Paul Molitor vs. Doc Prothro — Career Comparison

Paul Molitor
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Doc Prothro
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Paul Molitor and Doc Prothro are closely matched on the surface stats. Paul Molitor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.822 vs .798) and slugging (.448 vs .408). Doc Prothro had the advantage in on-base percentage (.390 vs .374). By the career numbers, Paul Molitor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Paul Molitor and Doc Prothro

Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2683
132.38
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
158.13
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12160
600
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10835
534.62
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
600
527.09
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3319
163.77
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
167.79
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2366
116.74
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
29.85
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.87
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
5.63
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
11.55
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
47.02
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.65
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853.5
91.46
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
98.49
86.52
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4854
239.51
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
245
215.23
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4460
220.07
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
229.28
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1782
87.93
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
66
57.98
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
64.49
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
71.16
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2855
140.87
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
147
129.14
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918.6
94.67
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
106.6
93.64
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.32
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1094
53.98
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
60.61
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
4.93
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
1244
61.38
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.14
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
9.77
9.77
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.08
17.08
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
3.7
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.38
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 600 PA
209
10.31
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
24.87
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.42
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
6.46
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.18
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
31.33
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
28
24.6
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.37
79.37
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Paul Molitor and Doc Prothro

Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1495
1.04
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.03
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38996
27
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12998.2
9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
2.43
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
2.24
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.14
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6955
4.82
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6747
4.67
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.513
4.513
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.816
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
0.46
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Molitor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0