Bob Molinaro
Robert Joseph Molinaro
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 21, 1950 in Newark, NJ
High School: Essex Catholic (Newark, NJ)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1968. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1975
Final Game: October 2, 1983
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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
1975 25 DET AL 6 21 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 .300 .368 .668 86 7 0 0 1 0 0 /9
1977 27 TOT AL 5 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 121 3 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1977 27 DET AL 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 95 2 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 CHW AL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 175 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1978 28 CHW AL 105 311 286 39 75 5 5 6 27 22 6 19 12 .262 .314 .378 .692 94 108 5 3 2 1 2 9D7/8
1979 29 BAL AL 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 1 0 0 0 0 /7
1980 30 CHW AL 119 384 344 48 100 16 4 5 36 18 7 26 29 .291 .348 .404 .752 106 139 4 7 2 5 7 7D
1981 31 CHW AL 47 53 42 7 11 1 1 1 9 1 0 8 1 .262 .377 .405 .782 128 17 1 1 0 2 1 /D79
1982 32 TOT NL 84 89 80 6 17 1 0 1 14 2 1 9 6 .213 .292 .263 .555 56 21 0 0 0 0 2 /7
1982 32 CHC NL 65 72 66 6 13 1 0 1 12 1 1 6 5 .197 .264 .258 .521 46 17 0 0 0 0 1 /7
1982 32 PHI NL 19 17 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 .286 .412 .286 .697 97 4 0 0 0 0 1
1983 33 TOT MLB 27 22 20 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 .100 .136 .300 .436 19 6 0 0 0 1 0 /D
1983 33 PHI NL 19 19 18 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .111 .105 .333 .439 18 6 0 0 0 1 0
1983 33 DET AL 8 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 /D
8 Seasons 401 893 803 106 212 25 11 14 90 46 15 65 57 .264 .324 .375 .699 94 301 11 11 5 9 12
162 Game Avg. 162 361 324 43 86 10 4 6 36 19 6 26 23 .264 .324 .375 .699 94 122 4 4 2 4 5
CHW (4 yrs) 272 750 674 94 187 22 10 12 72 42 13 53 43 .277 .336 .393 .730 103 265 10 11 4 8 10
DET (3 yrs) 18 28 25 5 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 .240 .296 .360 .656 81 9 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 38 36 32 1 6 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 3 .188 .250 .313 .563 56 10 0 0 0 1 1
CHC (1 yr) 65 72 66 6 13 1 0 1 12 1 1 6 5 .197 .264 .258 .521 46 17 0 0 0 0 1
BAL (1 yr) 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 1 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 298 785 705 99 193 23 11 12 73 44 14 56 49 .274 .333 .389 .722 100 274 11 11 5 8 10
NL (2 yrs) 103 108 98 7 19 2 0 2 17 2 1 9 8 .194 .259 .276 .535 49 27 0 0 0 1 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1975 25 DET AL 21 15 2 3.6 96 .263 .263 .263 .300 .333 .368 .386 .668 .719 86 .417 -0.6 -0.1 .571 .158 .105
1977 27 TOT AL 6 4 2 13.4 103 .667 .333 .270 .333 .334 .500 .411 .833 .746 121 .875 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .167 .0
1977 27 DET AL 4 3 1 8.9 104 .500 .250 .272 .250 .337 .500 .414 .750 .751 95 .769 0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .250
1977 27 CHW AL 2 1 1 26.8 100 1.000 .500 .266 .500 .330 .500 .405 1.000 .735 175 .961 0.2 0.0 2.000 .500 .000 .0
1978 28 CHW AL 311 225 35 4.2 94 .257 .262 .262 .314 .328 .378 .386 .692 .714 94 .483 -3.9 -0.4 .658 .238 .115 9.4
1979 29 BAL AL 7 7 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .266 .143 .330 .000 .403 .143 .733 -57 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .286 .333 .000 .0
1980 30 CHW AL 384 262 50 5.1 99 .302 .291 .269 .348 .331 .404 .399 .752 .730 106 .551 3.5 0.3 .718 .221 .113 7.8
1981 31 CHW AL 53 34 7 5.5 87 .238 .262 .254 .377 .318 .405 .369 .782 .687 128 .634 2.1 0.2 .844 .357 .143 1.0
1982 32 TOT NL 89 64 7 3.0 96 .219 .213 .268 .292 .332 .263 .390 .555 .721 56 .342 -4.9 -0.5 .484 .175 .050 1.3
