Wally Joyner vs. Paul Molitor — Career Comparison

Wally Joyner
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
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 Wally Joyner across most offensive categories. Paul Molitor led in batting average (AVG+ 126 vs 114), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 144), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 122 vs 112). Wally Joyner held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 122 vs 101). Paul Molitor was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wally Joyner and Paul Molitor

Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2033
150.31
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2683
132.38
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
8115
600
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12160
600
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
7127
526.95
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10835
534.62
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2060
152.31
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3319
163.77
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1421
105.06
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2366
116.74
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
30.24
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
29.85
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
5.63
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
15.08
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
11.55
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639
47.25
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
953
47.02
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1152.78
85.23
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853.5
91.46
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
3133
231.65
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4854
239.51
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2931
216.71
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4460
220.07
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
973
71.94
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1782
87.93
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1106
81.77
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
64.49
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1875
138.63
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2855
140.87
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1185.29
87.64
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918.6
94.67
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.81
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.32
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833
61.59
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1094
53.98
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
8.06
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
100
4.93
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
61
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
1244
61.38
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.84
9.84
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
9.77
9.77
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.7
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
6.73
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.38
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
12.42
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
10.31
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.44
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
24.87
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.88
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.46
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
7.32
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
31.33
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
60.61
60.61
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.37
79.37

Fielding Stats for Wally Joyner and Paul Molitor

Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1913
1.07
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1495
1.04
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
1.01
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.03
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48180
27
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
38996
27
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16060
9
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12998.2
9
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16081
9.01
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3506
2.43
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
0.82
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
2.24
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.06
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.14
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17650
9.89
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6955
4.82
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17551
9.84
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6747
4.67
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.175
9.175
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.513
4.513
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.99
93.99
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
0.9
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
0.46
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0