Bengie Molina

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: July 20, 1974 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Vega Alta (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)

School: Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 36-075d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Octagon • Previously: Melvin Roman

Full Name: Benjamin Jose Molina

Nicknames: Big Money

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Relatives: Brother of José Molina, Yadier Molina

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

4812

1317

144

.274

457

RBI

711

OBP

.307

SLG

.411

OPS

.718

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	-1.0	Angels	ARIZ	Rk	CAL	27	92	80	9	21	6	2	0	10	0	2	10	4	.263	.348	.388	.735	31	1	1	0	1	0
1994	19	-2.7	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	CAL	48	183	171	14	48	8	0	3	16	1	2	8	12	.281	.324	.380	.704	65	3	3	1	0	0
1995	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-A+-AAA	CAL	67	265	231	36	76	16	2	6	29	1	1	23	19	.329	.399	.494	.892	114	6	5	4	2	1
1995	20	-6.5	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CAL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	20	-2.8	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	CAL	27	112	96	21	37	7	2	2	12	0	0	8	7	.385	.450	.563	1.012	54	2	4	3	1	1
1995	20	-1.6	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	CAL	39	151	133	15	39	9	0	4	17	1	1	15	11	.293	.367	.451	.818	60	4	1	1	1	0
1996	21	-3.1	Midland	TL	AA	CAL	108	405	365	45	100	21	2	8	54	0	1	25	25	.274	.327	.408	.735	149	16	6	4	5	1
1997	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	ANA	65	277	255	36	77	18	2	10	63	0	1	17	16	.302	.339	.506	.845	129	7	0	0	5	2
1997	22	-2.0	Midland	TL	AA	ANA	29	118	106	18	35	8	0	6	30	0	0	10	7	.330	.381	.576	.957	61	2	0	0	2	0
1997	22	-0.9	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	ANA	36	159	149	18	42	10	2	4	33	0	1	7	9	.282	.308	.456	.765	68	5	0	0	3	2
1998	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	ANA	90	363	338	41	109	17	1	10	61	1	2	19	21	.323	.362	.468	.829	158	13	3	1	2	2
1998	23	-3.7	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	ANA	49	191	184	13	54	9	1	1	22	1	1	5	14	.294	.311	.370	.680	68	6	0	1	1	0
1998	23	-1.1	Midland	TL	AA	ANA	41	172	154	28	55	8	0	9	39	0	1	14	7	.357	.419	.584	1.003	90	7	3	0	1	2
1998	23	-6.3	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	24	-2.9	Edmonton	PCL	AAA	ANA	65	267	241	28	69	16	0	7	41	1	2	15	17	.286	.338	.440	.778	106	7	6	1	4	1
1999	24	-4.9	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	31	109	101	8	26	5	0	1	10	0	1	6	6	.257	.312	.337	.649	34	5	2	0	0	0
2000	25	-4.1	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	130	513	473	59	133	20	2	14	71	1	0	23	33	.281	.318	.421	.739	199	17	6	4	7	0
2001	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	ANA	8	31	29	3	11	2	0	0	5	0	0	2	4	.379	.419	.448	.868	13	2	0	0	0	0
2001	26	-1.1	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	ANA	5	20	18	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	.278	.350	.333	.683	6	2	0	0	0	0
2001	26	3.2	Rancho Cucamonga	CALL	A+	ANA	3	11	11	1	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.546	.546	.636	1.182	7	0	0	0	0	0
2001	26	-3.0	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	96	355	325	31	85	11	0	6	40	0	1	16	51	.262	.309	.351	.660	114	8	8	2	4	3
2002	27	4.3	Rancho Cucamonga	CALL	A+	ANA	1	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	1	0	1	0	0	0
2002	27	-1.8	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	122	459	428	34	105	18	0	5	47	0	0	15	34	.245	.274	.322	.596	138	15	4	6	6	3
2003	28	-0.7	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	119	430	409	37	115	24	0	14	71	1	1	13	31	.281	.304	.443	.746	181	17	2	2	4	2
2004	29	-0.2	ANA	AL	Maj	ANA	97	363	337	36	93	13	0	10	54	0	1	18	35	.276	.313	.404	.717	136	18	2	2	4	1
2005	30	0.9	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	119	449	410	45	121	17	0	15	69	0	2	27	41	.295	.336	.446	.782	183	14	1	5	6	2
2006	31	1.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	117	458	433	44	123	20	1	19	57	1	1	19	47	.284	.319	.467	.785	202	15	4	0	2	1
2007	32	3.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	134	517	497	38	137	19	1	19	81	0	0	15	53	.276	.298	.433	.731	215	13	2	1	2	2
2008	33	4.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	145	569	530	46	155	33	0	16	95	0	0	19	38	.293	.322	.445	.767	236	23	9	0	11	5
2009	34	5.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	132	520	491	52	130	25	1	20	80	0	0	13	68	.265	.285	.442	.727	217	14	5	0	11	3
2010	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SFG	118	416	377	27	94	12	1	5	36	0	0	24	34	.249	.297	.326	.623	123	14	4	5	6	4
2010	35	6.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	61	221	202	17	52	6	0	3	17	0	0	14	19	.257	.312	.332	.644	67	7	3	0	2	4
2010	35	6.0	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	57	195	175	10	42	6	1	2	19	0	0	10	15	.240	.279	.320	.599	56	7	1	5	4	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 (13 seasons)					Majors		1362	5159	4812	457	1317	217	6	144	711	3	7	208	471	.274	.307	.411	.718	1978	173	49	27	63	26
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		479	1887	1712	212	512	104	9	44	279	4	11	120	118	.299	.350	.447	.798	766	55	25	11	19	7
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1841	7046	6524	669	1829	321	15	188	990	7	18	328	589	.280	.318	.421	.739	2744	228	74	38	82	33

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		120	480	445	43	128	26	1	8	66	2	3	22	35	.288	.326	.405	.731	180	15	6	2	5	1
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		178	695	625	91	190	37	2	23	123	0	2	49	39	.304	.359	.480	.839	300	25	9	4	8	3
A+ (4 seasons)					Minors		67	286	258	40	86	18	4	6	47	0	1	16	17	.333	.378	.504	.882	130	7	5	3	4	3
A (2 seasons)					Minors		87	334	304	29	87	17	0	7	33	2	3	23	23	.286	.343	.411	.755	125	7	4	2	1	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		27	92	80	9	21	6	2	0	10	0	2	10	4	.263	.348	.388	.735	31	1	1	0	1	0