1982 32 CHC NL 72 54 5 2.5 96 .200 .197 .268 .264 .331 .258 .389 .521 .721 46 .278 -5.0 -0.5 .426 .152 .061 1.0
1982 32 PHI NL 17 10 2 5.4 97 .308 .286 .269 .412 .333 .286 .391 .697 .724 97 .611 0.1 0.0 .800 .286 .000 .0
1983 33 TOT MLB 22 20 1 1.3 96 .059 .100 .262 .136 .329 .300 .389 .436 .718 19 .107 -2.3 -0.2 .368 .250 .200 1.0
1983 33 PHI NL 19 17 1 1.6 96 .063 .111 .262 .105 .330 .333 .388 .439 .719 18 .141 -2.1 -0.2 .375 .222 .222 .0
1983 33 DET AL 3 3 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .262 .333 .323 .000 .396 .333 .719 3 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .333 .500 .000 .0
8 Seasons 893 631 104 4.4 96 .267 .264 .265 .324 .329 .375 .392 .699 .721 94 .501 -7.1 -0.8 .661 .230 .111 21.5
162 Game Avg. 361 255 42 4.4 96 .267 .264 .265 .324 .329 .375 .392 .699 .721 94 .501 -7.1 -0.8 .661 .230 .111 9
CHW (4 yrs) 750 522 93 4.8 96 .279 .277 .265 .336 .329 .393 .392 .730 .721 103 .533 1.9 0.2 .702 .237 .116 18.7
DET (3 yrs) 28 21 3 3.8 97 .273 .240 .264 .296 .333 .360 .391 .656 .724 81 .440 -0.8 -0.1 .550 .200 .120 .0
PHI (2 yrs) 36 27 3 3.0 96 .172 .188 .265 .250 .331 .313 .389 .563 .721 56 .347 -2.0 -0.2 .538 .250 .125 1.0
CHC (1 yr) 72 54 5 2.5 96 .200 .197 .268 .264 .331 .258 .389 .521 .721 46 .277 -5.0 -0.5 .426 .152 .061 1.0
BAL (1 yr) 7 7 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .266 .143 .330 .000 .403 .143 .733 -57 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .286 .333 .000 .0
AL (7 yrs) 785 550 96 4.7 96 .278 .274 .265 .333 .329 .389 .392 .722 .721 100 .524 -0.2 -0.0 .691 .237 .115 18.9
NL (2 yrs) 108 81 8 2.7 96 .191 .194 .267 .259 .331 .276 .389 .535 .721 49 .301 -7.0 -0.7 .463 .184 .082 2.0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1975 25 DET AL 21 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 4.8% 20% 0.00 19.0 0.67 90%
1977 27 TOT AL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 16.7% 50% 2.0 0.00 50%
1977 27 DET AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100% 2.0 0.00 50%
1977 27 CHW AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1978 28 CHW AL 311 1.9% 3.9% 6.1% 5.1% 21% 0.63 23.8 47.7 10.6 0.99 87%
1979 29 BAL AL 7 0.0% 42.9% 14.3% 0.0% 3.00 2.0 43%
1980 30 CHW AL 384 1.3% 7.6% 6.8% 6.5% 25% 1.12 11.9 68.8 9.6 0.86 82%
1981 31 CHW AL 53 1.9% 1.9% 15.1% 5.7% 27% 0.13 42.0 42.0 4.7 1.07 79%
1982 32 TOT NL 89 1.1% 6.7% 10.1% 2.3% 12% 0.67 13.3 80.0 5.7 1.25 82%
1982 32 CHC NL 72 1.4% 6.9% 8.3% 2.8% 15% 0.83 13.2 66.0 5.5 1.14 83%
1982 32 PHI NL 17 0.0% 5.9% 17.7% 0.0% 0% 0.33 14.0 7.0 2.00 76%
1983 33 TOT MLB 22 4.6% 13.6% 4.6% 9.1% 100% 3.00 6.7 20.0 6.7 0.45 77%
1983 33 PHI NL 19 5.3% 10.5% 0.0% 10.5% 100% 9.0 18.0 6.0 0.50 84%
1983 33 DET AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 0.00 33%
8 Seasons 893 1.6% 6.4% 7.3% 5.6% 24% 0.88 14.1 57.4 8.9 0.94 83%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1975 25 DET AL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 TOT AL 0 0 0% 3 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 DET AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 CHW AL 0 0 0% 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 28 CHW AL 2 0 36% 125 22 6 79% 20 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 10 43% 21 16 5 3 2 1 11 1 9
1979 29 BAL AL 0 0 0% 2 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 30 CHW AL 2 0 34% 152 18 7 72% 16 6 2 1 0 0 6 0 9 10 52% 29 16 12 6 3 2 15 2 12
1981 31 CHW AL 2 0 32% 25 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18% 8 7 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1982 32 TOT NL 2 0 20% 28 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 30% 7 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 0
1982 32 CHC NL 2 0 28% 19 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 32 PHI NL 0 0 0% 9 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0
