1992 AL-700-10
1993 AL-725-1
1994 AL-515-6
1996 AL-728-4
Car-12160-14

Runs
1982 AL-136-1
1983 AL-95-10
1987 AL-114-1
1988 AL-115-4
1991 AL-133-1
1993 AL-121-2
1994 AL-86-7
Car-1782-18

Hits
1979 AL-188-4
1982 AL-201-3
1988 AL-190-4
1989 AL-194-5
1991 AL-216-1
1992 AL-195-3
1993 AL-211-1
1994 AL-155-2
1996 AL-225-1
Car-3319-9

Total Bases
1982 AL-300-8
1991 AL-325-4
1992 AL-281-10
1993 AL-324-7
1994 AL-235-8
Car-4854-22

Doubles
1987 AL-41-1
1989 AL-35-8
1992 AL-36-8
1993 AL-37-9
1994 AL-30-9
1996 AL-41-8
Car-605-11

Triples
1979 AL-16-2
1982 AL-8-8
1988 AL-6-9
1991 AL-13-1
1992 AL-7-7
1996 AL-8-3

RBI
1993 AL-111-8
Car-1307-94

Bases on Balls
Car-1094-73

Stolen Bases
1979 AL-33-7
1980 AL-34-6
1982 AL-41-4
1983 AL-41-6
1987 AL-45-4
1988 AL-41-3
1989 AL-27-9
Car-504-36

Singles
1979 AL-136-5
1982 AL-148-3
1985 AL-130-9
1988 AL-137-5
1989 AL-144-6
1991 AL-154-2
1992 AL-140-6
1993 AL-147-2
1994 AL-107-1
1996 AL-167-1
Car-2366-10

Adjusted OPS+
1987 AL-161-3
1991 AL-147-7
1992 AL-139-6
1993 AL-143-9

Runs Created
1982 AL-117-6
1987 AL-125-5
1988 AL-112-8
1989 AL-106-8
1991 AL-132-3
1992 AL-116-3
1993 AL-136-4
1994 AL-101-5
Car-1873-25

Adjusted Batting Runs
1987 AL-45-5
1991 AL-43-7
1992 AL-35-6
1993 AL-41-7
1994 AL-28-9
Car-349-94

Batting Wins
1987 AL-4.1-5
1991 AL-4.2-7
1992 AL-3.5-4
1993 AL-3.9-6
1994 AL-2.5-8
Car-33.4-97

Extra-Base Hits
Car-953-43

Times on Base
1982 AL-271-4
1988 AL-263-5
1989 AL-262-6
1991 AL-299-2
1992 AL-271-4
1993 AL-291-3
1994 AL-211-4
1996 AL-284-8
Car-4460-18

Offensive Win%
1987 AL-.794-2
1991 AL-.718-7
1992 AL-.698-6
1993 AL-.719-7
1994 AL-.701-9

Sac. Flies
1989 AL-9-9
1992 AL-11-4
1993 AL-8-10
1996 AL-9-8
1997 AL-12-2
1998 AL-10-6
Car-109-13

Intentional Walks
1991 AL-16-4
1992 AL-12-8

Grounded into Double Plays
1996 AL-21-4
1998 AL-19-5
Car-209-69

Caught Stealing
1978 AL-12-9
1979 AL-13-6
1988 AL-10-6
Car-131-43

Power/Speed Number
1982 AL-26.0-2
1983 AL-22.0-1
1987 AL-23.6-7
1988 AL-19.7-6
1989 AL-15.6-9
1991 AL-17.9-9
1992 AL-17.3-8
1993 AL-22.0-7
1994 AL-16.5-5
Car-319.6-13

At Bats per Strikeout
1996 AL-9.2-9
1998 AL-12.2-2

Outs
1982 AL-498-2
1983 AL-477-8
1996 AL-471-7
Car-8040-13

Salary
1989 AL-$2,100,000-10
1990 AL-$2,600,000-3

Oldest Player
1995 AL-38-9
1996 AL-39-4
1997 AL-40-4
1998 AL-41-2

Black Ink: Batting - 24 (79) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 145 (99) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 59.2 (33) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 165.5 (66) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 28, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Milwaukee Brewers$950,000
1986Milwaukee Brewers$1,160,000
1987Milwaukee Brewers$1,260,000
1988Milwaukee Brewers$1,400,000
1989Milwaukee Brewers$2,100,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$2,600,000
1991Milwaukee Brewers$3,243,333
1992Milwaukee Brewers$3,453,333
1993Toronto Blue Jays$3,650,000
1994Toronto Blue Jays$4,025,000
1995Toronto Blue Jays$4,500,000
1996Minnesota Twins$2,025,000
1997Minnesota Twins$3,500,000
1998Minnesota Twins$4,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$38,116,666

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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