Francisco Rodriguez vs Mark Melancon

Francisco RodriguezMark Melancon

Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Melancon compared on their MLB careers: Francisco Rodriguez played 16 seasons, 2002 to 2017, Mark Melancon 14 seasons, 2009 to 2022. Francisco Rodriguez has 52 wins to Mark Melancon's 37. Francisco Rodriguez won 1 title, Mark Melancon won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Melancon career totals
948GP732
52W37
53L40
2.9ERA2.9
976IP726.2
1,142K643
389BB192
1.1WHIP1.2
437SV262

How do they compare in the postseason?

Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Melancon postseason
26GP20
15R9
32H19

Where each stands all time

Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Melancon all-time places
Francisco RodriguezAll-time rankMark Melancon
6th (437)Saves36th (262)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Francisco Rodriguez: 1 championship; none on file
  • Mark Melancon: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Melancon season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2002000.002009013.86
2nd2003833.032010204.22
3rd2004411.822011842.78
4th2005252.672012026.20
5th2006231.732013321.39
6th2007522.812014351.90
7th2008232.242015322.23
8th2009363.712016221.64
9th2010422.202017124.50
10th2011622.642018143.23
11th2012274.382019523.61
12th2013322.702020212.78
13th2014553.042021432.23
14th2015132.2120223104.66
15th2016343.24————
16th2017257.82————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA