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Yadier Molina

Cardinals Career team 2004–2022
Number #4
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 5' 11"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Born Jul 13, 1982

Key Insights

2022
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Molina is 9 for 13 against Justin Verlander, a .692 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

13 career plate appearances.
He is a different player against this opponent

Molina carries a .722 career OPS; against Tyler Mahle it is 1.348, over 23 plate appearances.

11 for 23 with 3 home runs.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Molina more often than Jon Lester: 52 plate appearances, in which Molina has hit .302/.385/.442.

13 hits, 1 home run and 6 strikeouts across 52 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Molina hits Jeurys Familia harder than anyone: 98.9 mph off the bat, against a median of 88.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

11 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Pedro Strop has struck Molina out 5 times in 11 plate appearances, 45.5% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Molina cannot get the barrel to Bronson Arroyo: 71.3 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 88.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

29 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 13, 1982
Birth Place Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Height 5' 11"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right