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Jose Molina

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 6, 1999

Born June 3, 1975 in Bayamon, P.R.

Brother of Bengie Molina and Brother of Yadier Molina

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1993. (All Transactions)

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        The next Joe Girardi? Great D. A bit of a bat. Welcome to NY Jose ! And on the day they trade for you, Wil Nieves finally gets 2 hits.

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 24 CHC NL  10   19    3    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   2   4  .263  .333  .316   68    6   0   0   1   0   0
 2001 26 ANA AL  15   37    8   10   3  0   2    4   0  0   3   8  .270  .325  .514  116   19   2   0   0   0   2
 2002 27 ANA AL  29   70    5   19   3  0   0    5   0  2   5  15  .271  .312  .314   68   22   4   2   0   0   2
 2003 28 ANA AL  53  114   12   21   4  0   0    6   0  0   1  26  .184  .210  .219   15   25   4   1   0   3   1
 2004 29 ANA AL  73  203   26   53  10  2   3   25   4  1  10  52  .261  .296  .374   76   76   5   0   0   0   6
 2005 30 LAA AL  75  184   14   42   4  0   6   25   2  0  13  41  .228  .286  .348   70   64   4   0   0   2   5
 2006 31 LAA AL  78  225   18   54  17  0   4   22   1  0   9  49  .240  .273  .369   65   83   7   2   0   2   6
 2007 32 TOT AL  69  191   18   49  13  0   1   19   2  1   5  43  .257  .274  .340   61   65   5   1   0   0   4
         LAA AL  40  125    9   28   8  0   0   10   2  1   3  30  .224  .242  .288   39   36   3   0   0   0   3
         NYY AL  29   66    9   21   5  0   1    9   0  0   2  13  .318  .333  .439  102   29   2   1   0   0   1
 2008 33 NYY AL  64  180   17   40  14  0   0   11   0  0   7  31  .222  .260  .300   51   54   6   2   0   3   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      466 1223  121  293  69  2  16  118   9  4  55 269  .240  .276  .339   62  414  37   8   1  10  33
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        425   42  102  24  1   6   41   3  1  19  94  .240  .276  .339   62  144  13   3   0   3  11
 Career High     78  225   26   54  17  2   6   25   4  2  13  52  .222  .260  .300   51   83   7   2   1   3   7
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 24 CHC NL   21   14    2   3.8   113| .263  .272| .333  .347| .316  .438| .649  .785|  68  .355  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2001 26 ANA AL   42   31    5   4.3   108| .270  .268| .325  .336| .514  .431| .839  .766| 116  .428   0.8   0.1   0%
 2002 27 ANA AL   81   61    7   3.1   105| .271  .264| .312  .332| .314  .425| .626  .757|  68  .295  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 2003 28 ANA AL  123   99    6   1.6   105| .184  .265| .210  .331| .219  .425| .429  .756|  15  .112 -14.0  -1.3   0%
 2004 29 ANA AL  218  162   21   3.5   107| .261  .267| .296  .334| .374  .429| .670  .763|  76  .324  -7.7  -0.7  80%
 2005 30 LAA AL  203  151   18   3.2   103| .228  .266| .286  .328| .348  .422| .634  .750|  70  .312  -8.5  -0.8 100%
 2006 31 LAA AL  245  186   22   3.2   111| .240  .275| .273  .340| .369  .438| .642  .778|  65  .285 -12.0  -1.1 100%
 2007 32 TOT AL  202  153   18   3.1   108| .257  .272| .274  .339| .340  .425| .614  .764|  61  .295 -11.2  -1.1  66%
         LAA AL  131  104    8   2.0   108| .224  .272| .242  .340| .288  .426| .530  .765|  39  .161 -11.4  -1.1  66%
         NYY AL   71   49   10   5.4   107| .318  .271| .333  .338| .439  .424| .772  .762| 102  .535   0.2   0.0   0%
