How Paul Molitor's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Paul Molitor totaled 1,244 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1984, posting 8, well below the league average of 36.1 that year. The highest point came in 1982 at 93, well above the league average of 33.9 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 72 in 1996 to 73 in 1997 and 41 in 1998, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 8 to 93 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Paul Molitor Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Career12449.77
Season Avg.59.249.77
162 Game Avg.75.119.77
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Paul Molitor Strikeouts Per Season

Paul Molitor's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Paul Molitor Strikeouts by Team

Paul Molitor's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Paul Molitor career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Paul Molitor Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Paul Molitor's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Paul Molitor Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Paul Molitor Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Paul Molitor's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Paul Molitor Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Paul Molitor's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
Paul Molitor Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table