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Mitch Meluskey    \Mel-US-key\

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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers 1998-2003

Final Game: September 26, 2003 (Age 30)
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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
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 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 (v2.2): 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 1 -3 -0.3 1 -1 -0.1 .475 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $200,000 2
2000 26 HOU NL 117 400 8 1 -1 -6 5 8 0.7 12 21 1.9 .507 .505 2.5 -0.1 26 $215,000 2/5 RoY-5
2002 28 DET AL 8 34 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .509 .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 7 5 0.4 16 21 1.9 .503 .501 2.4 0.0 26 $930,000
HOU (4 yrs) 147 459 4 2 -1 -6 6 5 0.3 14 19 1.7 .503 .501 2.4 -0.1 25 $585,000
DET (1 yr) 8 34 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .509 .500 0.1 0.2 1 $345,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1998 HOU NL 24 C 3 0 0 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10.12 3.00 .990 7.54 7.47 1 0 0 0 0
1999 HOU NL 25 C 10 9 9 79.0 68 62 6 0 1 1.000 -1 -15 7.75 6.80 .990 7.41 7.35 0 4 12 4 25% 29% 0
2000 HOU NL 26 C 103 88 78 778.0 666 623 31 12 6 .982 -5 -8 7.57 6.35 .990 7.45 7.38 3 27 64 20 24% 32% 0 RoY-5
2000 HOU NL 26 3B 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0 -300 0.00 0.00 .950 2.70 2.60 RoY-5
2002 DET AL 28 C 8 8 8 71.1 37 34 3 0 0 1.000 1 17 4.67 4.63 .993 6.95 6.89 1 2 2 3 60% 32% 0
4 Seasons C 124 105 95 936.1 780 728 40 12 7 .985 -5 -6 7.38 6.19 .990 7.41 7.35 5 33 78 27 26% 31% 0
1 Season 3B 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0 -300 0.00 0.00 .950 2.70 2.60
5 Seasons TOT 125 105 95 938.1 781 728 40 13 7 .983 -6 -7 7.37 6.14 .990 7.40 7.31 5 33 78 27 26% 31% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
2000 NL  12 (2nd)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
2000 NL  64 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1936), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS Catcher (460th), 1.9 career WAR/1.9 7yr-peak WAR/1.9 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199824Houston Astros$170,00011/23/98 USA Today
199925Houston Astros$200,0004/6/99 USA Today
200026Houston Astros$215,0004/5/00 AP
200127Detroit Tigers$345,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Detroit Tigers$345,0004/3/02 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,275,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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