Yadier Molina
| 25-year-old Catcher |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
| Date of Birth: July 13, 1982 |
| Height: 5-11 Weight: 225 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 4 of 2000 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Stl Cardinals | 424 | 385 | 36 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 30 | .252 | .295 | .358 | 653 |
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | St. Louis | 459 | 417 | 29 | 90 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 41 | .216 | .267 | .321 | 588 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | St. Louis | 401 | 353 | 30 | 97 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 43 | .275 | .338 | .368 | 706 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | St. Louis | 275 | 248 | 19 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 12 | .306 | .359 | .395 | 754 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Stl Cardinals | 424 | 385 | .106 | 5.5% | 7.1% | .256 | .284 | ||||
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | St. Louis | 459 | 417 | .105 | 5.7% | 8.9% | .227 | 46% | 19% | .257 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | St. Louis | 401 | 353 | .093 | 9.7% | 10.7% | .299 | 48% | 21% | .304 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | St. Louis | 275 | 248 | .089 | 8.4% | 4.4% | .310 | 48% | 19% | .329 | ||
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
2008: St. Louis | 2007: St. Louis
| Split Statistics with St. Louis in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 93 | 83 | .096 | 1 | 9.7% | 4.3% | .269 | 44% | 14% | .265 | .326 | .361 | .297 |
| May | 91 | 82 | .061 | 1 | 8.8% | 5.5% | .329 | 55% | 21% | .317 | .385 | .378 | .348 |
| June | 79 | 72 | .111 | 2 | 7.6% | 3.8% | .299 | 44% | 25% | .306 | .346 | .417 | .322 |
| July | 12 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .545 | 50% | 8% | .545 | .500 | .636 | .478 |
| AWAY | 136 | 127 | .079 | 2 | 5.1% | 5.9% | .308 | 44% | 23% | .299 | .338 | .378 | .319 |
| HOME | 139 | 121 | .099 | 2 | 11.5% | 2.9% | .313 | 51% | 15% | .314 | .380 | .413 | .338 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 4 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | PH-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 30 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 28 | MLB | @ Kansas City | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 27 | MLB | @ Kansas City | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 25 | MLB | @ Detroit | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 24 | MLB | @ Detroit | C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 22 | MLB | @ Boston | 1B-C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
April 2008
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