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Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (The Ignitor)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN
High School: Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)
School: University of Minnesota
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1978
Final Game: September 27, 1998
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2004 (431/497 ballots).
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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
1978 21 MIL AL 125 556 521 73 142 26 4 6 45 30 12 19 54 .273 .301 .372 .673 89 194 6 4 7 5 2 46/D5 RoY-2
1979 22 MIL AL 140 645 584 88 188 27 16 9 62 33 13 48 48 .322 .372 .469 .842 126 274 9 2 6 5 5 *46/D MVP-20
1980 23 MIL AL 111 512 450 81 137 29 2 9 37 34 7 48 48 .304 .372 .438 .809 125 197 9 3 6 5 4 46/D5 AS
1981 24 MIL AL 64 284 251 45 67 11 0 2 19 10 6 25 29 .267 .341 .335 .675 100 84 3 3 5 0 1 8D/9
1982 25 MIL AL 160 751 666 136 201 26 8 19 71 41 9 69 93 .302 .366 .450 .816 129 300 9 1 10 5 1 *5/D6 MVP-12
1983 26 MIL AL 152 682 608 95 164 28 6 15 47 41 8 59 74 .270 .333 .410 .743 110 249 12 2 7 6 4 *5/D
1984 27 MIL AL 13 49 46 3 10 1 0 0 6 1 0 2 8 .217 .245 .239 .484 38 11 0 0 0 1 0 /5D
1985 28 MIL AL 140 642 576 93 171 28 3 10 48 21 7 54 80 .297 .356 .408 .764 109 235 12 1 7 4 6 *5/D AS
1986 29 MIL AL 105 482 437 62 123 24 6 9 55 20 5 40 81 .281 .340 .426 .765 105 186 9 0 2 3 0 5D/7
1987 30 MIL AL 118 542 465 114 164 41 5 16 75 45 10 69 67 .353 .438 .566 1.003 161 263 4 2 5 1 2 D54 MVP-5,SS
1988 31 MIL AL 154 690 609 115 190 34 6 13 60 41 10 71 54 .312 .384 .452 .836 133 275 10 2 5 3 8 5D/4 AS,MVP-8,SS
1989 32 MIL AL 155 696 615 84 194 35 4 11 56 27 11 64 67 .315 .379 .439 .818 132 270 11 4 4 9 4 *5D4
1990 33 MIL AL 103 458 418 64 119 27 6 12 45 18 3 37 51 .285 .343 .464 .807 125 194 7 1 0 2 4 43/D5
1991 34 MIL AL 158 749 665 133 216 32 13 17 75 19 8 77 62 .325 .399 .489 .888 147 325 11 6 0 1 16 *D3 AS,MVP-11
1992 35 MIL AL 158 700 609 89 195 36 7 12 89 31 6 73 66 .320 .389 .461 .851 139 281 13 3 4 11 12 D3 AS,MVP-10
1993 36 TOR AL 160 725 636 121 211 37 5 22 111 22 4 77 71 .332 .402 .509 .911 143 324 13 3 1 8 3 *D3 AS,MVP-2,SS
1994 37 TOR AL 115 515 454 86 155 30 4 14 75 20 0 55 48 .341 .410 .518 .927 138 235 13 1 0 5 4 *D/3 AS,MVP-18
1995 38 TOR AL 130 598 525 63 142 31 2 15 60 12 0 61 57 .270 .350 .423 .772 101 222 10 5 3 4 1 *D
1996 39 MIN AL 161 728 660 99 225 41 8 9 113 18 6 56 72 .341 .390 .468 .858 116 309 21 3 0 9 10 *D3 MVP-13,SS
1997 40 MIN AL 135 597 538 63 164 32 4 10 89 11 4 45 73 .305 .351 .435 .786 104 234 8 0 2 12 8 *D3
1998 41 MIN AL 126 559 502 75 141 29 5 4 69 9 2 45 41 .281 .335 .382 .718 86 192 19 1 1 10 5 *D/3
21 Seasons 2683 12160 10835 1782 3319 605 114 234 1307 504 131 1094 1244 .306 .369 .448 .817 122 4854 209 47 75 109 100
162 Game Avg. 162 734 654 108 200 37 7 14 79 30 8 66 75 .306 .369 .448 .817 122 293 13 3 5 7 6
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
MIL (15 yrs) 1856 8438 7520 1275 2281 405 86 160 790 412 115 755 882 .303 .367 .444 .811 125 3338 125 34 68 61 69
MIN (3 yrs) 422 1884 1700 237 530 102 17 23 271 38 12 146 186 .312 .362 .432 .794 103 735 48 4 3 31 23
TOR (3 yrs) 405 1838 1615 270 508 98 11 51 246 54 4 193 176 .315 .387 .484 .871 128 781 36 9 4 17 8

