José Molina

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 250lb (183cm, 113kg)

Born: June 3, 1975 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico).

High Schools: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico), Maestro Ladi (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 6, 1999 (Age 24-095d, 17,566th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2014 (Age 39-117d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Octagon • Previously: Levinsons

Full Name: José Benjamin Molina

Pronunciation: \mo-LEE-nuh\

Twitter: @Joeycatch8

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Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina, Yadier Molina

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

2546

592

.233

240

RBI

223

OBP

.282

SLG

.327

OPS

.608

OPS+

Summary of 39 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 10 go ahead

4 Tms
ANA/LAA	15
TBR	10
TOR	9
NYY	5

Platoon
vs RHP	25
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	22
Home	17

Outs
0	19
1	10
2	10

18 Opps
MIN	4
OAK	4
BAL	4
CHW	4
TEX	3
DET	3
LAA	2
NYY	2
SEA	2
CLE	2
TOR	2
TBD	1
CIN	1
KCR	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
WSN	1
MIA	1

37 Pitchers
Francisco Liriano	2
Edinson Vólquez	2
Jered Weaver	1
Radhames Liz	1
Josh Tomlin	1
Miguel González	1
Randy Johnson	1
Stephen Strasburg	1
Justin Lehr	1
Armando Galarraga	1
Johan Santana	1
Heath Murray	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Brad Penny	1
Mark Hendrickson	1
Jo-Jo Reyes	1
Rocky Biddle	1
Chris Waters	1
Cliff Lee	1
Jason Isringhausen	1
Dylan Axelrod	1
Darren O'Day	1
Brad Lincoln	1
Alex Burnett	1
Dan Haren	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
Iván Nova	1
Jarrod Washburn	1
Scott Sullivan	1
Brandon Lyon	1
Matt Thornton	1
Aníbal Sánchez	1
Robert Manuel	1
Roy Oswalt	1
Mark Buehrle	1
Tyson Ross	1
Barry Zito	1

16 Parks
TropicanaFld (STP)	6
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	28
78	7
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	13
3	12
2	8
5	3
4	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	39

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	7
-2-	3
123	2
--3	1

56 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	26
1 on	11
3 on	2
Any on	13

Inning
2	8
3	5
4	3
5	10
6	5
7	5
8	2
9	1

1-3	13
4-6	18
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	4
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	3

Ahead	19
Tied	9
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-1	6
0-1	5
2-0	4
0-2	3
1-0	3
1-2	2
2-2	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	36
1B	2
DH	1

OrderPos
8th	19
9th	16
7th	2
2nd	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-05-10	ANA	@	CHW	Rocky Biddle	ahead 4-3	t 5	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	9	2	0.115	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2001-05-11	ANA	@	DET	Heath Murray	ahead 5-2	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.055	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2004-04-06	ANA	@	SEA	Jamie Moyer	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(0-2) SFX	1	8	2	0.104	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	2	1	2004-07-01	ANA	@	OAK	Justin Lehr	behind 0-6	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.017	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
5	5	3	1	2004-08-25	ANA		KCR	Scott Sullivan	ahead 17-6	b 7	1	123	3,(1-1) BCX	4	2	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Paul Scores; C. Figgins Scores; D. Eckstein Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2005-05-01	LAA	@	MIN	Johan Santana	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.118	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	2005-05-11	LAA		CLE	Cliff Lee	tied 1-1	b 2	0	1--	3,(1-1) LBX	2	8	2	0.159	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. McPherson Scores
8	8	3	1	2005-05-21	LAA	@	LAD	Brad Penny	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.118	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	4	1	2005-07-31	LAA	@	NYY	Randy Johnson	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0.085	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	5	1	2005-08-06	LAA		TBD	Mark Hendrickson	behind 0-3	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.092	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	6	1	2005-09-29	LAA	@	OAK	Barry Zito	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	1--	4,(0-2) FFFX	2	7	2	0.117	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Kotchman Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2006-05-10	LAA	@	CHW	Matt Thornton	ahead 10-5	t 9	2	-2-	6,(1-2) CFFBFX	2	8	2	0.007	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Quinlan Scores
13	13	2	1	2006-07-09	LAA	@	OAK	Dan Haren	tied 1-1	t 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.105	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	3	1	2006-08-07	LAA	@	CHW	Mark Buehrle	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.119	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	4	1	2006-09-14	LAA	@	TEX	Edinson Vólquez	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	8	2	0.233	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Kennedy Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2007-09-05	NYY		SEA	Jarrod Washburn	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	2	0.105	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2008-08-02	NYY		LAA	Jered Weaver	ahead 4-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.072	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
18	18	2	1	2008-08-22	NYY	@	BAL	Radhames Liz	behind 2-3	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	2	0.134	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	3	1	2008-09-21	NYY		BAL	Chris Waters	tied 3-3	b 4	1	-2-	3,(2-0) *BBX	2	9	2	0.180	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Canó Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2009-04-28	NYY	@	DET	Brandon Lyon	ahead 6-0	t 7	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	2	0.016	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Canó Scores/Team unER; N. Swisher Scores/Team unER; M. Cabrera Scores/Team unER; J. Molina Scores/Team unER
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2010-07-08	TOR		MIN	Alex Burnett	ahead 6-1	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	9	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	2010-07-09	TOR		BOS	Robert Manuel	behind 2-14	b 7	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	9	DH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	2010-07-25 (1)	TOR	@	DET	Armando Galarraga	tied 0-0	t 6	0	1--	4,(1-2) 1SP1LX	2	9	2	0.229	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Encarnación Scores
24	24	4	1	2010-07-31	TOR		CLE	Josh Tomlin	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.157	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	5	1	2010-09-08	TOR		TEX	Darren O'Day	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ...SX	1	9	2	0.022	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	2010-09-30	TOR	@	MIN	Francisco Liriano	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBFX	1	8	2	0.059	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2011-04-02	TOR		MIN	Francisco Liriano	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.113	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	2011-06-18	TOR	@	CIN	Edinson Vólquez	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.110	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	3	1	2011-08-31	TOR	@	BAL	Jo-Jo Reyes	ahead 6-0	t 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.025	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2012-05-04	TBR		OAK	Tyson Ross	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	8	2	0.102	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Rhymes Scores
31	31	2	1	2012-05-08	TBR	@	NYY	Iván Nova	behind 0-3	t 6	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	9	2	0.084	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	3	1	2012-06-16	TBR		MIA	Aníbal Sánchez	behind 1-3	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	2	0.128	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	4	1	2012-06-20	TBR	@	WSN	Stephen Strasburg	behind 0-3	t 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.077	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	5	1	2012-08-17	TBR	@	LAA	Jason Isringhausen	ahead 10-3	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	9	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	6	1	2012-09-09	TBR		TEX	Roy Oswalt	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	1--	5,(2-2) B1BCFX	2	9	2	0.108	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Peña Scores
36	36	7	1	2012-09-21	TBR		TOR	Carlos Villanueva	ahead 3-0	b 2	0	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.047	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Peña Scores
37	37	8	1	2012-09-22	TBR		TOR	Brad Lincoln	ahead 7-4	b 5	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBF1BX	2	9	2	0.077	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Roberts Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2013-04-18	TBR	@	BAL	Miguel González	tied 4-4	t 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.179	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	2	1	2013-07-05	TBR		CHW	Dylan Axelrod	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	8	2	0.171	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Scott Scores