1983 33 TOT MLB 0 0 150% 8 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1983 33 PHI NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 33 DET AL 0 0 300% 6 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
8 Seasons 8 0 34% 347 46 15 75% 42 12 4 2 0 1 8 0 14 24 44% 65 43 21 10 6 3 33 7 23
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1975 25 DET AL 21 90% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 TOT AL 6 100% 2 4 1 0 0 1.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 DET AL 4 100% 1 4 1 0 0 1.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 CHW AL 2 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 28 CHW AL 311 91% 75 8 2 0 2 1.27 6 0 6 6 0 2 4 0 2 2 100% 51 5 10% 29 13 45% 170 21 12% 17 9 53% 16 11 69% 0
1979 29 BAL AL 7 86% 0 2 0 0 0 4.18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1980 30 CHW AL 384 94% 100 18 5 0 3 1.82 5 0 6 5 0 0 5 0 3 2 67% 68 4 6% 39 18 46% 215 32 15% 27 13 48% 28 14 50% 0
1981 31 CHW AL 53 100% 11 32 8 0 6 2.20 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 1 6% 9 3 33% 57 8 14% 7 3 43% 2 0 0% 0
1982 32 TOT NL 88 100% 17 66 14 1 8 1.70 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 0% 5 3 60% 60 12 20% 3 3 100% 3 2 67% 1
1982 32 CHC NL 71 100% 13 52 10 1 6 1.69 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0% 2 1 50% 44 10 23% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 1
1982 32 PHI NL 17 100% 4 14 4 0 2 1.73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 2 67% 16 2 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1983 33 TOT MLB 22 100% 2 20 2 1 3 1.63 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0% 3 2 67% 21 2 10% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1983 33 PHI NL 19 100% 2 18 2 1 3 1.69 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0% 3 2 67% 18 2 11% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1983 33 DET AL 3 100% 0 2 0 0 0 1.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 892 94% 212 150 32 2 22 1.81 14 0 21 14 0 2 12 0 6 5 83% 166 11 7% 89 40 45% 543 76 14% 56 29 52% 50 27 54% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 25 6 21 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 .300 .368 .668 86 7 0 0 1 0 0
1976 26 6 21 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 .300 .368 .668 86 7 0 0 1 0 0
1977 27 11 27 25 2 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 .280 .308 .400 .708 94 10 0 0 1 0 0
1978 28 116 338 311 41 82 6 6 6 28 23 6 20 15 .264 .313 .379 .693 94 118 5 3 3 1 2
1979 29 124 345 317 41 82 6 6 6 28 24 6 21 18 .259 .310 .372 .682 91 118 6 3 3 1 2
1980 30 243 729 661 89 182 22 10 11 64 42 13 47 47 .275 .330 .389 .719 99 257 10 10 5 6 9
1981 31 290 782 703 96 193 23 11 12 73 43 13 55 48 .275 .333 .390 .723 101 274 11 11 5 8 10
1982 32 374 871 783 102 210 24 11 13 87 45 14 64 54 .268 .329 .377 .706 96 295 11 11 5 8 12
1983 33 401 893 803 106 212 25 11 14 90 46 15 65 57 .264 .324 .375 .699 94 301 11 11 5 9 12

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 25 6 20 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .300 .368 .668 2 6
1977 27 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 5
1978 28 105 318 293 44 82 5 5 7 30 24 21 12 .280 .333 .403 .736 39 105
1979 29 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 8
1980 30 119 391 351 50 107 17 4 5 38 19 28 29 .305 .363 .419 .782 53 119
1981 31 71 88 68 13 21 2 2 2 17 2 15 2 .309 .432 .485 .917 14 47
1982 32 84 91 81 6 18 1 0 1 14 2 10 6 .222 .308 .272 .579 7 84
1983 33 27 22 20 6 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 3 .100 .136 .300 .436 1 27
8 Seasons 425 943 844 121 235 26 12 16 104 50 77 58 .278 .344 .395 .738 117 401
162 Game Avg. 162 359 322 46 90 10 5 6 40 19 29 22 .278 .344 .395 .738 45 401

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1980 AL  7 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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