Dick Billings vs. Paul Molitor — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Paul Molitor
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Paul Molitor comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Paul Molitor led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 66), and home run production (HR/PA+ 101 vs 58). Paul Molitor was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Paul Molitor

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2683
132.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12160
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10835
534.62
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3319
163.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2366
116.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
29.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
5.63
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
11.55
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
47.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853.5
91.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4854
239.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4460
220.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1782
87.93
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
64.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2855
140.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918.6
94.67
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.32
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
53.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
4.93
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1244
61.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
9.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.7
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.38
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
10.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
24.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
31.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.37
79.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Paul Molitor

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1495
1.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38996
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12998.2
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
2.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
2.24
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6955
4.82
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6747
4.67
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.513
4.513
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
0.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0