Yadier Molina

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 225lb (180cm, 102kg)

Born: July 13, 1982 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico).

High School: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 3, 2004 (Age 21-326d, 18,465th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 2022 (Age 40-084d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: MDR Sports Management

Full Name: Yadier Benjamin Molina

Nicknames: Yadi

Pronunciation: \YAH-dee-air moh-LEE-na\

Twitter: @Yadimolina04

Instagram: @yadier_marciano_molina

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina, José Molina

10x All-Star
2x World Series
9x Gold Glove
Silver Slugger
4x Platinum Glove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

7817

2168

176

.277

777

RBI

1022

OBP

.327

SLG

.399

OPS

.726

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	STL		PIT	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	STL		PIT	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 9	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	5	Apr 10	STL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 11	STL		HOU	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
7	7	Apr 12	STL		HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	9 (1)	Apr 14	STL	@	ARI	L,6-7	CG	47	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	10	Apr 15	STL	@	ARI	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	11	Apr 16	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
11	12	Apr 17	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
12	13	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	49	10.2	8	3	0	11	0	C
13	14	Apr 21	STL		NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	15	Apr 22	STL		NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
15	17 (1)	Apr 24	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
16	18	Apr 25	STL		CHC	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
17	19	Apr 26	STL		CHC	L,3-10	GS	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
18	20	Apr 27	STL	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
19	21	Apr 28	STL	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
20	22	Apr 29	STL	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	24 (1)	May 1	STL	@	WSN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	25	May 2	STL	@	WSN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
23	26	May 4	STL		PHI	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
24	27	May 5	STL		PHI	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
25	28	May 6	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
26	30 (1)	May 8	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	31	May 9	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS	33	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
28	32	May 10	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	50	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	33	May 12	STL	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS	31	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
30	34	May 13	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	35	May 14	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	36	May 16	STL		MIL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	37	May 17	STL		MIL	L,2-8	GS	34	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	38	May 18	STL		MIL	L,4-8	GS	34	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
35	39	May 19	STL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
36	40	May 20	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
37	41	May 21	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
38	43 (1)	May 23	STL		KCR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	44	May 24	STL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	45	May 25	STL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.2	8	3	0	11	0	C
41	46	May 26	STL	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
42	48 (1)	May 29	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
43	49	May 30	STL	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	50	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	52 (1)	Jun 2	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
46	53	Jun 3	STL		CIN	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
47	54	Jun 4	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	55	Jun 5	STL		COL	L,4-11	GS	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	C 1B
49	57 (1)	Jun 7	STL		COL	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
50	58	Jun 8	STL		COL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
51	59	Jun 9	STL	@	FLA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	60	Jun 10	STL	@	FLA	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	62 (1)	Jun 12	STL	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	63	Jun 13	STL	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
55	64	Jun 14	STL	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
56	65	Jun 16	STL		DET	W,11-2	GS	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C 1B
57	66	Jun 17	STL		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
58	67	Jun 18	STL		DET	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	68	Jun 19	STL	@	KCR	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
60	69	Jun 20	STL	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	70	Jun 21	STL	@	KCR	W,12-5	GS	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	C 1B
62	71	Jun 22	STL	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
63	72	Jun 23	STL	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
64	74 (1)	Jun 25	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	75	Jun 26	STL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
66	76	Jun 27	STL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
67	79 (2)	Jun 30	STL		SFG	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	80	Jul 1	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
69	81	Jul 2	STL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
70	82	Jul 3	STL	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
71	83	Jul 4	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
72	84	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
73	85	Jul 7	STL	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
74	86	Jul 8	STL	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	87	Jul 9	STL	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	88	Jul 10	STL	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
77	89	Jul 11	STL	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
78	91 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
79	92	Jul 17	STL		ARI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
80	93	Jul 18	STL		ARI	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
81	94	Jul 19	STL		ARI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
82	95	Jul 20	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
83	97 (1)	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
84	98	Jul 23	STL	@	WSN	W,4-1	CG	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
85	99	Jul 24	STL	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
86	100	Jul 25	STL	@	PHI	L,6-14	GS	41	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
87	102 (1)	Jul 27	STL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
88	103	Jul 28	STL		LAD	W,10-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
89	104	Jul 29	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	62	15.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
90	105	Jul 30	STL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
91	106	Jul 31	STL		HOU	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	107	Aug 1	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
93	108	Aug 2	STL		HOU	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
94	109	Aug 4	STL	@	NYM	W,12-7	CG	46	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	C
95	110	Aug 5	STL	@	NYM	L,0-9	GS	32	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
96	111	Aug 7	STL	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
97	112	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
98	113	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
99	114	Aug 10	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
100	115	Aug 11	STL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
101	116	Aug 12	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
102	117	Aug 14	STL		SDP	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
103	118	Aug 15	STL		SDP	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
104	119	Aug 16	STL		SDP	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
105	120	Aug 17	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
106	122 (1)	Aug 19	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
107	123	Aug 20	STL	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
108	124	Aug 21	STL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
109	125	Aug 22	STL	@	SDP	W,7-0	GS	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C 1B
110	126	Aug 23	STL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
111	127	Aug 25	STL		HOU	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
112	128	Aug 26	STL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	129	Aug 27	STL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
114	130	Aug 28	STL		WSN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
115	132 (1)	Aug 30	STL		WSN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	133	Sep 1	STL		MIL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
117	134	Sep 2	STL		MIL	W,10-3	GS	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C 1B
118	135	Sep 3	STL		MIL	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
119	136	Sep 4	STL	@	PIT	W,14-7	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
120	137	Sep 5	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
121	138	Sep 6	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	3	2	0	5	0	C
122	139	Sep 7	STL	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
123	140	Sep 8	STL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
124	141	Sep 9	STL	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
125	142	Sep 11	STL		ATL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
126	143	Sep 12	STL		ATL	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
127	144	Sep 13	STL		ATL	L,2-9	GS	29	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
128	146 (1)	Sep 15	STL		FLA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	C
129	147	Sep 16	STL		FLA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
130	148	Sep 18	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
131	149	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
132	150	Sep 20	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	50	11.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
133	152 (1)	Sep 22	STL	@	HOU	W,11-2	GS	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C 1B
134	153	Sep 23	STL	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
135	154	Sep 25	STL	@	COL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
136	155	Sep 26	STL	@	COL	W,6-3	GS	17	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
137	159 (3)	Oct 1	STL	@	CIN	W,13-0	GS	17	4.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
138	160	Oct 2	STL		MIL	L,6-12	GS	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
							144gm		1186.2	894	83	5	982	8