Bill Melton stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1977

Age 81

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Bill Melton played 10 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1977.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,144
AB
3,971
R
496
H
1,004
HR
160
RBI
591
SB
23
AVG
.253

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968CHW341095292161.266
1969CHW1575566714223871.255
1970CHW1415147413533962.263
1971CHW1505437214633863.269
1972CHW5720822517301.245
1973CHW1525608315520874.277
1974CHW1364956312021633.242
1975CHW1495126212315705.240
1976LAA11834131716422.208
1977CLE5013317320141.241

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,557
TB
1,664
XBH
331
HBP
44
IBB
29
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968CHW12243100000
1969CHW628241515700
1970CHW589251499200
1971CHW6212675311500
1972CHW23277120200
1973CHW642246502700
1974CHW570200385300
1975CHW607184318100
1976LAA392112262200
1977CLE15443112000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
16.2
RC
599.8
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.166
SECA
.287
BB/K
0.72
AB/HR
24.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968CHW1.114.64.7.1280.20.354.50
1969CHW1.082.85.2.1780.30.524.20
1970CHW2.388.86.1.2260.30.515.60
1971CHW5.497.56.5.2230.30.716.50
1972CHW0.626.24.5.1250.20.729.70
1973CHW3.494.26.1.1630.31.1280
1974CHW1.870.94.9.1620.31.023.60
1975CHW0.971.94.8.1190.30.734.10
1976LAA-0.337.73.7.1200.30.856.80
1977CLE0.015.43.9.0830.20.800

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
81 yearsJul 7, 1945
Debut
1968

What were Bill Melton's career stats?

Bill Melton played 10 seasons for the White Sox, the Angels and the Guardians. He was a career .253 hitter with 1,004 hits, 160 home runs and 591 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .277 batting average, 20 home runs and 87 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1968 to 1977

Bill Melton finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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