Yadier Molina

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2022)

Yadier Molina was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2022 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,226 career games, he hit .277 with 2,168 hits, 176 home runs, and 1,022 RBI. Yadier Molina was a 10-time All-Star, a 9-time Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, and a Roberto Clemente Award.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .277
HR 176
RBI 1,022
H 2,168
OPS .726
PIV -370
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 225 lb
Born
7/13/1982 in Bayamon, P.R.
MLB Debut
2004-06-03
Last Game
2022-10-05
Awards
10× All-Star · 9× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Yadier Benjamin Molina

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Career Batting Statistics

Yadier Molina — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,226 7,817 777 2,168 408 7 176 1,022 71 542 922 .277 .327 .399 .726 -370

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .399 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .726 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Yadier Molina Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 SLN NL 51 135 12 36 6 0 2 15 0 13 20 .267 .266 (avg) .335 (-2%) .427 (-17%) .762 (-10%) -215.0
2005 SLN NL 114 385 36 97 15 1 8 49 2 23 30 .252 .264 (-5%) .330 (-11%) .418 (-14%) .749 (-13%) -827.4
2006 SLN NL 129 417 29 90 26 0 6 49 1 26 41 .216 .269 (-20%) .336 (-19%) .431 (-26%) .768 (-23%) -1598.0
2007 SLN NL 111 353 30 97 15 0 6 40 1 34 43 .275 .268 (+3%) .335 (+1%) .422 (-13%) .758 (-7%) -333.1
2008 SLN NL 124 444 37 135 18 0 7 56 0 32 29 .304 .263 (+15%) .333 (+5%) .416 (-6%) .749 (-1%) -59.6
2009 SLN NL 140 481 45 141 23 1 6 54 9 50 39 .293 .262 (+12%) .332 (+10%) .417 (-8%) .750 (avg) 175.3
2010 SLN NL 136 465 34 122 19 0 6 62 8 42 51 .262 .257 (+2%) .325 (+1%) .402 (-15%) .728 (-8%) -498.5
2011 SLN NL 139 475 55 145 32 1 14 65 4 33 44 .305 .255 (+20%) .320 (+9%) .399 (+17%) .719 (+13%) 1170.8
2012 SLN NL 138 505 65 159 28 0 22 76 12 45 55 .315 .254 (+24%) .318 (+17%) .405 (+24%) .724 (+21%) 2132.5
2013 SLN NL 136 505 68 161 44 0 12 80 3 30 55 .319 .253 (+26%) .317 (+13%) .396 (+20%) .714 (+17%) 1610.7
2014 SLN NL 110 404 40 114 21 0 7 38 1 28 55 .282 .251 (+12%) .313 (+6%) .386 (avg) .700 (+3%) 224.7
2015 SLN NL 136 488 34 132 23 2 4 61 3 32 59 .270 .254 (+6%) .316 (-2%) .404 (-13%) .721 (-8%) -691.8
2016 SLN NL 147 534 56 164 38 1 8 58 3 39 63 .307 .255 (+20%) .321 (+12%) .417 (+2%) .738 (+6%) 789.0
2017 SLN NL 136 501 60 137 27 1 18 82 9 28 74 .273 .254 (+7%) .324 (-4%) .425 (+3%) .750 (avg) -117.1
2018 SLN NL 123 459 55 120 20 0 20 74 4 29 66 .261 .247 (+5%) .318 (-1%) .409 (+6%) .727 (+3%) 212.1
2019 SLN NL 113 419 45 113 24 0 10 57 6 23 58 .270 .252 (+7%) .322 (-3%) .434 (-8%) .757 (-6%) -462.5
2020 SLN NL 42 145 12 38 2 0 4 16 0 6 21 .262 .244 (+7%) .321 (-6%) .417 (-14%) .739 (-11%) -242.2
2021 SLN NL 121 440 45 111 19 0 11 66 3 24 79 .252 .243 (+3%) .317 (-6%) .410 (-10%) .727 (-8%) -614.6
2022 SLN NL 80 262 19 56 8 0 5 24 2 5 40 .214 .242 (-12%) .311 (-25%) .394 (-24%) .706 (-24%) -1024.8
Career · 19 seasons 2,226 7,817 777 2,168 408 7 176 1,022 71 542 922 .277 — — — — -370

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Yadier Molina — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 2 0 1 18.00 0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 353.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Yadier Molina — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2022 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 0 1 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 0 1 18.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Yadier Molina — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
104 373 29 102 19 0 4 36 27 44 .273

Playoff Batting by Year

Yadier Molina — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2022 NLWC2 SLN 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
2021 NLWC SLN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLWC2 SLN 3 13 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 .462
2019 NLCS SLN 4 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .167
2019 NLDS2 SLN 5 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .143
2015 NLDS1 SLN 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
2014 NLCS SLN 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
2014 NLDS2 SLN 4 15 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .200
2013 NLCS SLN 6 22 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 .227
2013 NLDS1 SLN 5 17 2 5 1 0 1 1 3 3 .294
2013 WS SLN 6 23 0 7 1 0 0 2 1 3 .304
2012 NLCS SLN 7 28 2 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 .393
2012 NLDS1 SLN 5 17 3 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 .118
2012 NLWC SLN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2011 NLCS SLN 6 24 5 8 3 0 0 2 2 3 .333
2011 NLDS1 SLN 5 19 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .211
2011 WS SLN 7 24 1 8 2 0 0 9 4 3 .333
2009 NLDS1 SLN 3 13 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308
2006 NLCS SLN 7 23 2 8 1 0 2 6 3 2 .348
2006 NLDS2 SLN 4 13 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .308
2006 WS SLN 5 17 3 7 2 0 0 1 3 1 .412
2005 NLCS SLN 6 22 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 .318
2005 NLDS1 SLN 3 13 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 .231
2004 NLCS SLN 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
2004 WS SLN 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Yadier Molina — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11223852385107575494.279
Away110439653921093101528.276

