Mitch Meluskey

Mitchell Wade Meluskey

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 18, 1973 in Yakima, WA
High School: Eisenhower HS (Yakima, WA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 1998
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers 1998-2003

Final Game: September 26, 2003
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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
1992	18	CLE-min	Rk	43	157	126	23	29	7	0	3	16	3	0	29	36	.230	.369	.357	.727		45	0	0	0	2	0		BRL · APPY
1993	19	CLE-min	A	101	392	342	36	84	18	3	3	47	1	1	35	69	.246	.317	.342	.659		117	5	4	4	7	4		CBS · SALL
1994	20	CLE-min	A+	100	376	319	36	77	16	1	3	41	3	4	49	62	.241	.342	.326	.668		104	4	2	2	4	0		KIN · CARL
1995	21	HOU-CLE-min	A+	86	326	290	28	63	23	1	3	33	3	0	29	42	.217	.287	.334	.622		97	13	1	2	4	2		KIS,KIN · FLOR,CARL
1996	22	HOU-min	A+,AA	112	422	365	47	119	30	0	1	52	1	1	47	50	.326	.400	.416	.816		152	15	2	2	6	5		KIS,JAC · FLOR,TL
1997	23	HOU-min	AA,AAA	124	477	413	71	125	25	0	17	67	1	3	56	77	.303	.388	.487	.875		201	13	4	0	4	5		JAC,NOR · TL,AA
1998	24	HOU-min	AAA	121	490	397	76	140	41	0	17	71	2	0	85	59	.353	.465	.584	1.050		232	15	3	0	5	10		NOR · PCL
1998	24	HOU	NL	8	9	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.333	.375	.708	88	3	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1999	25	HOU	NL	10	38	33	4	7	1	0	1	3	1	0	5	6	.212	.316	.333	.649	66	11	1	0	0	0	1	2
2000	26	HOU	NL	117	400	337	47	101	21	0	14	69	1	0	55	74	.300	.401	.487	.888	117	164	7	4	1	3	10	2/5	RoY-5
2001		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2002	28	DET	AL	8	34	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	.222	.353	.222	.575	64	6	0	1	0	1	0	/2
2003	29	HOU-OAK-min	AA,AAA	17	71	63	5	15	4	0	1	10	1	0	6	12	.238	.296	.349	.645		22	1	0	0	2	0		RRK,SAC · TL,PCL
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	12	9	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	.111	.250	.222	.472	23	2	0	0	0	1	0
5 Yrs				155	493	414	56	117	24	0	15	75	2	0	68	89	.283	.386	.449	.835	108	186	9	5	1	5	11
162 Game Avg.				162	515	433	59	122	25	0	16	78	2	0	71	93	.283	.386	.449	.835	108	194	9	5	1	5	11

HOU (4 yrs)				147	459	387	53	111	24	0	15	74	2	0	63	86	.287	.389	.465	.854	110	180	9	4	1	4	11
DET (1 yr)				8	34	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	.222	.353	.222	.575	64	6	0	1	0	1	0

NL (4 yrs)				147	459	387	53	111	24	0	15	74	2	0	63	86	.287	.389	.465	.854	110	180	9	4	1	4	11
AL (1 yr)				8	34	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	.222	.353	.222	.575	64	6	0	1	0	1	0

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
1998	24	HOU	NL	8	9	-0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.497	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$170,000	/2
1999	25	HOU	NL	10	38	-2	0	-0	-1	0	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.475	.498	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$200,000	2
2000	26	HOU	NL	117	400	8	1	-1	-6	5	8	0.7	11	18	1.7	.506	.505	2.3	-0.1	24	$215,000	2/5	RoY-5

2002	28	DET	AL	8	34	-1	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.507	.500	0.1	0.2	1	$345,000	/2
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	12	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
5 Seasons				155	493	3	2	-1	-6	6	5	0.4	13	18	1.6	.503	.501	2.2	0.0	23	$930,000

HOU (4 yrs)				147	459	4	2	-1	-6	6	4	0.3	12	16	1.4	.502	.501	2.1	-0.1	23	$585,000
DET (1 yr)				8	34	-1	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.507	.500	0.1	0.2	1	$345,000

