Rube Melton
Reuben Franklin Melton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC
School: Campbell University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1941
Final Game: June 3, 1947
Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC
Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 90 1.404 7.7 0.3 4.9 4.6 0.94
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 6 822 102 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 1 412 170 1.244 6.5 0.3 4.7 4.0 0.85
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 31 3.000 13.5 1.9 13.5 1.9 0.14
6 Seasons 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 86 1.440 8.0 0.4 4.9 5.0 1.02

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB 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 86 1.440 8.0 0.4 4.9 5.0 1.02 86
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 86 1.472 8.0 0.4 5.2 5.0 0.95 86
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 4 5 .444 4.99 83.0 85 51 46 7 49 57 0 1.614 9.2 5.3 6.2 1.16 0.8 25
1942 25 10 13 .435 4.46 208.0 201 114 103 8 127 106 3 1.577 8.7 5.5 4.6 0.83 0.3 42
1943 26 5 7 .417 4.85 115.0 116 69 62 3 86 61 5 1.757 9.1 6.7 4.8 0.71 0.2 30
1944 27 10 10 .500 3.85 187.0 189 89 80 1 102 91 2 1.556 9.1 4.9 4.4 0.89 0.0 37
1946 29 7 3 .700 2.41 97.0 79 29 26 3 57 43 3 1.402 7.3 5.3 4.0 0.75 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 Seasons 36 38 .486 4.20 695.0 677 360 324 23 428 359 13 1.590 8.8 4.6 0.84 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  .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)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 14 (1261), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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