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
1981 24 MIL AL ALDS NYY L 5 23 20 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 .250 .318 .400 .718 8 0 0 1 0 0
1982 25 MIL AL ALCS CAL W 5 21 19 4 6 1 0 2 5 1 1 2 3 .316 .381 .684 1.065 13 1 0 0 0 0
1982 25 MIL AL WS STL L 7 33 31 5 11 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 4 .355 .394 .355 .749 11 1 0 0 0 0
1993 36 TOR AL ALCS CHW W 6 27 23 7 9 2 1 1 5 0 0 3 3 .391 .481 .696 1.177 16 0 1 0 0 1
1993 36 TOR AL WS PHI W 6 28 24 10 12 2 2 2 8 1 0 3 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571 24 0 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 29 132 117 28 43 5 3 6 22 3 2 12 15 .368 .435 .615 1.050 72 2 2 1 0 1
1 ALDS 5 23 20 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 .250 .318 .400 .718 8 0 0 1 0 0
2 ALCS 11 48 42 11 15 3 1 3 10 1 1 5 6 .357 .438 .690 1.128 29 1 1 0 0 1
2 WS 13 61 55 15 23 2 2 2 11 2 1 5 4 .418 .475 .636 1.112 35 1 1 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 MIL AL 21 2B 91 87 784.1 492 197 283 12 57 .976 3.5 5.4 3.5 4.5 -1.1 0 5.51 5.27 .980 5.47 4.74 RoY-2
1978 MIL AL 21 SS 31 31 271.0 182 54 118 10 17 .945 2.2 9.7 3.2 -0.3 3.5 -1 5.71 5.55 .965 4.92 4.19 RoY-2
1978 MIL AL 21 DH 2 RoY-2
1978 MIL AL 21 3B 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .950 2.96 2.60 RoY-2
1979 MIL AL 22 2B 122 121 1075.2 717 289 413 15 81 .979 5.2 5.8 5.2 5.3 -0.1 0 5.87 5.75 .978 5.50 4.80 MVP-20
1979 MIL AL 22 SS 10 9 89.0 48 20 27 1 3 .979 -1.5 -20.2 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 0 4.75 4.70 .965 5.01 4.10 MVP-20
1979 MIL AL 22 DH 8 MVP-20
1980 MIL AL 23 2B 91 90 798.1 550 240 294 16 80 .971 -2.8 -4.2 -3.8 3.3 -7.1 1 6.02 5.87 .981 5.60 4.91 AS
1980 MIL AL 23 SS 12 11 99.0 64 19 41 4 10 .938 -1.0 -12.1 -2.0 -1.6 -0.4 1 5.45 5.00 .964 4.99 4.26 AS
1980 MIL AL 23 DH 7 AS
1980 MIL AL 23 3B 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.60 AS
1981 MIL AL 24 OF 46 48 421.2 126 119 4 3 1 .976 -0.8 -2.3 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 0 2.63 2.67 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 MIL AL 24 CF 44 44 385.2 119 113 4 2 1 .983 -1.6 -5.0 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 -1 2.73 2.66 .988 2.90 2.61
1981 MIL AL 24 DH 16
1981 MIL AL 24 RF 4 4 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0.8 26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 2.00 2.00 .978 2.15 1.75
1982 MIL AL 25 3B 150 150 1338.1 497 128 340 29 48 .942 -1.3 -1.2 -3.3 -4.9 1.6 2 3.15 3.12 .955 3.07 2.62 MVP-12
1982 MIL AL 25 DH 6 MVP-12
1982 MIL AL 25 SS 4 3 27.0 19 6 10 3 0 .842 -2.2 -97.8 -2.2 -1.2 -1.0 0 5.33 4.00 .968 4.87 4.18 MVP-12
1983 MIL AL 26 3B 146 147 1297.1 464 105 343 16 37 .966 7.9 7.3 5.9 -3.1 8.9 2 3.11 3.07 .955 3.07 2.57
1983 MIL AL 26 DH 2
1984 MIL AL 27 3B 7 7 63.0 30 7 21 2 3 .933 1.2 22.9 1.2 1.7 -0.5 0 4.00 4.00 .950 2.74 2.19
1984 MIL AL 27 DH 4
1985 MIL AL 28 3B 135 133 1168.0 408 126 263 19 30 .953 2.9 3.0 0.9 3.5 -2.6 2 3.00 2.88 .953 2.85 2.38 AS
1985 MIL AL 28 DH 4 AS
1986 MIL AL 29 3B 91 91 804.0 267 82 170 15 25 .944 0.3 0.4 -0.7 2.4 -3.2 1 2.82 2.77 .948 2.74 2.37
1986 MIL AL 29 DH 10
1986 MIL AL 29 LF 4 4 34.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -49.4 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 1.32 1.25 .980 2.25 1.78
1986 MIL AL 29 OF 4 4 34.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -49.4 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 1.32 1.25 .980 2.38 2.05
1987 MIL AL 30 DH 58 MVP-5,SS
