How Paul Molitor's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Paul Molitor totaled 1,782 career Runs, well above the league average of 248.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1982, posting 136, well above the league average of 31.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 3, well below the league average of 31.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 99 in 1996 to 63 in 1997 and 75 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 3 to 136 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Paul Molitor Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Paul Molitor Runs Per Season

Paul Molitor's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Paul Molitor Runs by Team

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

Paul Molitor Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Paul Molitor's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Paul Molitor Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Paul Molitor Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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