Hank Blalock vs. Bengie Molina — Career Comparison

Hank Blalock
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Bengie Molina
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Hank Blalock and Bengie Molina are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Hank Blalock, 93 for Bengie Molina), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 105). The overall lean goes to Hank Blalock, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Hank Blalock and Bengie Molina

Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
936
142.97
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362
158.4
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
3928
600
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5159
600
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
3567
544.86
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4812
559.64
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
959
146.49
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1317
153.17
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
591
90.27
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
110.49
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
30.24
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
25.24
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.6
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.7
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
23.37
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
144
16.75
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
56.21
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
367
42.68
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537.33
82.08
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572.43
66.57
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1650
252.04
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
230.04
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1291
197.2
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
183.06
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
77.44
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
457
53.15
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
82.79
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
82.69
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
136.86
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
119.09
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540.43
82.55
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602.49
70.07
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.9
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.7
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
47.81
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
208
24.19
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.36
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.02
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
720
109.98
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
54.78
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
10.95
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.31
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.14
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.12
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.33
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
13.29
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
173
20.12
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.14
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.35
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.07
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.81
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.21
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.16
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Hank Blalock and Bengie Molina

Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
1.06
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1285
1.08
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
1.02
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1234
1.03
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20625
27
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32235
27
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6875
9
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10745
9
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
1.65
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8122
6.8
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.71
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
0.55
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.1
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2643
3.46
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8833
7.4
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2563
3.36
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8781
7.35
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.834
6.834
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.29
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.06
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.07
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
0.57
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
0.26