How Paul Molitor's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
Paul Molitor posted a career BABIP of .326, above the league average of .289 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best BABIP season came in 1987, posting .386, well above the league average of .288 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at .256, below the league average of .286 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .367 in 1996 to .330 in 1997 and .293 in 1998. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent BABIP producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 20 seasons.
Paul Molitor Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for Paul Molitor
| Paul Molitor
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.326 |
| Season Avg. | 0.326 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.326 |
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Paul Molitor BABIP Per Season
Paul Molitor's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, DH, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Paul Molitor BABIP by Team
Paul Molitor's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Paul Molitor BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Paul Molitor's career BABIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Paul Molitor BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Paul Molitor's seasonal BABIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Paul Molitor BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Paul Molitor's MLB career with BABIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