1987 MIL AL 30 3B 41 40 329.0 94 25 64 5 8 .947 -4.5 -16.4 -4.5 -1.7 -2.8 0 2.43 2.17 .952 2.77 2.31 MVP-5,SS
1987 MIL AL 30 2B 19 18 165.0 84 35 49 0 16 1.000 4.3 31.3 3.3 2.2 1.1 1 4.58 4.42 .980 5.12 4.48 MVP-5,SS
1988 MIL AL 31 3B 105 104 896.0 290 86 187 17 15 .941 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.5 -0.4 0 2.74 2.60 .954 2.71 2.36 AS,MVP-8,SS
1988 MIL AL 31 DH 49 AS,MVP-8,SS
1988 MIL AL 31 2B 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 5.18 4.40 AS,MVP-8,SS
1989 MIL AL 32 3B 112 112 968.1 338 78 243 17 18 .950 1.3 1.6 1.3 3.6 -2.3 0 2.98 2.87 .943 2.73 2.34
1989 MIL AL 32 DH 28
1989 MIL AL 32 2B 16 15 123.0 73 28 44 1 9 .986 0.7 6.8 1.7 0.4 1.3 -1 5.27 4.50 .981 5.24 4.51
1990 MIL AL 33 2B 60 60 503.1 330 136 190 4 36 .988 -1.1 -2.6 0.9 -0.9 1.8 -2 5.83 5.43 .984 5.23 4.53
1990 MIL AL 33 1B 37 36 311.0 355 325 25 5 28 .986 -1.0 -3.9 -1.0 -0.8 -0.2 0 10.13 9.46 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 MIL AL 33 DH 4
1990 MIL AL 33 3B 2 2 18.0 10 2 7 1 1 .900 0.5 33.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 4.50 4.50 .950 2.75 2.30
1991 MIL AL 34 DH 112 AS,MVP-11
1991 MIL AL 34 1B 46 46 406.2 427 389 32 6 52 .986 0.3 0.9 0.3 -0.4 0.7 0 9.32 9.15 .992 9.75 8.30 AS,MVP-11
1992 MIL AL 35 DH 108 AS,MVP-10
1992 MIL AL 35 1B 48 48 425.2 489 461 26 2 44 .996 -1.2 -3.4 -1.2 -2.0 0.8 0 10.30 10.15 .993 9.68 8.36 AS,MVP-10
1993 TOR AL 36 DH 137 AS,MVP-2,SS
1993 TOR AL 36 1B 23 23 206.0 195 178 14 3 16 .985 -1.1 -6.4 -1.1 1.8 -2.9 0 8.39 8.35 .993 9.57 8.24 AS,MVP-2,SS
1994 TOR AL 37 DH 110 AS,MVP-18
1994 TOR AL 37 1B 5 5 44.0 50 47 3 0 6 1.000 -1.3 -35.5 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 10.23 10.00 .992 9.57 8.48 AS,MVP-18
1995 TOR AL 38 DH 129
1996 MIN AL 39 DH 143 MVP-13,SS
1996 MIN AL 39 1B 17 17 145.2 152 138 13 1 13 .993 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.9 0.9 0 9.33 8.88 .992 9.24 7.92 MVP-13,SS
1997 MIN AL 40 DH 122
1997 MIN AL 40 1B 12 12 97.1 107 99 7 1 6 .991 0.1 1.2 0.1 -1.2 1.3 0 9.80 8.83 .992 9.31 8.04
1998 MIN AL 41 DH 115
1998 MIN AL 41 1B 9 9 74.0 86 79 7 0 4 1.000 -1.9 -30.8 -1.9 -2.0 0.1 0 10.46 9.56 .992 9.43 8.30
21 Seasons DH 1174
11 Seasons 3B 791 788 6898.0 2402 642 1639 121 185 .950 8.9 1.5 1.9 2.5 -0.9 7 2.98 2.88 .952 2.88 2.45
7 Seasons 2B 400 392 3457.2 2248 926 1274 48 279 .979 9.8 3.4 10.8 14.8 -4.1 -1 5.73 5.50 .980 5.45 4.74
8 Seasons 1B 197 196 1710.1 1861 1716 127 18 169 .990 -6.1 -4.3 -6.1 -5.5 -0.6 0 9.70 9.36 .992 9.60 8.27
4 Seasons SS 57 54 486.0 313 99 196 18 30 .942 -2.5 -6.2 -2.5 -3.1 0.6 0 5.46 5.18 .965 4.95 4.19
2 Seasons OF 50 52 455.2 131 123 5 3 1 .977 -2.2 -5.8 -2.2 -0.8 -1.4 0 2.53 2.56 .983 2.47 2.15
1 Season CF 44 44 385.2 119 113 4 2 1 .983 -1.6 -5.0 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 -1 2.73 2.66 .988 2.90 2.61
1 Season LF 4 4 34.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -49.4 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 1.32 1.25 .980 2.25 1.78
1 Season RF 4 4 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0.8 26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 2.00 2.00 .978 2.15 1.75
21 Seasons TOT 1495 1482 13007.2 6955 3506 3241 208 664 .970 7.9 0.7 1.9 7.9 -6.4 0 6 4.67 4.51 .943 4.51 3.89
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1980
1985 *
1988 (2B)
1991 *
1992 *
1993 (DH)
1994 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1987-ML-Hutch Award
1993-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1993-ML-WS MVP
1997-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1998-ML-Branch Rickey Award

