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Rube Melton

Reuben Franklin Melton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC
High School: Gastonia HS (Gastonia, NC)
School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1941
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Phillies 1941-1947

Final Game: June 3, 1947
Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC
Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 24 PHI NL 25 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .105 .105 .105 .211 -39 2 0 0 2 1
1942 25 PHI NL 42 66 65 3 8 3 0 1 7 0 2 26 .123 .149 .215 .365 9 14 0 0 0 1
1943 26 BRO NL 30 44 38 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 13 .105 .128 .105 .233 -33 4 0 0 5 1
1944 27 BRO NL 37 66 57 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 21 .123 .123 .175 .298 -16 10 0 0 9 1
1946 29 BRO NL 24 31 28 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .107 .107 .143 .250 -30 4 0 0 3 1
1947 30 BRO NL 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 425 1 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 162 229 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19
162 Game Avg. 162 229 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19
BRO (4 yrs) 95 142 124 8 15 4 0 0 6 0 1 43 .121 .128 .153 .281 -20 19 0 0 17
PHI (2 yrs) 67 87 84 3 10 3 0 1 8 0 2 37 .119 .140 .190 .330 -2 16 0 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1941 24 PHI NL 25 21 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1942 25 PHI NL 42 66 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1943 26 BRO NL 30 44 -7 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .487 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1944 27 BRO NL 37 66 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .488 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1946 29 BRO NL 24 31 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1947 30 BRO NL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .515 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
6 Seasons 162 229 -33 0 0 0 22 -11 -1.3 7 -4 -1.3 .492 .499 -1.2 -0.0 -4 $
BRO (4 yrs) 95 142 -22 0 0 0 13 -9 -1.0 4 -4 -1.0 .489 .498 -0.9 0.0 -4 $
PHI (2 yrs) 67 87 -11 0 0 0 9 -2 -0.2 3 0 -0.3 .496 .499 -0.3 -0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1941 24 PHI NL 21 19 0 0.0 90 .250 .105 .260 .105 .329 .105 .366 .211 .696 -39 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1942 25 PHI NL 66 57 2 1.0 82 .184 .123 .249 .149 .320 .215 .346 .365 .666 9 .073 -7.6 -0.8 .281 .123 .092 .0
1943 26 BRO NL 44 39 1 0.7 90 .160 .105 .266 .128 .335 .105 .361 .233 .695 -33 .039 -6.6 -0.7 .147 .026 .000
1944 27 BRO NL 66 59 1 0.5 93 .194 .123 .266 .123 .332 .175 .373 .298 .706 -16 .017 -8.8 -0.9 .200 .053 .053
1946 29 BRO NL 31 28 0 0.0 94 .158 .107 .264 .107 .339 .143 .369 .250 .709 -30 .000 -4.9 -0.5 .160 .036 .036
1947 30 BRO NL 1 0 1 109 1.000 1.000 .278 1.000 .354 1.000 .412 2.000 .766 425 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
6 Yrs 229 202 5 0.7 89 .189 .120 .260 .133 .330 .168 .361 .301 .691 -13 .036 -30.8 -3.3 .208 .063 .048 .0
162 Game Avg. 229 202 5 0.7 89 .189 .120 .260 .133 .330 .168 .361 .301 .691 -13 .036 -30.8 -3.3 .208 .063 .048
BRO (4 yrs) 142 126 3 0.6 92 .185 .121 .265 .128 .335 .153 .369 .281 .704 -20 .032 -19.8 -2.1 .183 .040 .032
PHI (2 yrs) 87 76 2 0.7 84 .196 .119 .252 .140 .322 .190 .351 .330 .673 -2 .042 -11.0 -1.2 .243 .095 .071 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1941 24 PHI NL 21 0.0% 52.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.7 19.0 38%
1942 25 PHI NL 66 1.5% 39.4% 3.0% 6.1% 50% 13.00 2.5 65.0 9.3 58%
1943 26 BRO NL 44 0.0% 29.6% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 13.00 2.9 12.7 57%
1944 27 BRO NL 66 0.0% 31.8% 0.0% 4.6% 43% 2.7 19.0 55%
1946 29 BRO NL 31 0.0% 29.0% 0.0% 3.2% 33% 3.1 61%
1947 30 BRO NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
6 Yrs 229 0.4% 34.9% 1.3% 3.5% 32% 26.67 2.6 208.0 14.9 55%
MLB Averages 1.2% 9.1% 9.0% 5.8% 25% 1.02 9.8 73.0 8.9 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1941 24 25 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .105 .105 .105 .211 -39 2 0 0 2
1942 25 67 87 84 3 10 3 0 1 8 0 2 37 .119 .140 .190 .330 -2 16 0 0 2
1943 26 97 131 122 7 14 3 0 1 11 0 3 50 .115 .136 .164 .300 -12 20 0 0 7
1944 27 134 197 179 9 21 6 0 1 14 0 3 71 .117 .132 .168 .299 -13 30 0 0 16
1945 28 134 197 179 9 21 6 0 1 14 0 3 71 .117 .132 .168 .299 -13 30 0 0 16
1946 29 158 228 207 11 24 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .116 .129 .164 .293 -16 34 0 0 19
1947 30 162 229 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1941 24 26 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 25
1942 25 44 72 70 5 10 4 0 1 11 0 2 28 .143 .167 .243 .410 3 42
1943 26 31 49 42 8 6 0 0 0 6 0 2 14 .143 .182 .143 .325 1 30
1944 27 38 68 59 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 22 .119 .119 .169 .288 1 37
1946 29 25 32 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
1947 30 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 4
6 Yrs 168 244 221 15 24 7 0 1 20 0 4 84 .109 .124 .154 .278 6 162
162 Game Avg. 162 235 213 14 23 7 0 1 19 0 4 81 .109 .124 .154 .278 6 162

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