 2008 33 NYY AL  198  155   13   2.2   103| .222  .265| .260  .334| .300  .413| .560  .747|  51  .197 -12.5  -1.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1333 1012  112   3.0   106| .240  .269| .276  .335| .339  .426| .615  .761|  62  .274 -69.0  -6.5  69%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 24 CHC NL C 10 44 5 0 1 1.000 .990 4.90 6.14 7.74 7.41 7 57.0 1 2 5 3 2001 26 ANA AL C 15 78 6 0 1 1.000 .991 5.60 6.12 7.34 7.17 12 103.0 2 4 11 8 2002 27 ANA AL C 29 155 16 3 3 .983 .993 5.90 6.16 7.33 6.96 24 210.0 1 11 15 9 2003 28 ANA AL C 53 221 17 1 0 .996 .991 4.49 5.88 6.45 6.79 39 332.0 3 9 18 7 2004 29 ANA AL C 70 441 37 3 4 .994 .992 6.83 6.19 8.21 7.12 57 524.3 3 16 23 22 1B 2 5 1 0 2 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 0 6.0 DH 1 2005 30 LAA AL C 65 409 40 3 6 .993 .992 6.91 5.96 8.41 6.80 53 480.3 3 26 19 20 1B 4 10 0 0 2 1.000 .990 2.50 8.10 9.00 9.63 1 10.0 DH 4 2006 31 LAA AL C 76 504 48 8 4 .986 .992 7.26 6.32 8.23 7.09 71 603.3 5 42 27 20 1B 3 4 0 0 2 1.000 1.000 1.33 8.00 7.20 9.54 0 5.0 2007 32 TOT AL C 69 436 30 4 3 .991 .991 6.75 6.41 8.52 7.28 53 492.3 4 18 31 13 LAA AL C 40 283 17 4 2 .987 .991 7.50 6.41 8.36 7.28 37 323.0 2 14 18 7 NYY AL C 29 153 13 0 1 1.000 .991 5.72 6.41 8.82 7.28 16 169.3 2 4 13 6 2008 33 NYY AL C 62 402 41 3 5 .993 .991 7.15 6.60 8.19 7.21 53 486.7 6 18 27 26
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 29 ANA AL 1B 2 5 1 0 2 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 0 6.0 2005 30 LAA AL 1B 4 10 0 0 2 1.000 .990 2.50 8.10 9.00 9.63 1 10.0 2006 31 LAA AL 1B 3 4 0 0 2 1.000 1.000 1.33 8.00 7.20 9.54 0 5.0 1999 24 CHC NL C 10 44 5 0 1 1.000 .990 4.90 6.14 7.74 7.41 7 57.0 1 2 5 3 2001 26 ANA AL C 15 78 6 0 1 1.000 .991 5.60 6.12 7.34 7.17 12 103.0 2 4 11 8 2002 27 ANA AL C 29 155 16 3 3 .983 .993 5.90 6.16 7.33 6.96 24 210.0 1 11 15 9 2003 28 ANA AL C 53 221 17 1 0 .996 .991 4.49 5.88 6.45 6.79 39 332.0 3 9 18 7 2004 29 ANA AL C 70 441 37 3 4 .994 .992 6.83 6.19 8.21 7.12 57 524.3 3 16 23 22 2005 30 LAA AL C 65 409 40 3 6 .993 .992 6.91 5.96 8.41 6.80 53 480.3 3 26 19 20 2006 31 LAA AL C 76 504 48 8 4 .986 .992 7.26 6.32 8.23 7.09 71 603.3 5 42 27 20 2007 32 TOT AL C 69 436 30 4 3 .991 .991 6.75 6.41 8.52 7.28 53 492.3 4 18 31 13 LAA AL C 40 283 17 4 2 .987 .991 7.50 6.41 8.36 7.28 37 323.0 2 14 18 7 NYY AL C 29 153 13 0 1 1.000 .991 5.72 6.41 8.82 7.28 16 169.3 2 4 13 6 2008 33 NYY AL C 62 402 41 3 5 .993 .991 7.15 6.60 8.19 7.21 53 486.7 6 18 27 26 2004 29 ANA AL DH 1 2005 30 LAA AL DH 4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 449 2690 240 25 27 .992 .992 6.53 6.23 8.02 7.07 369 3289.0 28 146 176 128 1B* 9 19 1 0 6 1.000 .995 2.22 8.04 8.57 9.51 1 21.0 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 458 2709 241 25 33 .992 .992 6.44 6.26 8.02 7.08 370 3310
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALCS  ANA MIN     W   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ANA SFG     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
 2004   ALDS  ANA BOS     L   2   3   2   1  0  0  0   0   2   0  .333  .600  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   1   1   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0             
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   1   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   3   4   3   2  0  0  0   1   2   0  .500  .667  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  10   8   3   3  0  0  0   1   2   0  .375  .500  .375   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Sac. Hits
2008 AL-6-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3867) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1993.

November 27, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 15, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

July 21, 2007: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to the New York Yankees for Jeff Kennard (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Chicago Cubs$200,000
2000Chicago Cubs$205,000
2003Anaheim Angels$320,000
2004Anaheim Angels$335,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$725,000
2006Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$850,000
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$1,350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,985,000

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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