Silver Sluggers
1987-AL-DH
1988-AL-DH
1993-AL-DH
1996-AL-DH
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1979-AL-20-2%
1982-AL-12-7%
1987-AL-5-32%
1988-AL-8-13%
1991-AL-11-13%
1992-AL-10-16%
1993-AL-2-53%
1994-AL-18-2%
1996-AL-13-5%
1.43 Career Shares (148th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1979 AL--.322--6th
1982 AL--.302--10th
1985 AL--.297--9th
1987 AL--.353--2nd
1988 AL--.312--5th
1989 AL--.315--6th
1991 AL--.325--5th
1992 AL--.320--4th
1993 AL--.332--2nd
1994 AL--.341--6th
1996 AL--.341--3rd
Career--.306--140th

On-Base% s c a p y
1987 AL--.438--2nd
1988 AL--.384--10th
1991 AL--.399--7th
1992 AL--.389--7th
1993 AL--.402--9th
1994 AL--.410--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1987 AL--.566--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1987 AL--1.003--2nd
1991 AL--.888--8th
1992 AL--.851--10th
1993 AL--.911--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1982 AL--160--6th
1991 AL--158--10th
1992 AL--158--9th
1993 AL--160--2nd
1994 AL--115--1st
1996 AL--161--3rd
Career--2683--29th

At Bats s c a p y
1982 AL--666--1st
1983 AL--608--8th
1988 AL--609--10th
1989 AL--615--10th
1991 AL--665--1st
1993 AL--636--2nd
1994 AL--454--3rd
1996 AL--660--2nd
Career--10835--13th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1982 AL--751--1st
1983 AL--682--6th
1988 AL--690--7th
1989 AL--696--6th
1991 AL--749--1st
1992 AL--700--10th
1993 AL--725--1st
1994 AL--515--6th
1996 AL--728--4th
Career--12160--14th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1982 AL--136--1st
1983 AL--95--10th
1987 AL--114--1st
1988 AL--115--4th
1991 AL--133--1st
1993 AL--121--2nd
1994 AL--86--7th
Career--1782--18th

Hits s c a p y
1979 AL--188--4th
1982 AL--201--3rd
1988 AL--190--4th
1989 AL--194--5th
1991 AL--216--1st
1992 AL--195--3rd
1993 AL--211--1st
1994 AL--155--2nd
1996 AL--225--1st
Career--3319--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1982 AL--300--8th
1991 AL--325--4th
1992 AL--281--10th
1993 AL--324--7th
1994 AL--235--8th
Career--4854--22nd

