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 Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1936	19	STL-min	D,B	13	4	.765	2.06	23						153.0	125	48	35		55							1.176	7.4		3.2			GBG,AVL · PASA,PIED
1937	20	STL-min	D,B	9	13	.409	3.62	35						184.0	187	113	74		102							1.571	9.1		5.0			ABY,AVL · GAFL,PIED
1940	23	STL-min	AA	10	10	.500	3.48	43	28					207.0	195	105	80		139							1.614	8.5		6.0			CLB · AA
1941	24	PHI	NL	1	5	.167	4.73	25	5	15	2	0	0	83.2	81	48	44	7	47	57	0	0	5	369	78	1.530	8.7	0.8	5.1	6.1	1.21
1942	25	PHI	NL	9	20	.310	3.70	42	29	10	10	1	4	209.1	180	95	86	7	114	107	3	0	8	903	89	1.404	7.7	0.3	4.9	4.6	0.94
1943	26	STP	AA	2	6	.250	3.30	9	8	1	6	0		60.0	54	32	22		34	40	4	0	2			1.467	8.1		5.1	6.0	1.18	STP · AA
1943	26	BRO	NL	5	8	.385	3.92	30	17	6	4	2	0	119.1	106	62	52	3	79	63	5	0	2	528	85	1.550	8.0	0.2	6.0	4.8	0.80
1944	27	BRO	NL	9	13	.409	3.46	37	23	8	6	1	0	187.1	178	92	72	1	96	91	2	1	6	822	103	1.463	8.6	*0.0*	4.6	4.4	0.95

1946	29	BRO	NL	6	3	.667	1.99	24	12	8	3	2	1	99.2	72	27	22	3	52	44	3	0	1	412	171	1.244	6.5	0.3	4.7	4.0	0.85
1947	30	LAD-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.68	8						25.0	26		13		17	7						1.720	9.4		6.1	2.5	0.41	MTL · IL
1947	30	BRO	NL	0	1	.000	13.50	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	7	7	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	27	33	3.000	13.5	1.9	13.5	1.9	0.14
1948	31	LAD-min	AA	2	1	.667		4						20.0	28				14							2.100	12.6		6.3			MOB · SOUA
1949	32	LAD-min	A	9	4	.692	3.36	26						99.0	101	49	37		44							1.465	9.2		4.0			GRV · SALL
1950	33	GST	D	5	6	.455	4.16	17						93.0	109	59	43		44							1.645	10.5		4.3			GST · WCAR
1951	34	GRV	B	1	5	.167	6.72	18						71.0	85	60	53	9	50							1.901	10.8	1.1	6.3			GRV · TRIS
6 Yrs				30	50	.375	3.62	162	87	47	25	6	5	704.0	624	331	283	22	395	363	13	1	22	3061	95	1.447	8.0	0.3	5.0	4.6	0.92
162 Game Avg.				8	14	.375	3.62	44	24	13	7	2	1	192	170	90	77	6	108	99	4	0	6	836	95	1.447	8.0	0.3	5.0	4.6	0.92

BRO (4 yrs)				20	25	.444	3.35	95	53	22	13	5	1	411.0	363	188	153	8	234	199	10	1	9	1789	103	1.453	7.9	0.2	5.1	4.4	0.85
PHI (2 yrs)				10	25	.286	3.99	67	34	25	12	1	4	293.0	261	143	130	14	161	164	3	0	13	1272	85	1.440	8.0	0.4	4.9	5.0	1.02

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1941	24	PHI	NL	83.2	25	5	48	5.16	4.45	-0.28	0.00	101.6	4.81	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.4	6	.487	.498	$
1942	25	PHI	NL	209.1	42	29	95	4.08	4.06	-0.15	0.00	98.3	4.14	3	0.3	1.0	-0.1	2.0	19	.508	.502	$
1943	26	BRO	NL	119.1	30	17	62	4.68	3.91	-0.17	0.00	99.4	4.05	-8	-0.9	1.0	-0.1	0.0	2	.470	.494	$
1944	27	BRO	NL	187.1	37	23	92	4.42	4.22	-0.52	0.00	99.0	4.69	6	0.6	1.0	-0.1	2.1	23	.517	.504	$

1946	29	BRO	NL	99.2	24	12	27	2.44	3.89	0.07	0.00	98.7	3.78	15	1.8	1.0	-0.1	2.7	25	.574	.511	$
1947	30	BRO	NL	4.2	4	1	7	13.50	4.51	0.29	0.00	103.3	4.35	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.390	.497	$
6 Seasons				704.0	162	87	331	4.23	4.10	-0.23	0.00	99.2	4.30	8	1.1	1.0	-0.4	6.8	72	.507	.501	$

