Wander Franco vs. Yadier Molina — Career Comparison

Wander Franco
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Yadier Molina
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Wander Franco and Yadier 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+ 108 for Wander Franco, 109 for Yadier Molina), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 111). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Wander Franco and Yadier Molina

Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
265
139.11
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
156.16
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
1037
544.36
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7817
548.37
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
153.28
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2168
152.09
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
187
98.16
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
110.63
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
28.62
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.35
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.49
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.75
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
12.35
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
55.12
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
41.46
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161.56
84.81
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975.58
68.44
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
247.24
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3118
218.73
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
204.2
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2786
195.44
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
86.09
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
54.51
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
130
68.24
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
71.69
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
138.58
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
113.85
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.85
86.54
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028.33
72.14
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.33
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
48.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
38.02
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.51
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
72.97
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
64.68
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.02
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.72
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.26
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.12
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
287
20.13
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
21
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.98
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.6
Wander Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
26.77
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
7.58
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.43
78.43
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
65.74
65.74

Fielding Stats for Wander Franco and Yadier Molina

Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.06
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
1.09
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.03
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
1.04
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
6496
27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55226
27
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2165.1
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18408.2
9
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.08
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15232
7.45
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.66
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
0.53
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.04
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
3.83
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16392
8.01
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
3.74
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16306
7.97
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.51
97.51
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.526
3.526
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.296
7.296
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.46
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.07
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wander Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
0.28
Wander Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.19