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Bob Melvin
Robert Paul Melvin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
School University of California

Debut May 25, 1985
  vs. SEA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 6, 1994
Born October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 23 DET AL  41   82   10   18   4  1   0    4   0  0   3  21  .220  .247  .293   48   24   2   0   0   0   1
 1986 24 SFG NL  89  268   24   60  14  2   5   25   3  2  15  69  .224  .262  .347   71   93   3   3   1   0   7
 1987 25 SFG NL  84  246   31   49   8  0  11   31   0  4  17  44  .199  .249  .366   64   90   0   2   3   0   7
 1988 26 SFG NL  92  273   23   64  13  1   8   27   0  2  13  46  .234  .268  .377   87  103   1   1   0   0   5
 1989 27 BAL AL  85  278   22   67  10  1   1   32   1  4  15  53  .241  .279  .295   65   82   7   1   3   0  10
 1990 28 BAL AL  93  301   30   73  14  1   5   37   0  1  11  53  .243  .267  .346   73  104   3   3   1   0   8
 1991 29 BAL AL  79  228   11   57  10  0   1   23   0  0  11  46  .250  .279  .307   65   70   1   5   2   0   5
 1992 30 KCR AL  32   70    5   22   5  0   0    6   0  0   5  13  .314  .351  .386  105   27   0   2   0   0   3
 1993 31 BOS AL  77  176   13   39   7  0   3   23   0  0   7  44  .222  .251  .313   48   55   3   3   0   1   2
 1994 32 TOT AL  20   33    5    7   0  0   1    4   0  0   1   7  .212  .235  .303   39   10   1   0   0   0   2
         NYY AL   9   14    2    4   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   3  .286  .286  .500  101    7   0   0   0   0   1
         CHW AL  11   19    3    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .158  .200  .158   -5    3   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     692 1955  174  456  85  6  35  212   4 13  98 396  .233  .268  .337   68  658  21  20  10   1  50
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        458   41  107  20  1   8   50   1  3  23  93  .233  .268  .337   68  154   5   5   2   0  12
 Career High     93  301   31   73  14  2  11   37   3  4  17  69  .243  .279  .377   87  104   7   5   3   1  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 23 DET AL   87   67    6   2.4    99| .220  .261| .247  .327| .293  .406| .540  .733|  48  .233  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1986 24 SFG NL  289  223   23   2.8    93| .224  .256| .262  .325| .347  .385| .609  .710|  71  .310 -11.1  -1.1  60%
 1987 25 SFG NL  265  210   20   2.6   102| .199  .264| .249  .333| .366  .412| .615  .745|  64  .244 -13.8  -1.4   0%
 1988 26 SFG NL  288  218   26   3.2    86| .234  .252| .268  .315| .377  .369| .645  .684|  87  .403  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1989 27 BAL AL  301  233   20   2.3    90| .241  .256| .279  .320| .295  .377| .574  .697|  65  .238 -13.0  -1.3  20%
 1990 28 BAL AL  318  243   26   2.9    92| .243  .256| .267  .323| .346  .382| .613  .706|  73  .314 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1991 29 BAL AL  245  182   19   2.8    93| .250  .256| .279  .324| .307  .388| .586  .711|  65  .293 -10.3  -1.0   0%
 1992 30 KCR AL   77   53    9   4.6    96| .314  .262| .351  .331| .386  .388| .737  .719| 105  .517   0.8   0.1   0%
 1993 31 BOS AL  190  145   14   2.6   108| .222  .274| .251  .345| .313  .418| .564  .763|  48  .242 -14.0  -1.4   0%
 1994 32 TOT AL   35   29    3   2.8   110| .212  .270| .235  .342| .303  .431| .538  .773|  39  .231  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         NYY AL   14   11    2   4.9   109| .286  .269| .286  .341| .500  .428| .786  .769| 101  .457  -0.2   0.0   0%
         CHW AL   21   18    1   1.5   111| .158  .271| .200  .343| .158  .432| .358  .776|  -5  .088  -3.1  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2095 1603  166   2.8    95| .233  .259| .268  .326| .337  .390| .605  .716|  68  .298 -88.1  -8.8  23%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1985 23 DET AL   C   41    175   13    2    1  .989  .987  4.59  5.03  7.25  6.05   25  233.3   1  10   19   6
 1986 24 SFG NL   C   84    442   59    6    7  .988  .985  5.96  5.88  7.04  6.93   76  640.7   2  18   66  43
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20  4.86  2.68    0    3.7                 
 1987 25 SFG NL   C   78    407   43    1    7  .998  .987  5.77  5.91  7.22  6.94   60  561.3   4  15   48  36
                 1B    1      7    1    0    1 1.000  .988  8.00  8.50 14.40  9.90    1    5.0                 
 1988 26 SFG NL   C   89    403   31    7    4  .984  .987  4.88  5.58  5.96  6.56   74  655.7   5  15   46  18
                 1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  8.60 27.00  9.90    0    1.0                 
 1989 27 BAL AL   C   75    303   20    3    1  .991  .989  4.31  5.20  4.61  6.24   72  631.0   1   9   50  20
                 DH    9
 1990 28 BAL AL   C   76    364   25    1    2  .997  .991  5.12  5.36  5.52  6.42   70  633.7   1   8   44  19
                 DH   10
                 1B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.40  9.00  9.45    0    2.0                 
 1991 29 BAL AL   C   72    383   31    1    8  .998  .990  5.75  5.28  6.42  6.49   67  580.7   3  23   48  19
                 DH    4
 1992 30 KCR AL   C   21     77    7    0    2 1.000  .989  4.00  5.26  5.25  6.20   16  144.0   2   2   14   6
                 1B    3     22    2    1    3  .960  .992  8.00  8.37 12.00  9.70    2   18.0                 
 1993 31 BOS AL   C   76    304   18    2    4  .994  .991  4.24  5.46  6.31  6.56   50  459.0   5  10   31   8
                 1B    1      5    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  6.00  8.20 10.80  9.54    0    5.0                 
 1994 32 TOT AL   C   15     57    0    0    0 1.000  .991  3.80  5.73  7.30  6.80    7   70.3   1   2   10   1
         NYY AL   C    4      9    0    0    0 1.000  .989  2.25  5.72  5.06  6.81    1   16.0   1   2    2   1
                 1B    4      7    0    0    2 1.000  .986  1.75  8.50  5.25  9.60    1   12.0                 
                 DH    1
         CHW AL   C   11     48    0    0    0 1.000  .992  4.36  5.73  7.96  6.80    6   54.3   0   0    8   0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1987 25 SFG NL  1B    1      7    1    0    1 1.000  .988  8.00  8.50 14.40  9.90    1    5.0                 
 1988 26 SFG NL  1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  8.60 27.00  9.90    0    1.0                 
 1990 28 BAL AL  1B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.40  9.00  9.45    0    2.0                 
 1992 30 KCR AL  1B    3     22    2    1    3  .960  .992  8.00  8.37 12.00  9.70    2   18.0                 
 1993 31 BOS AL  1B    1      5    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  6.00  8.20 10.80  9.54    0    5.0                 
 1994 32 NYY AL  1B    4      7    0    0    2 1.000  .986  1.75  8.50  5.25  9.60    1   12.0                 