BRO (4 yrs)				411.0	95	53	188	4.12	4.05	-0.27	0.00	99.1	4.28	8	1.1	1.0	-0.3	4.4	46	.511	.502	$
PHI (2 yrs)				293.0	67	34	143	4.39	4.17	-0.19	0.00	99.2	4.33	-0	0.0	1.0	-0.2	2.4	25	.500	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1941	24	PHI	NL	369	1.9%	15.5%	12.7%	3.3%	15%	68%
1942	25	PHI	NL	903	0.8%	11.9%	12.6%	2.2%	11%	73%
1943	26	BRO	NL	528	0.6%	11.9%	15.0%	0.8%	4%	70%
1944	27	BRO	NL	823	0.1%	11.1%	11.7%	1.1%	5%	74%

1946	29	BRO	NL	413	0.7%	10.7%	12.6%	1.9%	11%	73%
1947	30	BRO	NL	27	3.7%	3.7%	25.9%			67%
6 Yrs				3063	0.7%	11.9%	12.9%	1.7%	9%	72%
MLB Averages					1.2%	9.1%	9.0%	2.7%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1941	24	1	5	.167	4.73	25	5	15	2	0	0	83.2	81	48	44	7	47	57	0	0	5	369	78	1.530	8.7	0.8	5.1	6.1	1.21	78
1942	25	10	25	.286	3.99	67	34	25	12	1	4	293.0	261	143	130	14	161	164	3	0	13	1272	85	1.440	8.0	0.4	4.9	5.0	1.02	85
1943	26	15	33	.313	3.97	97	51	31	16	3	4	412.1	367	205	182	17	240	227	8	0	15	1800	85	1.472	8.0	0.4	5.2	5.0	0.95	85
1944	27	24	46	.343	3.81	134	74	39	22	4	4	599.2	545	297	254	18	336	318	10	1	21	2622	90	1.469	8.2	0.3	5.0	4.8	0.95	90
1945	28	24	46	.343	3.81	134	74	39	22	4	4	599.2	545	297	254	18	336	318	10	1	21	2622	90	1.469	8.2	0.3	5.0	4.8	0.95	90
1946	29	30	49	.380	3.55	158	86	47	25	6	5	699.1	617	324	276	21	388	362	13	1	22	3034	97	1.437	7.9	0.3	5.0	4.7	0.93	97
1947	30	30	50	.375	3.62	162	87	47	25	6	5	704.0	624	331	283	22	395	363	13	1	22	3061	95	1.447	8.0	0.3	5.0	4.6	0.92	95

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1941	24	3	6	.333	5.10	83.0	85	52	47	7	49	57	0	1.614	9.2	5.3	6.2	1.16	0.8	25
1942	25	10	12	.455	4.52	207.0	204	116	104	8	129	106	3	1.609	8.9	5.6	4.6	0.82	0.3	42
1943	26	5	7	.417	4.82	114.0	117	68	61	3	87	60	6	1.789	9.2	6.9	4.7	0.69	0.2	30
1944	27	10	10	.500	3.80	187.0	190	88	79	1	102	91	2	1.561	9.1	4.9	4.4	0.89	0.0	37

1946	29	7	3	.700	2.41	97.0	80	29	26	3	58	43	3	1.423	7.4	5.4	4.0	0.74	0.3	24
1947	30	0	0		12.60	5.0	7	8	7	1	7	1	0	2.800	12.6	12.6	1.8	0.14	1.8	4
6 Yrs		35	38	.479	4.21	693.0	683	361	324	23	432	358	14	1.609	8.9		4.6	0.83	0.3	162

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1942 NL 7.739 (8th)	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1942 NL 4.600 (5th) 1944 NL 4.372 (5th)	Games Played s c a p y 1942 NL 42 (5th)	Saves s c a p y 1942 NL 4 (6th)
Strikeouts s c a p y 1942 NL 107 (5th) 1944 NL 91 (8th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1942 NL 114 (1st) 1943 NL 79 (7th) 1944 NL 96 (7th)	Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1944 NL 0.048 (1st)	Losses s c a p y 1942 NL 20 (2nd)
Earned Runs s c a p y 1942 NL 86 (6th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1941 NL 5 (9th) 1942 NL 8 (1st) 1944 NL 6 (5th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1943 NL 5 (3rd)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1946 NL 15 (9th)
Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1946 NL 1.7 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 14 (1286), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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