Bengie Molina

Catcher 1998–2010

1,317H

144HR

.274AVG

711RBI

.718OPS

Bengie Molina, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, played 13 seasons (1998–2010) primarily as a catcher, mostly with the Anaheim Angels, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He collected 1,317 hits and 144 home runs with a .274 batting average, ranking 24th in hits among Puerto Rican-born players.

Born: July 20, 1974 · Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico · 36 major leaguers from Río Piedras
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Anaheim Angels, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1998	Anaheim Angels	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	Anaheim Angels	31	101	8	26	5	0	1	10	0	6	6	.257
2000	Anaheim Angels	130	473	59	133	20	2	14	71	1	23	33	.281
2001	Anaheim Angels	96	325	31	85	11	0	6	40	0	16	51	.262
2002	Anaheim Angels	122	428	34	105	18	0	5	47	0	15	34	.245
2003	Anaheim Angels	119	409	37	115	24	0	14	71	1	13	31	.281
2004	Anaheim Angels	97	337	36	93	13	0	10	54	0	18	35	.276
2005	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	119	410	45	121	17	0	15	69	0	27	41	.295
2006	Toronto Blue Jays	117	433	44	123	20	1	19	57	1	19	47	.284
2007	San Francisco Giants	134	497	38	137	19	1	19	81	0	15	53	.276
2008	San Francisco Giants	145	530	46	155	33	0	16	95	0	19	38	.292
2009	San Francisco Giants	132	491	52	130	25	1	20	80	0	13	68	.265
2010	San Francisco Giants / Texas Rangers	118	377	27	94	12	1	5	36	0	24	34	.249
Career		1,362	4,812	457	1,317	217	6	144	711	3	208	471	.274

More Puerto Rican catchers of his era

Iván Rodríguez1991–2011 · 2,844 H, 311 HR Yadier Molina2004–2022 · 2,168 H, 176 HR Benito Santiago1986–2005 · 1,830 H, 217 HR Jorge Posada1995–2011 · 1,664 H, 275 HR Javy López1992–2006 · 1,527 H, 260 HR Sandy Alomar1988–2007 · 1,236 H, 112 HR