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
1998	24	HOU	NL	9	7	1	3.8	106	.500	.250	.266	.333	.337	.375	.420	.708	.757	88	.394	-0.1	-0.0	.571	.250	.125
1999	25	HOU	NL	38	27	4	4.0	115	.231	.212	.274	.316	.350	.333	.442	.649	.792	66	.370	-1.8	-0.2	.630	.303	.121	1.0
2000	26	HOU	NL	400	247	69	7.5	122	.345	.300	.281	.401	.360	.487	.460	.888	.820	117	.650	10.7	1.0	.922	.353	.187	1.9

2002	28	DET	AL	34	22	3	3.6	98	.240	.222	.255	.353	.321	.222	.410	.575	.731	64	.364	-0.9	-0.1	.571	.185	.000
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	9	1	3.0	112	.125	.111	.272	.250	.344	.222	.436	.472	.781	23	.284	-0.9	-0.1	.500	.333	.111
5 Yrs				493	312	78	6.7	120	.324	.283	.279	.386	.356	.449	.454	.835	.810	108	.606	7.1	0.6	.853	.336	.167	3.5
162 Game Avg.				515	326	82	6.7	120	.324	.283	.279	.386	.356	.449	.454	.835	.810	108	.606	7	1	.853	.336	.167	4

HOU (4 yrs)				459	290	75	6.9	121	.331	.287	.280	.389	.358	.465	.457	.854	.815	110	.619	7.9	0.7	.874	.346	.178	3.5
DET (1 yr)				34	22	3	3.6	98	.240	.222	.255	.353	.321	.222	.410	.575	.731	64	.364	-0.9	-0.1	.571	.185	.000

NL (4 yrs)				459	290	75	6.9	121	.331	.287	.280	.389	.358	.465	.457	.854	.815	110	.619	7.9	0.7	.874	.346	.178	3.5
AL (1 yr)				34	22	3	3.6	98	.240	.222	.255	.353	.321	.222	.410	.575	.731	64	.364	-0.9	-0.1	.571	.185	.000

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
1998	24	HOU	NL	9	0.0%	44.4%	11.1%	11.1%	50%	4.00	2.0			1.00	3.00	44%	25%	0.0%	0%
1999	25	HOU	NL	38	2.6%	15.8%	13.2%	5.3%	29%	1.20	5.5	33.0	11.0	0.93	0.91	68%	4%	9.1%	21%
2000	26	HOU	NL	400	3.5%	18.5%	13.8%	8.8%	35%	1.35	4.6	24.1	4.9	0.54	0.81	63%	32%	9.4%	8%

2002	28	DET	AL	34	0.0%	8.8%	14.7%	0.0%	0%	0.60	9.0		27.0	0.92	1.50	74%	20%	0.0%	8%
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	8.3%	100%	1.00	4.5		4.5	0.60	0.75	67%	13%	0.0%	0%
5 Yrs				493	3.0%	18.1%	13.8%	7.9%	33%	1.31	4.7	27.6	5.5	0.60	0.88	64%	28%	8.4%	9%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.9%	8.0%	34%	1.88	5.3	31.2	7.4	0.77	1.07	70%	22%	8.2%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1998	24	HOU	NL	-0.1	-0.0	10	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	1.15	-0.2	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2	1.05	-1.2	0.95	5
1999	25	HOU	NL	-1.8	-0.2	39	-0.2	0.5	-0.7	.97	-0.0	-0.1	-0.5	-0.0	0.86	-0.5		0
2000	26	HOU	NL	10.7	1.0	404	1.7	8.2	-6.4	1.01	1.3	0.4	24.7	2.2	0.97	14.1	1.61	16

2002	28	DET	AL	-0.9	-0.1	34	-0.2	0.3	-0.5	.86	-0.2	-0.1	-1.4	-0.1	0.87	-2.1		0
2003	29	HOU	NL	-0.9	-0.1	12	-0.2	0.0	-0.3	1.05	-0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.0	1.03	-0.6	1.05	9
5 Yrs				7.0	0.6	499	0.6	9.0	-8.4	1.00	0.8	-0.2	21.4	1.8	0.96	9.6	1.33	30

