NAME     : Ben Molina
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Puerto Rico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/20/1974
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $950,000 through 2006
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .991)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .261  2  15 161  42  7  1  17  0  0  10  23 .306 .354 
  vs RHP        .240  1   8  96  23  3  1   9  0  0   6  13 .288 .323 
  vs LHP        .292  1   7  65  19  4  0   8  0  0   4  10 .333 .400 
  At Home       .280  1   7  75  21  5  1   9  0  0   6   9 .337 .413 
  Away          .244  1   8  86  21  2  0   8  0  0   4  14 .275 .302 
  R.I.S.P.      .225  1  13  40   9  0  0   0  0  0   3   3 .273 .300 
  Pinch Hitting .429  0   0   7   3  0  0   1  0  0   1   1 .500 .429 
  Close/Late    .214  0   2  14   3  1  0   0  0  0   1   3 .250 .286 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .348  1   2  23   8  2  1   3  0  0   2   2 .400 .652 
  Apr/Mar       .250  0   2  16   4  1  0   0  0  0   0   0 .250 .313 
  May           .276  0   3  29   8  1  0   4  0  0   1   6 .300 .310 
  June          .250  0   2  44  11  3  0   6  0  0   4  10 .300 .318 
  July          .257  0   2  35   9  0  0   3  0  0   1   2 .297 .257 
  August        .270  2   6  37  10  2  1   4  0  0   4   5 .341 .541 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1998  .000  0   0   2   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000   ANA
  1999  .257  1  10  31 101  26  5  0   8  0  1   6   6 .299 .337   ANA
  2000  .281 14  71 130 473 133 20  2  59  1  0  23  33 .315 .421   ANA
  2001  .262  6  40  96 325  85 11  0  31  0  1  16  51 .296 .351   ANA
  2002  .252  3  47 143 488 123 16  3  45  0  1  25  66 .288 .316   ANA
 
  Total AB  : 1549
  Total AVG : .264
  Total Hits: 409
  Total HR  : 26
  Total RBI : 183
  Total Runs: 160
  Total SB  : 1
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/4/2003 to a 4-year deal worth $950,000 per year...