Position: Catcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)
Born: July 20, 1974 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr
High School: Vega Alta (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)
School: Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)
Debut: September 21, 1998 (Age 24-063d, 17,399th in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 36-075d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season
Agents: Octagon • Previously: Melvin Roman
Full Name: Benjamin Jose Molina
Nicknames: Big Money
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Relatives: Brother of Jose Molina, Yadier Molina
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 4 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | -2.3% | ||
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .357 | .670 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | -0.3% | 2.204 | 0.269 |
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | WS | SFG | W | 7 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .381 | .756 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.21 | 0.9% | 3.015 | 0.214 |
| 2004 | 29 | ANA | AL | ALDS | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 | -0.7% | ||
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .474 | .944 | 1.418 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 5.1% | ||
| 2005 | 30 | LAA | AL | ALCS | CHW | L | 5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | -2.8% | 0.417 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | 35 | TEX | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.6% | ||
| 2010 | 35 | TEX | AL | ALCS | NYY | W | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .313 | .353 | .563 | .915 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 8.1% | 3.667 | 0.466 |
| 2010 | 35 | TEX | AL | WS | SFG | L | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | -3.6% | 1.667 | 0.150 |