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Paul Molitor played 21 major-league seasons (1978-1998) as a 3B (791), 2B (400), 1B (197), SS (57), OF (50). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 21 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22 | ML4 | 125 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 54 | .273 | .673 | 89 |
| 1979 | 23 | ML4 | 140 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 48 | 48 | .322 | .842 | 126 |
| 1980 | 24 | ML4 | 111 | 450 | 81 | 137 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 48 | .304 | .809 | 122 |
| 1981 | 25 | ML4 | 64 | 251 | 45 | 67 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 29 | .267 | .675 | 96 |
| 1982 | 26 | ML4 | 160 | 666 | 136 | 201 | 19 | 71 | 41 | 69 | 93 | .302 | .816 | 123 |
| 1983 | 27 | ML4 | 152 | 608 | 95 | 164 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 59 | 74 | .270 | .743 | 104 |
| 1984 | 28 | ML4 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .217 | .484 | 35 |
| 1985 | 29 | ML4 | 140 | 576 | 93 | 171 | 10 | 48 | 21 | 54 | 80 | .297 | .764 | 109 |
| 1986 | 30 | ML4 | 105 | 437 | 62 | 123 | 9 | 55 | 20 | 40 | 81 | .281 | .765 | 107 |
| 1987 | 31 | ML4 | 118 | 465 | 114 | 164 | 16 | 75 | 45 | 69 | 67 | .353 | 1.003 | 164 |
| 1988 | 32 | ML4 | 154 | 609 | 115 | 190 | 13 | 60 | 41 | 71 | 54 | .312 | .836 | 134 |
| 1989 | 33 | ML4 | 155 | 615 | 84 | 194 | 11 | 56 | 27 | 64 | 67 | .315 | .818 | 131 |
| 1990 | 34 | ML4 | 103 | 418 | 64 | 119 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 37 | 51 | .285 | .807 | 124 |
| 1991 | 35 | ML4 | 158 | 665 | 133 | 216 | 17 | 75 | 19 | 77 | 62 | .325 | .888 | 145 |
| 1992 | 36 | ML4 | 158 | 609 | 89 | 195 | 12 | 89 | 31 | 73 | 66 | .320 | .851 | 138 |
| 1993 | 37 | TOR | 160 | 636 | 121 | 211 | 22 | 111 | 22 | 77 | 71 | .332 | .911 | 144 |
| 1994 | 38 | TOR | 115 | 454 | 86 | 155 | 14 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 48 | .341 | .927 | 138 |
| 1995 | 39 | TOR | 130 | 525 | 63 | 142 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 61 | 57 | .270 | .772 | 101 |
| 1996 | 40 | MIN | 161 | 660 | 99 | 225 | 9 | 113 | 18 | 56 | 72 | .341 | .858 | 117 |
| 1997 | 41 | MIN | 135 | 538 | 63 | 164 | 10 | 89 | 11 | 45 | 73 | .305 | .786 | 105 |
| 1998 | 42 | MIN | 126 | 502 | 75 | 141 | 4 | 69 | 9 | 45 | 41 | .281 | .718 | 87 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2B | 91 | 87 | 197 | 283 | 12 | 57 |
| 1978 | SS | 31 | 31 | 54 | 118 | 10 | 17 |
| 1978 | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2B | 122 | 121 | 289 | 413 | 15 | 81 |
| 1979 | SS | 10 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2B | 91 | 90 | 240 | 294 | 16 | 80 |
| 1980 | SS | 12 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980 | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | OF | 46 | 47 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3B | 150 | 150 | 128 | 340 | 29 | 48 |
| 1982 | SS | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3B | 146 | 147 | 105 | 343 | 16 | 37 |
| 1984 | 3B | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3B | 135 | 133 | 126 | 263 | 19 | 30 |
| 1986 | 3B | 91 | 91 | 82 | 170 | 15 | 25 |
| 1986 | OF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3B | 41 | 40 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 8 |
| 1987 | 2B | 19 | 18 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 16 |
| 1988 | 3B | 105 | 104 | 86 | 187 | 17 | 15 |
| 1988 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3B | 112 | 112 | 78 | 243 | 17 | 18 |
| 1989 | 2B | 16 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990 | 2B | 60 | 60 | 136 | 190 | 4 | 36 |
| 1990 | 1B | 37 | 36 | 325 | 25 | 5 | 28 |
| 1990 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1B | 46 | 46 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 52 |
| 1992 | 1B | 48 | 48 | 461 | 26 | 2 | 44 |
| 1993 | 1B | 23 | 23 | 178 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| 1994 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1B | 17 | 17 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| 1997 | 1B | 12 | 12 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1B | 9 | 9 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Paul Molitor won: Silver Slugger 1987 (AL), TSN All-Star 1987 (AL), Silver Slugger 1988 (AL), Babe Ruth Award 1993 (AL), Silver Slugger 1993 (AL), TSN All-Star 1993 (AL), World Series MVP 1993 (ML), TSN All-Star 1994 (AL), Silver Slugger 1996 (AL), TSN All-Star 1996 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (10 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1988, 1987, 1982, 1979, 1978.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 2 | 3 / 28 | 3 |
| 1979 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20 | 8 / 392 | 0 |
| 1982 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12 | 29 / 392 | 0 |
| 1987 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5 | 125 / 392 | 0 |
| 1988 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 50 / 392 | 0 |
| 1991 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 11 | 51 / 392 | 0 |
| 1992 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 10 | 63 / 392 | 0 |
| 1993 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2 | 209 / 392 | 0 |
| 1994 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 19 | 9 / 392 | 0 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 13 | 19 / 392 | 0 |
Paul Molitor ranks on 4 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #23 | designated hitters | 1987 | 164 OPS+ |
| #55 | designated hitters | 1991 | 145 OPS+ |
| #60 | designated hitters | 1993 | 144 OPS+ |
| #71 | designated hitters | 1992 | 138 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.