Jose Benjamin (Matta) Molina (twitter: @Joeycatch8)
Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 250 lb.
Born: June 3, 1975 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
High Schools: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, PR), Maestro Ladi (Vega Alta, PR)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1993.
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Debut: September 6, 1999 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Angels/Yankees/Rays/BlueJays/Cubs 1999-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$3M (12-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 11.026, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Octagon, previously: Levinsons [*]
Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina and Brother of Yadier Molina
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | CHC | NL | 10 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .333 | .316 | .649 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 26 | ANA | AL | 15 | 42 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .270 | .325 | .514 | .839 | 116 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | 29 | 81 | 70 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .271 | .312 | .314 | .626 | 68 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 28 | ANA | AL | 53 | 123 | 114 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .184 | .210 | .219 | .429 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 29 | ANA | AL | 73 | 218 | 203 | 26 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 52 | .261 | .296 | .374 | .670 | 76 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3D | |
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | 75 | 203 | 184 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 41 | .228 | .286 | .348 | .634 | 70 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/D3 | |
| 2006 | 31 | LAA | AL | 78 | 245 | 225 | 18 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 49 | .240 | .273 | .369 | .642 | 65 | 83 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | |
| 2007 | 32 | TOT | AL | 69 | 202 | 191 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 43 | .257 | .274 | .340 | .614 | 61 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 32 | LAA | AL | 40 | 131 | 125 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | .224 | .242 | .288 | .530 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 32 | NYY | AL | 29 | 71 | 66 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .318 | .333 | .439 | .773 | 101 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 33 | NYY | AL | 100 | 297 | 268 | 32 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 52 | .216 | .263 | .313 | .576 | 51 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | |
| 2009 | 34 | NYY | AL | 52 | 155 | 138 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | .217 | .292 | .268 | .560 | 46 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2/35D | |
| 2010 | 35 | TOR | AL | 57 | 183 | 167 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36 | .246 | .304 | .377 | .681 | 84 | 63 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2/D | |
| 2011 | 36 | TOR | AL | 55 | 191 | 171 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 44 | .281 | .342 | .415 | .757 | 104 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/D | |
| 2012 | 37 | TBR | AL | 102 | 274 | 251 | 27 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 60 | .223 | .286 | .355 | .640 | 79 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 38 | TBR | AL | 27 | 80 | 72 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .194 | .244 | .278 | .521 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | *2 | |
| 14 Yrs | 795 | 2315 | 2110 | 217 | 500 | 104 | 3 | 38 | 201 | 16 | 6 | 121 | 472 | .237 | .285 | .343 | .628 | 67 | 724 | 60 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 472 | 430 | 44 | 102 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 96 | .237 | .285 | .343 | .628 | 67 | 148 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| LAA (7 yrs) | 363 | 1043 | 958 | 92 | 227 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 97 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 221 | .237 | .274 | .339 | .613 | 61 | 325 | 25 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 181 | 523 | 472 | 56 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 93 | .231 | .281 | .318 | .599 | 56 | 150 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| TBR (2 yrs) | 129 | 354 | 323 | 34 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 74 | .217 | .276 | .337 | .614 | 72 | 109 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TOR (2 yrs) | 112 | 374 | 338 | 32 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 80 | .263 | .323 | .396 | .720 | 94 | 134 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 10 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .333 | .316 | .649 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| AL (13 yrs) | 785 | 2294 | 2091 | 214 | 495 | 103 | 3 | 38 | 200 | 16 | 6 | 119 | 468 | .237 | .284 | .343 | .628 | 67 | 718 | 60 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 10 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .333 | .316 | .649 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | CHC | NL | 10 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | .497 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | $200,000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 26 | ANA | AL | 15 | 42 | 1 | 0 | -0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 6 | 0.6 | .526 | .502 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | 29 | 81 | -3 | -1 | -0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | .496 | .499 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 28 | ANA | AL | 53 | 123 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | -1.1 | 5 | -7 | -0.7 | .479 | .493 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -7 | $320,000 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 29 | ANA | AL | 73 | 218 | -8 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.0 | 8 | 7 | 0.7 | .499 | .499 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3 | $335,000 | 2/3D | |
