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)

Debut: September 6, 1999 (Age 24-095d, 15,175th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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: Jose Benjamin Molina

Pronunciation: \mo-LEE-nuh\

Twitter: @Joeycatch8

Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina, Yadier Molina

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

AB

2546

H

592

HR

BA

.233

R

240

RBI

223

SB

OBP

.282

SLG

.327

OPS

.608

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1993	18	CHC-min	Rk,A+	36	103	85	5	18	2	0	0	5	3	3	14	12	.212	.323	.235	.559		20	2	0	4	0	0		CBF,DYT · GULF,FLOR
1994	19	CHC-min	A	78	290	253	31	58	13	1	1	33	4	3	24	61	.229	.302	.300	.602		76	5	4	5	4	1		PEO · MIDW
1995	20	CHC-min	A+	82	273	233	27	55	9	1	1	19	1	0	29	53	.236	.336	.296	.632		69	7	7	2	2	0		DYT · FLOR
1996	21	CHC-min	A	96	355	305	35	69	10	1	2	27	2	4	36	71	.226	.310	.285	.596		87	8	3	7	4	0		RFD · MIDW
1997	22	CHC-min	A+,AA,AAA	93	322	281	27	63	12	1	1	38	4	1	27	54	.224	.294	.285	.579		80	10	3	6	5	5		DYT,ORL,IWA · FLOR,SOUL,AA
1998	23	CHC-min	AA	109	368	320	33	71	10	1	2	28	1	5	32	74	.222	.296	.278	.574		89	10	3	10	3	1		WTN · SOUL
1999	24	CHC-min	AAA,AA	88	307	275	26	69	14	1	4	31	0	1	22	68	.251	.313	.353	.665		97	4	4	3	3	5		IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
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

2000	25	CHC-min	AAA	76	275	248	22	58	9	0	1	17	1	4	23	61	.234	.296	.282	.578		70	6	0	1	3	1		IWA · PCL
2001	26	ANA-min	AAA	61	235	213	29	64	11	1	5	31	1	2	14	49	.300	.349	.432	.781		92	7	2	6	0	0		SLK · PCL
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-min	AAA	79	315	290	30	89	14	2	4	43	0	3	12	60	.307	.341	.410	.751		119	4	4	7	2	1		SLK · PCL
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/H
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	2/3HD
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/HD3
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	2/3H
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/H
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/H
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/H3
2009	34	NYY-min	AA,AAA	5	15	11	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.091	.333	.182	.515		2	0	1	0	0	0		TRE,SWB · EL,IL
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	2/35DH
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/DH
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/H
2013	38	TBR	AL	99	313	283	26	66	14	0	2	18	2	1	22	63	.233	.290	.304	.594	68	86	11	2	3	3	1	2/HD
2014	39	TBR	AL	80	247	225	4	40	2	0	0	10	3	0	14	55	.178	.230	.187	.417	22	42	8	2	4	2	0	2/H
15 Yrs				947	2795	2546	240	592	117	3	39	223	20	7	154	576	.233	.282	.327	.608	64	832	78	26	54	15	3
162 Game Avg.				162	478	436	41	101	20	1	7	38	3	1	26	99	.233	.282	.327	.608	64	142	13	4	9	3	1
				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
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
TBR (3 yrs)				281	834	759	57	162	25	0	10	60	8	2	56	178	.213	.271	.286	.557	58	217	28	6	8	5	1
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
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 (14 yrs)				937	2774	2527	237	587	116	3	39	222	20	7	152	572	.232	.281	.327	.608	64	826	78	26	54	15	2
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

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