José Molina
José Benjamin (Matta) Molina
Born: June 3, 1975
Bayamon, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 250
Draft: Round 14 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, PR)
Career: 1993-2009
Major League Statistics
José (Matta) Molina compiled a career batting average of .245 with 21 home runs and 273 RBI in his 803-game career with the Cubs, Daytona Cubs, Peoria Chiefs, Rockford Cubbies, Orlando Rays, Iowa Cubs, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Salt Lake Stingers, Trenton Thunder and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
 Cubs |
 Daytona Cubs |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Rockford Cubbies |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Orlando Rays |
 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
 Salt Lake Stingers |
 Salt Lake Stingers |
 Trenton Thunder |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Cubs | 33 | 94 | 78 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | .218 | .322 | .244 | .566 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 78 | 290 | 253 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 61 | .229 | .302 | .300 | .602 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 82 | 273 | 233 | 27 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 53 | .236 | .336 | .296 | .632 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Rockford Cubbies | 96 | 355 | 305 | 35 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 71 | .226 | .310 | .285 | .596 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Rays | 37 | 117 | 99 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 28 | .172 | .267 | .232 | .500 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 55 | 201 | 179 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .251 | .306 | .313 | .619 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 109 | 368 | 320 | 33 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 74 | .222 | .296 | .278 | .574 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 14 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .171 | .211 | .257 | .468 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 74 | 268 | 240 | 24 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 54 | .262 | .327 | .367 | .694 | 88 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 76 | 275 | 248 | 22 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 61 | .234 | .296 | .282 | .578 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 61 | 235 | 213 | 29 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 49 | .300 | .349 | .432 | .781 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 79 | 315 | 290 | 30 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 60 | .307 | .341 | .410 | .751 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .300 | .000 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 803 | 2858 | 2514 | 265 | 615 | 105 | 9 | 21 | 273 | 17 | 26 | 236 | 567 | .245 | .314 | .319 | .633 | 801 | 63 | 31 | 51 | 26 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Cubs | C | 31 | 143 | 27 | 7 | 1 | .960 | 5.484 | 5 | |||
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | C | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | R | GULF | Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1994 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | C | 78 | 567 | 79 | 13 | 5 | .980 | 8.282 | 11 | 57 | 44 | 43.6 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | C | 82 | 501 | 91 | 8 | 4 | .987 | 7.220 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 50.6 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Rockford Cubbies | C | 96 | 620 | 98 | 11 | 10 | .985 | 7.479 | 18 | 74 | 59 | 44.4 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | C | 55 | 341 | 71 | 8 | 1 | .981 | 7.491 | 13 | 44 | 33 | 42.9 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Rays | C | 36 | 237 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 7.361 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 34.5 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | C | 104 | 739 | 108 | 8 | 2 | .991 | 8.144 | 21 | 65 | 63 | 49.2 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 71 | 488 | 44 | 7 | 5 | .987 | 7.493 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 36.4 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | C | 12 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 9.167 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 25.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 73 | 505 | 67 | 11 | 6 | .981 | 7.836 | 6 | 47 | 32 | 40.5 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | C | 61 | 451 | 43 | 2 | 4 | .996 | 8.098 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 52.6 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | C | 76 | 582 | 62 | 4 | 1 | .994 | 8.474 | 5 | 30 | 37 | 55.2 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | C | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 786 | 5309 | 734 | 84 | 40 | .986 | 7.688 | 107 | 456 | 374 | 45.1 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1994 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | Rockford Cubbies | CHN | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Rays | CHN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | ANA | April 5, 2001 | September 1, 2001 |
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | ANA | April 4, 2002 | July 16, 2002 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | NYA | July 2, 2009 | July 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | July 5, 2009 | July 7, 2009 |
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