Paul Molitor vs. Tom Padden — Career Comparison

Paul Molitor
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tom Padden
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Paul Molitor comes out clearly ahead of Tom Padden across most offensive categories. Paul Molitor led in home run production (HR/PA+ 101 vs 22), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 81), and slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 77). Tom Padden held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 121). Paul Molitor was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Paul Molitor and Tom Padden

Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2683
132.38
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
181.5
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12160
600
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
1319
600
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10835
534.62
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
1170
532.22
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3319
163.77
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
318
144.66
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2366
116.74
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
122.82
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
29.85
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
40
18.2
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
5.63
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.73
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
11.55
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
47.02
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
21.83
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853.5
91.46
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
128.89
58.63
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4854
239.51
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
376
171.04
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4460
220.07
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
448
203.79
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1782
87.93
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
122
55.5
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
64.49
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
110
50.04
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2855
140.87
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
230
104.62
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918.6
94.67
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
150.56
68.49
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.32
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.36
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1094
53.98
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
57.77
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
4.93
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
1244
61.38
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
55.04
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
9.77
9.77
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.9
10.9
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
3.7
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.64
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.38
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
10.31
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
14.1
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
24.87
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.46
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
31.33
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
79.37
79.37
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Paul Molitor and Tom Padden

Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1495
1.04
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.03
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38996
27
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12998.2
9
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
2.43
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
2.24
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.14
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6955
4.82
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1745
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6747
4.67
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.513
4.513
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.496
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
0.46
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0