How many people has Molina thrown?
Iván Rodríguez is the all-time leader in putouts at the catcher position with 14,864 career putouts. Yadier Molina (14,776) is second all-time and the only other catcher to record 14,000 or more career putouts.
Why do they call Yadier Molina the goat?
Being the GOAT means you excel in all facets of the game. It’s not a low bar. It’s the highest of high bars. So how does Yadi stack up?
Is Yadier Molina fast?
There are a total of five catchers who have an average sprint speed greater than 27.1 feet per second. So with the exception of five teams, removing catchers helps everyone. But it helps the Cardinals more than everyone. Because Yadier Molina is the slowest catcher in baseball.
Is Molina Hall of Famer?
There’s Nothing To Argue About. Both Are Hall Of Famers. Buster Posey announced his retirement on Thursday, packing up his catcher’s gear at age 34 after a distinguished 12-season MLB career.
What catcher has the most Gold Gloves?
Iván Rodríguez
Iván Rodríguez has won the most Gold Gloves at catcher, with 13; all were won with the Texas Rangers or the Detroit Tigers (both American League teams), though Rodríguez has played in both leagues.
Is Yadi best catcher ever?
His 13 Gold Gloves are the most all-time at the position, his 29.6 dWAR is the most all-time for a catcher and he was an elite thrower nabbing 46% of all base stealers (league average was 31% during his career). If he’s not “The Best” defensive catcher ever he’s 2nd or 3rd. He was also a plus offensive player.
Who is the slowest person in MLB?
But one thing that the Cardinals lack on the roster is speed and, via Danny Vieti of CBS Sports, they have the two slowest players in MLB: Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols. Molina ranks last in MLB in sprint speed (feet/second) with 20.4, according to Baseball Savant, while Pujols ranks second last with 22.9.
What catcher has the most caught stealing?
Roy Campanella
Historical data is hard to compile because for a lot of great players it just is not all there. For instance, according to Baseball Reference the leader in caught stealing percentage is Roy Campanella, with 57.4% caught stealing.