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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1993	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A+	CHC	36	103	85	5	18	2	0	0	5	3	3	14	12	.212	.323	.235	.559	20	2	0	4	0	0
1993	18	-4.3	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	3	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993	18	-0.9	Cubs	GULF	Rk	CHC	33	94	78	5	17	2	0	0	4	3	2	12	12	.218	.322	.244	.566	19	2	0	4	0	0
1994	19	-2.7	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	78	290	253	31	58	13	1	1	33	4	3	24	61	.229	.302	.300	.602	76	5	4	5	4	1
1995	20	-2.3	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	82	273	233	27	55	9	1	1	19	1	0	29	53	.236	.336	.296	.632	69	7	7	2	2	0
1996	21	-0.6	Rockford	MIDW	A	CHC	96	355	305	35	69	10	1	2	27	2	4	36	71	.226	.310	.285	.596	87	8	3	7	4	0
1997	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	CHC	93	322	281	27	63	12	1	1	38	4	1	27	54	.224	.294	.285	.579	80	10	3	6	5	5
1997	22	-4.0	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	1	0	0	0	0
1997	22	-2.4	Orlando	SOUL	AA	CHC	37	117	99	10	17	3	0	1	15	0	1	12	28	.172	.267	.232	.500	23	4	2	1	3	5
1997	22	-0.6	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	55	201	179	17	45	9	1	0	23	4	0	14	25	.251	.306	.313	.619	56	5	1	5	2	0
1998	23	-1.0	West Tenn	SOUL	AA	CHC	109	368	320	33	71	10	1	2	28	1	5	32	74	.222	.296	.278	.574	89	10	3	10	3	1
1999	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CHC	88	307	275	26	69	14	1	4	31	0	1	22	68	.251	.313	.353	.665	97	4	4	3	3	5
1999	24	-2.9	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	74	268	240	24	63	11	1	4	26	0	1	20	54	.263	.327	.367	.694	88	3	4	2	2	5
1999	24	-0.6	West Tenn	SOUL	AA	CHC	14	39	35	2	6	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	14	.171	.211	.257	.468	9	1	0	1	1	0
1999	24	-4.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	21	19	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.263	.333	.316	.649	6	0	0	0	0	1
2000	25	-1.9	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	76	275	248	22	58	9	0	1	17	1	4	23	61	.234	.296	.282	.578	70	6	0	1	3	1
2001	26	-1.1	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	ANA	61	235	213	29	64	11	1	5	31	1	2	14	49	.301	.349	.432	.781	92	7	2	6	0	0
2001	26	-3.0	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	15	42	37	8	10	3	0	2	4	0	0	3	8	.270	.325	.514	.839	19	2	0	2	0	0
2002	27	0.0	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	ANA	79	315	290	30	89	14	2	4	43	0	3	12	60	.307	.341	.410	.751	119	4	4	7	2	1
2002	27	-1.8	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	29	81	70	5	19	3	0	0	5	0	2	5	15	.271	.312	.314	.626	22	2	0	4	2	0
2003	28	-0.7	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	53	123	114	12	21	4	0	0	6	0	0	1	26	.184	.210	.219	.429	25	1	3	4	1	0
2004	29	-0.2	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	73	218	203	26	53	10	2	3	25	4	1	10	52	.261	.296	.374	.670	76	6	0	5	0	0
2004-05	29		Ponce	PRWL	FgW
2005	30	0.9	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	75	203	184	14	42	4	0	6	25	2	0	13	41	.228	.286	.348	.634	64	5	2	4	0	0
2005-06	30		Ponce	PRWL	FgW
2006	31	1.9	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	78	245	225	18	54	17	0	4	22	1	0	9	49	.240	.273	.369	.642	83	6	2	7	2	0
2006-07	31	1.9	Puerto Rico	CARS	FgW		2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	LAA-NYY	69	202	191	18	49	13	0	1	19	2	1	5	43	.257	.274	.340	.614	65	4	0	5	1	0
2007	32	2.8	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	40	131	125	9	28	8	0	0	10	2	1	3	30	.224	.242	.288	.530	36	3	0	3	0	0
2007	32	2.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	29	71	66	9	21	5	0	1	9	0	0	2	13	.318	.333	.439	.773	29	1	0	2	1	0
2008	33	4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	100	297	268	32	58	17	0	3	18	0	0	12	52	.216	.263	.313	.576	84	9	6	8	3	0
2009	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	5	15	11	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.091	.333	.182	.515	2	0	1	0	0	0
2009	34	6.9	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	2	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009	34	9.6	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	3	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	.300	.000	.300	0	0	1	0	0	0
2009	34	5.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	52	155	138	15	30	4	0	1	11	0	0	14	28	.217	.292	.268	.560	37	6	1	1	1	0
2010	35	6.0	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	57	183	167	13	41	4	0	6	12	1	0	9	36	.246	.304	.377	.681	63	7	5	2	0	1
2011	36	7.3	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	55	191	171	19	48	12	1	3	15	2	1	15	44	.281	.342	.415	.757	71	2	1	4	0	0
2012	37	8.3	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	102	274	251	27	56	9	0	8	32	3	1	20	60	.223	.286	.355	.640	89	9	2	1	0	0
2013	38	9.3	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	99	313	283	26	66	14	0	2	18	2	1	22	63	.233	.290	.304	.594	86	11	2	3	3	1
2014	39	10.3	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	80	247	225	4	40	2	0	0	10	3	0	14	55	.178	.231	.187	.417	42	8	2	4	2	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		947	2795	2546	240	592	117	3	39	223	20	7	154	576	.233	.282	.327	.608	832	78	26	54	15	3
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		803	2858	2514	265	615	105	9	21	273	17	26	236	567	.245	.314	.319	.633	801	63	31	51	26	14
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1					0	0	0	0	0	0
All Levels (22 Seasons)							1752	5656	5063	505	1207	222	12	60	496	37	33	390	1144					1633	141	57	105	41	17

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		293	1102	998	105	276	46	4	14	118	2	10	71	225	.277	.329	.373	.701	372	21	10	16	7	7
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		163	534	461	45	94	16	1	3	48	1	6	48	120	.204	.284	.263	.546	121	15	6	12	7	6
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		140	483	419	44	101	18	2	1	43	5	1	45	78	.241	.324	.301	.624	126	12	8	7	4	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		174	645	558	66	127	23	2	3	60	6	7	60	132	.228	.307	.292	.599	163	13	7	12	8	1
Rk (1 season)					Minors		33	94	78	5	17	2	0	0	4	3	2	12	12	.218	.322	.244	.566	19	2	0	4	0	0