Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2009
- Draft
- 2006Rd 9, Pk 284
- College
- Arizona
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2009
- Draft
- 2006Rd 9, Pk 284
- College
- Arizona
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 732
- W
- 37
- L
- 40
- ERA
- 2.94
- IP
- 726.2
- K
- 643
- BB
- 192
- WHIP
- 1.17
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NYY | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 16.1 | 10 | 10 | 1.41 |
| 2010 |  NYY/HOU | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 21.1 | 22 | 8 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | HOU | 71 | 8 | 4 | 2.78 | 74.1 | 66 | 26 | 1.22 |
| 2012 | BOS | 41 | 0 | 2 | 6.20 | 45.0 | 41 | 12 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | PIT | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1.39 | 71.0 | 70 | 8 | 0.96 |
| 2014 | PIT | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1.90 | 71.0 | 71 | 11 | 0.87 |
| 2015 | PIT | 78 | 3 | 2 | 2.23 | 76.2 | 62 | 14 | 0.93 |
| 2016 |  PIT/WSH | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1.64 | 71.1 | 65 | 12 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | SF | 32 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 30.0 | 29 | 6 | 1.43 |
| 2018 | SF | 41 | 1 | 4 | 3.23 | 39.0 | 31 | 14 | 1.59 |
| 2019 |  SF/ATL | 66 | 5 | 2 | 3.61 | 67.1 | 68 | 18 | 1.32 |
| 2020 | ATL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2.78 | 22.2 | 14 | 7 | 1.28 |
| 2021 | SD | 64 | 4 | 3 | 2.23 | 64.2 | 59 | 25 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | ARI | 62 | 3 | 10 | 4.66 | 56.0 | 35 | 21 | 1.50 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 20
- W
- 1
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 3.72
- IP
- 19.1
- K
- 17
- BB
- 5
- WHIP
- 1.24
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.0
- GB
- 1,175
- FB
- 888
- G/F
- 1.30
- WP
- 44
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 29 | 20 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2010 | NYY/HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 27 | 32 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2011 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 125 | 88 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2012 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 71 | 67 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2013 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 124 | 75 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 2014 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 115 | 77 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2015 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 125 | 90 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 2016 | PIT/WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 107 | 85 | 1.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 52 | 42 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2018 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 67 | 61 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2019 | SF/ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 119 | 77 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2020 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 44 | 28 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 86 | 40 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2022 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 84 | 106 | 0.8 | 6 |
Latest performance
Mark Melancon
Oct 02 · @ SF · L 4-3 F/10
- IP
- 1.0
- H
- 0
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.66
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 02 | at SFL 4-3 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Oct 01 | atSFW 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 28 | atHOUW 5-2 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 25 | vsSFL 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 21 | at LADW 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 20 | atLADW 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Mark Melancon's career stats?
Mark Melancon played 14 seasons for the Yankees, the Astros, the Red Sox, the Pirates, the Giants, the Braves, the Padres and the Diamondbacks. He had 37 wins and 643 strikeouts with a 2.94 ERA over 726.2 innings. His best season was 2011: 8 wins, a 2.78 ERA and 66 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2009 to 2022
Mark Melancon led MLB in saves (2015, 2021); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 36th in saves (262)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Mark Melancon
Mark Melancon against each club
- vs San Francisco Giants (10)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Colorado Rockies (6)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs Chicago Cubs (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Houston Astros (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (2)
- vs Kansas City Royals (2)
- vs Miami Marlins (2)
- vs New York Mets (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Washington Nationals (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (1)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (1)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (1)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
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