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Bengie Molina
Benjamin Jose Molina
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 20, 1974 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
High School: Vega Alta (Vega Alta, PR)
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Jose Molina and Brother of Yadier Molina
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 23 ANA AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1999 24 ANA AL 31 109 101 8 26 5 0 1 10 0 1 6 6 .257 .312 .337 .649 67 34 5 2 0 0 0 2
2000 25 ANA AL 130 513 473 59 133 20 2 14 71 1 0 23 33 .281 .318 .421 .739 84 199 17 6 4 7 0 *2/D RoY-4
2001 26 ANA AL 96 355 325 31 85 11 0 6 40 0 1 16 51 .262 .309 .351 .660 73 114 8 8 2 4 3 2/D
2002 27 ANA AL 122 459 428 34 105 18 0 5 47 0 0 15 34 .245 .274 .322 .596 58 138 15 4 6 6 3 *2 GG
2003 28 ANA AL 119 430 409 37 115 24 0 14 71 1 1 13 31 .281 .304 .443 .746 96 181 17 2 2 4 2 *2 GG
2004 29 ANA AL 97 363 337 36 93 13 0 10 54 0 1 18 35 .276 .313 .404 .717 88 136 18 2 2 4 1 2/D
2005 30 LAA AL 119 449 410 45 121 17 0 15 69 0 2 27 41 .295 .336 .446 .782 108 183 14 1 5 6 2 2D
2006 31 TOR AL 117 458 433 44 123 20 1 19 57 1 1 19 47 .284 .319 .467 .785 100 202 15 4 0 2 1 2D
2007 32 SFG NL 134 517 497 38 137 19 1 19 81 0 0 15 53 .276 .298 .433 .731 86 215 13 2 1 2 2 *2
2008 33 SFG NL 145 569 530 46 155 33 0 16 95 0 0 19 38 .292 .322 .445 .767 98 236 23 9 0 11 5 *2/D
2009 34 SFG NL 132 520 491 52 130 25 1 20 80 0 0 13 68 .265 .285 .442 .727 86 217 14 5 0 11 3 *2/D
12 Seasons 1244 4743 4435 430 1223 205 5 139 675 3 7 184 437 .276 .308 .418 .726 88 1855 159 45 22 57 22
162 Game Avg. 162 618 578 56 159 27 1 18 88 0 1 24 57 .276 .308 .418 .726 88 242 21 6 3 7 3
LAA (8 yrs) 716 2679 2484 250 678 108 2 65 362 2 6 118 231 .273 .309 .397 .705 84 985 94 25 21 31 11
SFG (3 yrs) 411 1606 1518 136 422 77 2 55 256 0 0 47 159 .278 .302 .440 .742 90 668 50 16 1 24 10
TOR (1 yr) 117 458 433 44 123 20 1 19 57 1 1 19 47 .284 .319 .467 .785 100 202 15 4 0 2 1
AL (9 yrs) 833 3137 2917 294 801 128 3 84 419 3 7 137 278 .275 .310 .407 .717 86 1187 109 29 21 33 12
NL (3 yrs) 411 1606 1518 136 422 77 2 55 256 0 0 47 159 .278 .302 .440 .742 90 668 50 16 1 24 10

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 27 ANA AL ALDS NYY W 4 17 15 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 .267 .400 .667 6 1 0 2 0 0
2002 27 ANA AL ALCS MIN W 5 16 14 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 .214 .313 .357 .670 5 0 1 0 0 0
2002 27 ANA AL WS SFG W 7 24 21 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .286 .375 .381 .756 8 2 0 0 0 2
2004 29 ANA AL ALDS BOS L 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 30 LAA AL ALDS NYY W 5 19 18 5 8 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .444 .474 .944 1.418 17 0 1 0 0 0
2005 30 LAA AL ALCS CHW L 5 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .118 .167 .118 .284 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 29 100 91 7 24 4 1 3 12 0 0 4 8 .264 .316 .429 .745 39 3 3 2 0 2
3 ALDS 12 42 39 5 13 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 .333 .350 .615 .965 24 1 1 2 0 0
2 ALCS 10 34 31 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 .161 .235 .226 .461 7 0 2 0 0 0
1 WS 7 24 21 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .286 .375 .381 .756 8 2 0 0 0 2