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | 75 | 203 | -7 | 0 | -0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 9 | 0.9 | .502 | .501 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3 | $725,000 | 2/D3 | |
| 2006 | 31 | LAA | AL | 78 | 245 | -14 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | -0.9 | 9 | -0 | 0.0 | .488 | .494 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -2 | $850,000 | 2/3 | |
| 2007 | 32 | LAA | AL | 40 | 131 | -10 | -0 | -0 | -1 | 2 | -10 | -0.9 | 5 | -5 | -0.5 | .476 | .494 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -4 | $1,350,000 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 32 | NYY | AL | 29 | 71 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | .506 | .501 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | 33 | NYY | AL | 100 | 297 | -20 | 1 | -1 | 11 | 5 | -4 | -0.3 | 11 | 7 | 0.8 | .496 | .498 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -4 | $1,875,000 | 2/3 | |
| 2009 | 34 | NYY | AL | 52 | 155 | -10 | -0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | -0.7 | 6 | -1 | -0.1 | .486 | .496 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -3 | $2,125,000 | 2/35D | |
| 2010 | 35 | TOR | AL | 57 | 183 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 8 | 0.9 | .503 | .501 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 | $800,000 | 2/D | |
| 2011 | 36 | TOR | AL | 55 | 191 | 2 | -0 | -0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 9 | 0.9 | .504 | .501 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11 | $1,200,000 | 2/D | |
| 2012 | 37 | TBR | AL | 102 | 274 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 5 | -1 | -0.1 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | .499 | .499 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10 | $1,500,000 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 38 | TBR | AL | 27 | 80 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.3 | 3 | -0 | -0.0 | .487 | .498 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1 | $1,500,000 | *2 | |
| 14 Seasons | 795 | 2315 | -99 | -4 | -4 | 29 | 40 | -37 | -3.3 | 87 | 49 | 5.0 | .495 | .498 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 20 | $12,780,000 | |||||
| LAA (7 yrs) | 363 | 1043 | -57 | -1 | -1 | 14 | 18 | -27 | -2.5 | 39 | 12 | 1.2 | .493 | .498 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -2 | $3,580,000 | |||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 181 | 523 | -30 | -1 | -1 | 14 | 9 | -9 | -0.8 | 20 | 11 | 1.1 | .495 | .498 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -3 | $4,000,000 | |||||
| TBR (2 yrs) | 129 | 354 | -9 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 7 | -4 | -0.4 | 13 | 9 | 0.9 | .497 | .499 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 10 | $3,000,000 | |||||
| TOR (2 yrs) | 112 | 374 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 14 | 18 | 1.8 | .503 | .501 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 16 | $2,000,000 | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 10 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | .497 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | $200,000 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | WS | SFG | W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 29 | ANA | AL | ALDS | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | ALCS | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | NYY | AL | ALCS | LAA | W | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | NYY | AL | WS | PHI | W | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Yrs (8 Series) | 15 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .412 | .286 | .697 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 ALDS | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 ALCS | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 WS | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHC | NL | 24 | C | 10 | 7 | 4 | 57.0 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 7.74 | 4.90 | .990 | 7.41 | 7.35 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 38% | 29% | 0 | |||
| 2001 | ANA | AL | 26 | C | 15 | 12 | 6 | 103.0 | 84 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 23 | 7.34 | 5.60 | .990 | 7.17 | 7.11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 42% | 29% | 0 | |||
| 2002 | ANA | AL | 27 | C | 29 | 24 | 17 | 210.0 | 173 | 154 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .983 | 1 | 6 | 7.29 | 5.86 | .993 | 6.96 | 6.89 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 38% | 32% | 2 | |||
| 2003 | ANA | AL | 28 | C | 53 | 39 | 19 | 332.0 | 239 | 221 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .996 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.45 | 4.49 | .991 | 6.79 | 6.72 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 28% | 30% | 1 | |
| 2004 | ANA | AL | 29 | C | 70 | 57 | 47 | 524.1 | 481 | 441 | 37 | 3 | 4 | .994 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 8.20 | 6.83 | .992 | 7.12 | 7.07 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 49% | 32% | 5 | |