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1998	24	HOU	NL	0	0	33%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	HOU	NL	0	0	27%	13	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	1
2000	26	HOU	NL	3	0	23%	150	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	52%	23	12	11	3	0	3	7	4	3

2002	28	DET	AL	0	0	25%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
2003	29	HOU	NL	0	0	33%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
5 Yrs				3	0	23%	181	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	13	48%	26	15	11	4	0	4	12	7	5

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1998	24	HOU	NL	9	100%	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	33%	1	0	0%	7	0	0%	0	0		2	0	0%	0
1999	25	HOU	NL	38	100%	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	1	20%	3	2	67%	23	2	9%	2	2	100%	3	1	33%	0
2000	26	HOU	NL	400	100%	101	5	1	16	2	0	1	1.61	14	0	12	14	0	11	3	0	3	1	33%	85	7	8%	33	8	24%	293	57	19%	33	15	45%	21	11	52%	0

2002	28	DET	AL	34	100%	6	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	0	0%	4	2	50%	20	1	5%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	100%	1	0	0	9	1	0	2	1.05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	2	2	100%	10	2	20%	3	2	67%	2	1	50%	0
5 Yrs				493	100%	117	6	1	30	3	0	3	1.33	15	0	12	15	0	11	4	0	3	1	33%	102	9	9%	43	14	33%	353	62	18%	39	20	51%	29	14	48%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			73%			11%			34%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1998	24	HOU	NL	9	35	3.89	23	66%	39%	17%	26%	17%	61%	0%	40%	71%	33%	11%	1	0	11%	1	0	11%	1	0	50%	0	0	0
1999	25	HOU	NL	38	154	4.05	85	55%	20%	21%	26%	32%	79%	6%	44%	72%	29%	13%	5	0	21%	8	3	8%	3	3	0%	0	0	1
2000	26	HOU	NL	401	1562	3.90	877	56%	30%	14%	26%	30%	70%	5%	40%	80%	24%	8%	32	1	20%	80	40	10%	41	24	32%	-1	0	0

2002	28	DET	AL	34	120	3.53	67	56%	33%	6%	24%	37%	67%	0%	38%	91%	15%	15%	5	0	29%	10	3	12%	4	3	33%	0	0	0
2003	29	HOU	NL	12	62	5.17	37	60%	30%	11%	38%	22%	70%	0%	42%	85%	8%	25%	3	0	33%	4	0	25%	3	2	100%	0	0	0
5 Yrs				494	1933	3.91	1089	56%	29%	14%	26%	30%	71%	4%	40%	80%	23%	9%	46	1	21%	103	46	11%	52	32	33%	-1	0	1
MLB Averages						3.73		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	45%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1998	24	8	9	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.333	.375	.708	88	3	1	0	0	0	0
1999	25	18	47	41	5	9	2	1	3	1	6	10	.220	.319	.341	.661	70	14	2	0	0	0	1
2000	26	135	447	378	52	110	23	15	72	2	61	84	.291	.392	.471	.863	112	178	9	4	1	3	11
2001	27	135	447	378	52	110	23	15	72	2	61	84	.291	.392	.471	.863	112	178	9	4	1	3	11
2002	28	143	481	405	55	116	23	15	73	2	66	87	.286	.390	.454	.844	109	184	9	5	1	4	11
2003	29	155	493	414	56	117	24	15	75	2	68	89	.283	.386	.449	.835	108	186	9	5	1	5	11

Neutralized Batting

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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
1998	24	8	9	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.333	.375	.708	1	8
1999	25	10	36	32	3	6	1	0	1	3	1	4	6	.188	.278	.313	.590	3	10
2000	26	117	383	326	39	90	19	0	12	57	1	49	74	.276	.374	.445	.819	54	117

2002	28	8	34	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	.222	.353	.222	.575	2	8
2003	29	12	12	9	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	2	2	.111	.250	.222	.472	1	12
5 Yrs		155	474	402	48	105	22	0	13	65	2	61	89	.261	.362	.413	.774	61	155
162 Game Avg.		162	495	420	50	110	23	0	14	68	2	64	93	.261	.362	.413	.774	64	155

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor

Batting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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