Jose Molina
| 33-year-old Catcher |
| New York Yankees |
| Date of Birth: June 3, 1975 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 14 of 1993 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 203 | 184 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 41 | .228 | .281 | .348 | 629 |
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | LA Angels | 243 | 225 | 18 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 49 | .240 | .267 | .369 | 636 |
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | NY Yankees | 71 | 66 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | .318 | .324 | .439 | 763 |
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | LA Angels | 131 | 125 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 30 | .224 | .237 | .288 | 525 |
| 2008 | 33 | MLB | NY Yankees | 297 | 268 | 32 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 52 | .216 | .256 | .313 | 569 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 203 | 184 | .120 | 6.4% | 20.2% | .263 | .277 | ||||
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | LA Angels | 243 | 225 | .129 | 3.7% | 20.2% | .291 | 47% | 15% | .274 | ||
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | LA Angels | 131 | 125 | .064 | 2.3% | 22.9% | .295 | 47% | 17% | .230 | ||
| 2007 | 32 | MLB | NY Yankees | 71 | 66 | .121 | 2.8% | 18.3% | .385 | 46% | 28% | .325 | ||
| 2008 | 33 | MLB | NY Yankees | 297 | 268 | .097 | 4.0% | 17.5% | .258 | 47% | 19% | .250 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Molina: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
| Split Statistics with NY Yankees in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 52 | 52 | .134 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.6% | .255 | 61% | 18% | .231 | .231 | .365 | .253 |
| May | 64 | 58 | .069 | 0 | 3.1% | 18.8% | .261 | 50% | 8% | .207 | .219 | .276 | .213 |
| June | 42 | 35 | .057 | 0 | 7.1% | 19.0% | .333 | 48% | 22% | .257 | .310 | .314 | .278 |
| July | 60 | 50 | .040 | 0 | 8.3% | 15.0% | .268 | 44% | 24% | .220 | .333 | .260 | .286 |
| August | 47 | 45 | .178 | 2 | 2.1% | 14.9% | .222 | 34% | 26% | .222 | .234 | .400 | .266 |
| September | 32 | 28 | .107 | 1 | 3.1% | 34.4% | .188 | 37% | 26% | .143 | .188 | .250 | .191 |
| AWAY | 150 | 136 | .074 | 1 | 3.3% | 16.7% | .227 | 46% | 18% | .191 | .220 | .265 | .213 |
| HOME | 147 | 132 | .122 | 2 | 4.8% | 18.4% | .291 | 48% | 21% | .242 | .293 | .364 | .288 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | @ Boston | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | @ Toronto | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 21 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 16 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 13 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 10 | MLB | @ LA Angels | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 8 | MLB | @ LA Angels | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
July 2008
River Ave. Blues: Hava Molina!April 2008
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LoHud Yankees Blog: Add Molina to the injury list
The Yankees need a catcher.
MLB.com: Yanks' injury bug bites Molina, too