 1986 24 SFG NL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20  4.86  2.68    0    3.7                 

 1985 23 DET AL   C   41    175   13    2    1  .989  .987  4.59  5.03  7.25  6.05   25  233.3   1  10   19   6
 1986 24 SFG NL   C   84    442   59    6    7  .988  .985  5.96  5.88  7.04  6.93   76  640.7   2  18   66  43
 1987 25 SFG NL   C   78    407   43    1    7  .998  .987  5.77  5.91  7.22  6.94   60  561.3   4  15   48  36
 1988 26 SFG NL   C   89    403   31    7    4  .984  .987  4.88  5.58  5.96  6.56   74  655.7   5  15   46  18
 1989 27 BAL AL   C   75    303   20    3    1  .991  .989  4.31  5.20  4.61  6.24   72  631.0   1   9   50  20
 1990 28 BAL AL   C   76    364   25    1    2  .997  .991  5.12  5.36  5.52  6.42   70  633.7   1   8   44  19
 1991 29 BAL AL   C   72    383   31    1    8  .998  .990  5.75  5.28  6.42  6.49   67  580.7   3  23   48  19
 1992 30 KCR AL   C   21     77    7    0    2 1.000  .989  4.00  5.26  5.25  6.20   16  144.0   2   2   14   6
 1993 31 BOS AL   C   76    304   18    2    4  .994  .991  4.24  5.46  6.31  6.56   50  459.0   5  10   31   8
 1994 32 TOT AL   C   15     57    0    0    0 1.000  .991  3.80  5.73  7.30  6.80    7   70.3   1   2   10   1
         NYY AL   C    4      9    0    0    0 1.000  .989  2.25  5.72  5.06  6.81    1   16.0   1   2    2   1
         CHW AL   C   11     48    0    0    0 1.000  .992  4.36  5.73  7.96  6.80    6   54.3   0   0    8   0

 1989 27 BAL AL  DH    9
 1990 28 BAL AL  DH   10
 1991 29 BAL AL  DH    4
 1994 32 NYY AL  DH    1

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 627   2915  247   23   36  .993  .988  5.04  5.50  6.17  6.55  517 4609.7  25 112  376 176
                 DH   24   Games not counted in Overall Total below                             
                 1B*  11     45    5    1    7  .980  .992  4.55  8.44 10.47  9.67    4   43.0                 
                 3B*   1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20  4.86  2.68    0    3.7                 
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       639   2961  253   24   43  .993  .988  5.03  5.54  6.21  6.58  521   4656
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   3   7   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   1  .429  .500  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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Transactions 

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

October 7, 1985: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later and Juan Berenguer to the San Francisco Giants for Dave LaPoint, Eric King, and Matt Nokes. The Detroit Tigers sent Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

January 24, 1989: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Baltimore Orioles for Terry Kennedy.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Kansas City Royals for Storm Davis.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

April 12, 1994: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

April 26, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 22, 1994: Selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.

July 22, 1994: Traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Jeff Schwarz.

October 25, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986San Francisco Giants$75,000
1987San Francisco Giants$90,000
1988San Francisco Giants$145,000
1989Baltimore Orioles$230,000
1990Baltimore Orioles$350,000
1991Baltimore Orioles$650,000
1992Kansas City Royals$900,000
1993Boston Red Sox$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,165,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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