Doubles s c a p y
1987 AL--41--1st
1989 AL--35--8th
1992 AL--36--8th
1993 AL--37--9th
1994 AL--30--9th
1996 AL--41--8th
Career--605--11th

Triples s c a p y
1979 AL--16--2nd
1982 AL--8--8th
1988 AL--6--9th
1991 AL--13--1st
1992 AL--7--7th
1996 AL--8--3rd
Career--114--110th

Home Runs s c a p y
Career--234--227th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1993 AL--111--8th
Career--1307--97th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--1094--74th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1244--119th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1979 AL--33--7th
1980 AL--34--6th
1982 AL--41--4th
1983 AL--41--6th
1987 AL--45--4th
1988 AL--41--3rd
1989 AL--27--9th
Career--504--36th

Singles s c a p y
1979 AL--136--5th
1982 AL--148--3rd
1985 AL--130--9th
1988 AL--137--5th
1989 AL--144--6th
1991 AL--154--2nd
1992 AL--140--6th
1993 AL--147--2nd
1994 AL--107--1st
1996 AL--167--1st
Career--2366--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1987 AL--161--3rd
1991 AL--147--7th
1992 AL--139--6th
1993 AL--143--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1982 AL--117--6th
1987 AL--125--5th
1988 AL--112--8th
1989 AL--106--8th
1991 AL--132--3rd
1992 AL--116--3rd
1993 AL--136--4th
1994 AL--101--5th
Career--1873--27th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1987 AL--45--5th
1991 AL--43--7th
1992 AL--35--6th
1993 AL--41--7th
1994 AL--28--9th
Career--349--94th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1987 AL--4.1--5th
1991 AL--4.2--7th
1992 AL--3.5--4th
1993 AL--3.9--6th
1994 AL--2.5--8th
Career--33.4--97th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Career--953--43rd

Times On Base s c a p y
1982 AL--271--4th
1988 AL--263--5th
1989 AL--262--6th
1991 AL--299--2nd
1992 AL--271--4th
1993 AL--291--3rd
1994 AL--211--4th
1996 AL--284--8th
Career--4460--18th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1987 AL--.794--2nd
1991 AL--.718--7th
1992 AL--.698--6th
1993 AL--.719--7th
1994 AL--.701--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1989 AL--9--9th
1992 AL--11--4th
1993 AL--8--10th
1996 AL--9--8th
1997 AL--12--2nd
1998 AL--10--6th
Career--109--14th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1991 AL--16--4th
1992 AL--12--8th
Career--100--117th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1996 AL--21--4th
1998 AL--19--5th
Career--209--73rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1978 AL--12--9th
1979 AL--13--6th
1988 AL--10--6th
Career--131--43rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1982 AL--26.0--2nd
1983 AL--22.0--1st
1987 AL--23.6--7th
1988 AL--19.7--6th
1989 AL--15.6--9th
1991 AL--17.9--9th
1992 AL--17.3--8th
1993 AL--22.0--7th
1994 AL--16.5--5th
Career--319.6--13th

AB per SO s c a p y
1996 AL--9.167--9th
1998 AL--12.244--2nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1982 AL--498--2nd
1983 AL--477--8th
1996 AL--471--7th
Career--8040--13th

Salary s c a p y
1989 AL--$2,100,000--10th
1990 AL--$2,600,000--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1995 AL--born 1956-08-22--9th
1996 AL--born 1956-08-22--4th
1997 AL--born 1956-08-22--4th
1998 AL--born 1956-08-22--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 24 (53), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 98 (133), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 166 (64), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 59 (34), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 28, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Milwaukee Brewers$950,000
1986Milwaukee Brewers$1,160,000
1987Milwaukee Brewers$1,260,000
1988Milwaukee Brewers$1,400,000
1989Milwaukee Brewers$2,100,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$2,600,000
1991Milwaukee Brewers$3,243,333
1992Milwaukee Brewers$3,453,333
1993Toronto Blue Jays$3,650,000
1994Toronto Blue Jays$4,025,000
1995Toronto Blue Jays$4,500,000
1996Minnesota Twins$2,025,000
1997Minnesota Twins$3,500,000
1998Minnesota Twins$4,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$38,116,666
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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