Pitching — Home / Away

Yadier Molina — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away22.0640118.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Yadier Molina — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2022-10-05 STLPITL 100000000
2022-10-02 STLPITL 100000100
2022-10-01 STLPITW 300000000
2022-09-30 STLPITW 300000002
2022-09-25 STLLADL 301000101
2022-09-20 STLSDPL 300000000
2022-09-18 STLCINL 301000001
2022-09-17 STLCINW 422001200
2022-09-15 STLCINL 300000001
2022-09-14 STLMILW 401000100

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Yadier Molina — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-06-08 STLTBR — 1.0200010
2022-05-22 STLPIT — 1.0444002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Yadier Molina — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 48 5 110 12 3 11
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 2184 2114 15122 1062 83 137
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Yadier Molina — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 SLN C 51 39 256 16 2 1
2005 SLN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SLN C 114 111 684 66 7 4
2006 SLN 1B 4 0 5 0 1 1
2006 SLN C 127 118 734 79 4 6
2007 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2007 SLN C 107 101 582 63 6 8
2008 SLN 1B 2 1 13 3 0 1
2008 SLN C 119 114 653 70 10 7
2009 SLN 1B 6 0 10 1 0 2
2009 SLN C 138 136 884 82 5 6
2010 SLN 1B 7 0 7 0 0 2
2010 SLN C 135 130 895 79 5 10
2011 SLN 1B 2 0 3 0 1 0
2011 SLN C 137 132 857 67 5 5
2012 SLN 1B 3 0 11 2 0 0
2012 SLN C 136 133 962 88 3 12
2013 SLN 1B 5 2 17 1 0 1
2013 SLN C 131 129 976 63 4 11
2014 SLN 1B 1 1 10 1 0 0
2014 SLN C 107 106 810 56 2 10
2015 SLN C 134 131 1064 56 7 9
2016 SLN 1B 2 1 10 1 0 0
2016 SLN C 146 142 1113 60 2 5
2017 SLN 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
2017 SLN C 133 133 1082 55 7 13
2018 SLN 1B 5 0 9 2 1 3
2018 SLN C 121 120 966 42 2 8
2019 SLN 1B 4 0 6 0 0 1
2019 SLN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 SLN C 111 108 916 30 1 5
2020 SLN 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
2020 SLN C 42 42 307 16 5 1
2021 SLN 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0
2021 SLN C 118 118 869 49 3 10
2022 SLN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 SLN C 77 71 512 25 3 6
2022 SLN P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Yadier Molina Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 2184
First Base 48
Third Base 1
Designated Hitter 5

Awards & Honors

Yadier Molina — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2019 Player of the Week Week of 2019-08-31
2018 Gold Glove C
2018 Roberto Clemente Award
2015 Gold Glove C
2015 Platinum Glove
2014 Gold Glove C
2014 Platinum Glove
2013 Gold Glove C
2013 Silver Slugger C
2013 This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2012 Gold Glove C
2012 Platinum Glove
2012 This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2011 Gold Glove C
2011 Platinum Glove
2010 Gold Glove C
2009 Gold Glove C
2008 Gold Glove C

Salary History

Yadier Molina — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $14,200,000
2015 SLN NL $15,000,000
2014 SLN NL $15,000,000
2013 SLN NL $14,200,000
2012 SLN NL $7,000,000
2011 SLN NL $5,312,500
2010 SLN NL $4,312,500
2009 SLN NL $3,312,500
2008 SLN NL $1,812,500
2007 SLN NL $525,000
2006 SLN NL $400,000
2005 SLN NL $323,500
Total Career Earnings $81,398,500

Award Voting History

Yadier Molina — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2016 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 2.0 420 0
2013 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 219.0 420 2
2012 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 241.0 448 1
2011 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 2.0 448 0
2009 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 3.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Yadier Molina (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    A. J. Pierzynski
    .280 avg, 188 HR
  2. 87
    Benito Santiago
    .263 avg, 217 HR
  3. 76
    Tony Peña
    .260 avg, 107 HR
  4. 74
    Bob Boone
    .254 avg, 105 HR
  5. 74
    Bill Freehan
    .262 avg, 200 HR
  6. 73
    Terry Steinbach
    .271 avg, 162 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Yadier Molina

What years did Yadier Molina play?
Yadier Molina played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2022.
Was Yadier Molina a pitcher?
No. Yadier Molina was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Yadier Molina hit?
Yadier Molina hit 176 career home runs with 2168 hits.
What was Yadier Molina's career batting average?
Yadier Molina batted .277 over his career, with 2,168 hits in 7,817 at bats.
How many RBI did Yadier Molina have?
Yadier Molina drove in 1,022 runs in his career.
What was Yadier Molina's career ERA?
Yadier Molina finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.