Q: Book Pro Mid 2014 13' Retina getting hot and battery dies pretty fast

Download and install a temperature/fan speed application.

Open Activity Monitor to ALL PROCESSES and set CPU to display values from high to low.

When your MBP get hot, post images of both for inspection.

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You might also reset the SMC:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

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See my initial reply.  When you post the requested images, then we might have some meaningful information.

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Read Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support.

I see nothing out of the ordinary in the Activity Monitor display (showing ALL PROCESSES),  However, since there are no temperature statistics posted, so I cannot come to any conclusions.

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"Elmedia Player" is the most obvious resource-intensive activity. If quitting that app does not resolve the question, attempt to isolate the problem by quitting the other open apps one at a time.

Confirm its exhaust fan is operating properly. Use Apple Diagnostics.

On rare occasions energy consumption will increase for no obvious reason like you describe, and generate the excessive heat that accompanies that condition. The SMC reset will fix that problem, but you already did that. Just be sure you performed the procedure correctly: SMC reset. Follow all the steps exactly as written, even if they seem inapplicable or trivial.

When ever you find it convenient. 

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If I performed SMC reseting correctly would I notice it in any particular way?

Your Mac Pro's power adapter LED might temporarily change states, meaning it might extinguish or momentarily change its color. That is a positive indication that the SMC reset was effective. Not all Mac models will do that though.