Yadier Molina vs. Yasiel Puig — Career Comparison

Yadier Molina
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Yasiel Puig
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Yadier Molina and Yasiel Puig each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Yadier Molina had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 190 vs 102), while Yasiel Puig led in home run production (HR/PA+ 148 vs 93). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Yadier Molina and Yasiel Puig

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
156.16
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
861
153.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
3376
600
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7817
548.37
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
3015
535.84
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2168
152.09
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
834
148.22
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
110.63
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
522
92.77
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
28.62
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
159
28.26
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.49
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.73
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
12.35
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
23.46
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
41.46
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.45
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975.58
68.44
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497.83
88.48
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3118
218.73
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1431
254.32
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2786
195.44
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1174
208.65
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
54.51
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
78.38
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
71.69
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
73.76
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
113.85
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
128.67
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028.33
72.14
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496.8
88.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
5.33
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.64
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
38.02
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
52.78
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.51
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.73
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
64.68
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
121.03
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.02
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.36
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.26
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.38
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
287
20.13
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
12.97
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.98
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
14.04
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.6
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.75
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
108
7.58
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.79
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
65.74
65.74
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.52
67.52

Fielding Stats for Yadier Molina and Yasiel Puig

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
1.09
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
1.09
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
1.04
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55226
27
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
20533
27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18408.2
9
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6844.1
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15232
7.45
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
1.83
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
0.53
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.07
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.04
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16392
8.01
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1479
1.94
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16306
7.97
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.91
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.296
7.296
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.7
93.7
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.07
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
0.28
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.19
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0