| 2004 | ANA | AL | 29 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.00 | .993 | 9.30 | 9.25 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ANA | AL | 29 | DH | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | LAA | AL | 30 | C | 65 | 53 | 36 | 480.1 | 452 | 408 | 41 | 3 | 6 | .993 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8.41 | 6.91 | .992 | 6.79 | 6.72 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 51% | 30% | 3 | |
| 2005 | LAA | AL | 30 | DH | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | LAA | AL | 30 | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.50 | .994 | 9.63 | 9.50 | ||||||||
| 2006 | LAA | AL | 31 | C | 76 | 71 | 52 | 603.1 | 560 | 502 | 50 | 8 | 4 | .986 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8.23 | 7.26 | .992 | 7.09 | 6.99 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 43% | 30% | 5 | |
| 2006 | LAA | AL | 31 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1.33 | .995 | 9.54 | 9.40 | ||||||||
| 2007 | TOT | AL | 32 | C | 69 | 53 | 45 | 492.1 | 470 | 436 | 30 | 4 | 3 | .991 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8.52 | 6.75 | .991 | 7.28 | 7.20 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 30% | 27% | 2 | |
| 2007 | LAA | AL | 32 | C | 40 | 37 | 32 | 323.0 | 304 | 283 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 8.36 | 7.50 | .991 | 7.28 | 7.20 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 28% | 27% | 0 | |
| 2007 | NYY | AL | 32 | C | 29 | 16 | 13 | 169.1 | 166 | 153 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8.82 | 5.72 | .991 | 7.28 | 7.20 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 32% | 27% | 2 | |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 33 | C | 97 | 81 | 67 | 737.0 | 689 | 634 | 52 | 3 | 6 | .996 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 8.38 | 7.07 | .991 | 7.26 | 7.19 | 7 | 29 | 42 | 33 | 44% | 27% | 1 | |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 33 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 9.20 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 34 | C | 49 | 42 | 27 | 356.2 | 388 | 366 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .997 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9.77 | 7.90 | .992 | 7.48 | 7.39 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 28% | 26% | 2 | |
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 34 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 210 | 8.53 | 2.00 | .993 | 9.09 | 9.03 | ||||||||
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 34 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 2.60 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 34 | DH | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | TOR | AL | 35 | C | 56 | 51 | 42 | 444.2 | 456 | 417 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .996 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9.19 | 8.11 | .990 | 7.44 | 7.37 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 44% | 26% | 3 | |
| 2010 | TOR | AL | 35 | DH | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | TOR | AL | 36 | C | 48 | 44 | 40 | 399.0 | 367 | 342 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .997 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -6 | 8.26 | 7.63 | .992 | 7.61 | 7.57 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 33% | 28% | 3 | |
| 2011 | TOR | AL | 36 | DH | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | TBR | AL | 37 | C | 102 | 80 | 57 | 709.2 | 702 | 657 | 41 | 4 | 8 | .994 | 2 | -1 | 3 | -1 | 8.85 | 6.84 | .993 | 7.99 | 7.94 | 6 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 33% | 25% | 0 | |
| 2013 | TBR | AL | 38 | C | 26 | 22 | 18 | 188.1 | 183 | 174 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .984 | -2 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 8.60 | 6.92 | .992 | 8.42 | 8.36 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 20% | 24% | 0 | |
| 14 Seasons | C | 765 | 636 | 477 | 5637.2 | 5293 | 4874 | 383 | 36 | 45 | .993 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 8.39 | 6.87 | .992 | 7.34 | 7.27 | 53 | 257 | 316 | 195 | 38% | 28% | 27 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | 1B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 28.1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 8.26 | 2.00 | .994 | 9.40 | 9.31 | |||||||||||
| 1 Season | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 779 | 637 | 477 | 5668.0 | 5319 | 4897 | 386 | 36 | 52 | .993 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8.39 | 6.78 | .992 | 7.34 | 7.29 | 53 | 257 | 316 | 195 | 38% | 28% | 27 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Awards | |||
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 1 (2935), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Catcher (276th), 5.1 career WAR/5.7 7yr-peak WAR/5.4 JAWS Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | Chicago Cubs | $200,000 | 11/19/99 USA Today | |
| 2000 | 25 | Chicago Cubs | $205,000 | 4/5/00 AP | |
| 2003 | 28 | Anaheim Angels | $320,000 | 4/3/03 AP | |
| 2004 | 29 | Anaheim Angels | $335,000 | 4/7/04 AP | |
| 2005 | 30 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $725,000 | ||
| 2006 | 31 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $850,000 | ||
| 2007 | 32 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $1,350,000 | ||
| 2008 | 33 | New York Yankees | $1,875,000 | ||
| 2009 | 34 | New York Yankees | $2,125,000 | ||
| 2010 | 35 | Toronto Blue Jays | $800,000 | ||
| 2011 | 36 | Toronto Blue Jays | $1,200,000 | ||
| 2012 | 37 | Tampa Bay Rays | $1,500,000 | contracts | |
| 2013 | 38 | Tampa Bay Rays | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2013 Status | Signed thru 2013, Earliest Free Agent: 2014 | ||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $12,985,000 | ||||
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