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1998 ANA AL 23 C 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 7.20 6.15 0 0 0 0
1999 ANA AL 24 C 30 30 256.0 213 192 19 2 2 .991 1.0 4.7 1 7.42 7.03 .991 6.98 6.11 3 12 15 10 40%
2000 ANA AL 25 C 127 123 1091.0 752 685 60 7 9 .991 6.0 6.6 6 6.15 5.87 .991 6.93 6.02 6 35 69 40 37% RoY-4
2000 ANA AL 25 DH 2 RoY-4
2001 ANA AL 26 C 94 89 781.2 568 527 36 5 4 .991 3.0 4.6 3 6.48 5.99 .990 7.17 6.12 4 23 60 28 32%
2001 ANA AL 26 DH 1
2002 ANA AL 27 C 121 114 1014.1 768 707 60 1 6 .999 10.0 11.8 10 6.81 6.34 .993 6.96 6.16 5 34 43 35 45% GG
2003 ANA AL 28 C 117 109 949.2 739 672 62 5 10 .993 10.0 12.6 10 6.96 6.27 .991 6.79 5.88 4 40 45 36 44% GG
2004 ANA AL 29 C 89 89 762.0 656 597 56 3 5 .995 -3.0 -4.7 -3 7.71 7.34 .992 7.12 6.19 6 40 51 18 26%
2004 ANA AL 29 DH 5
2005 LAA AL 30 C 105 100 873.1 692 641 48 3 5 .996 -1.0 -1.4 -1 7.10 6.56 .992 6.80 5.96 10 40 44 20 31%
2005 LAA AL 30 DH 11
2006 TOR AL 31 C 99 98 842.0 664 615 47 2 6 .997 -7.0 -10.0 -7 7.08 6.69 .992 7.09 6.32 11 29 68 15 18%
2006 TOR AL 31 DH 16
2007 SFG NL 32 C 129 125 1104.0 877 808 61 8 4 .991 0.0 0.0 0 7.08 6.74 .991 7.39 6.51 16 41 53 23 30%
2008 SFG NL 33 C 136 132 1128.1 1063 987 71 5 6 .995 3.0 3.2 3 8.44 7.78 .993 7.65 6.72 5 54 68 36 35%
2008 SFG NL 33 DH 1
2009 SFG NL 34 C 123 120 1042.0 1024 942 77 5 8 .995 8.80 8.28 .993 7.77 6.93 4 85 25 23%
2009 SFG NL 34 DH 1 0 0 0
12 Seasons C 1172 1129 9847.1 8017 7374 597 46 65 .994 22.0 2.7 22 7.29 6.80 .992 7.18 6.29 74 348 601 286 32%
7 Seasons DH 37 0 0 0
12 Seasons TOT 1172 1129 9847.1 8017 7374 597 46 65 .994 22.0 2.7 22 7.29 6.80 .986 7.18 6.29 74 348 601 286 32%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Gold Gloves
2002-AL-C
2003-AL-C
All multiple winners

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2008 NL--11--1st
2009 NL--11--1st
Active--57--35th
Career--57--225th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2008 NL--23--6th
Active--159--31st
Career--159--216th

AB per SO s c a p y
2000 AL--14.3--1st
2007 NL--9.4--10th
2008 NL--13.9--2nd
Active--10.1--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (940), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 23, 1993: Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 29, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Anaheim Angels$200,000
2000Anaheim Angels$210,000
2001Anaheim Angels$350,000
2002Anaheim Angels$350,000
2003Anaheim Angels$1,425,000
2004Anaheim Angels$2,025,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$3,000,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$4,500,000
2007San Francisco Giants$4,000,000
2008San Francisco Giants$6,250,000
2009San Francisco Giants$6,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$28,810,000
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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Name and misspellings: Benjamin Bengie benjie Jose Molina

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