Mel Stottlemyre
Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 13, 1941 in Hazleton, MO
High School: Mabton (Mabton, WA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1964
Final Game: August 16, 1974
Relatives: Father of Mel Stottlemyre and Father of Todd Stottlemyre
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 NYY AL 22 P 13 12 96.0 29 7 20 2 3 .931 2.53 2.08 .959 1.90 0.72 MVP-25
1965 NYY AL 23 P 37 37 291.0 105 30 74 1 3 .990 3.22 2.81 .949 2.04 0.75 AS,MVP-14
1966 NYY AL 24 P 37 35 251.0 84 27 54 3 5 .964 2.90 2.19 .951 1.99 0.75 AS
1967 NYY AL 25 P 36 36 255.0 101 36 60 5 4 .950 3.39 2.67 .957 1.96 0.74
1968 NYY AL 26 P 36 36 278.2 74 20 54 0 0 1.000 2.39 2.06 .955 1.89 0.73 AS,MVP-10
1969 NYY AL 27 P 39 39 303.0 117 24 88 5 3 .957 3.33 2.87 .950 1.88 0.69 AS,MVP-18
1970 NYY AL 28 P 37 37 271.0 74 22 51 1 3 .986 2.42 1.97 .949 1.86 0.67 AS
1971 NYY AL 29 P 35 35 269.2 82 23 55 4 6 .951 2.60 2.23 .959 1.98 0.77
1972 NYY AL 30 P 36 36 260.0 71 19 52 0 7 1.000 2.46 1.97 .948 1.86 0.75
1973 NYY AL 31 P 38 38 273.0 80 27 48 5 4 .938 2.47 1.97 .951 1.86 0.86
1974 NYY AL 32 P 16 15 113.0 21 7 14 0 0 1.000 1.67 1.31 .943 1.81 0.83
11 Seasons P 360 356 2661.1 838 242 570 26 38 .969 2.75 2.26 .952 1.92 0.75
11 Seasons TOT 360 356 2661.1 838 242 570 26 38 .969 2.75 2.26 .921 1.92 0.75

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1964 NYY AL 22 14 12 14 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 NYY AL 23 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYY AL 24 37 35 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 NYY AL 25 36 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYY AL 26 36 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYY AL 27 39 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 NYY AL 28 38 37 38 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1971 NYY AL 29 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYY AL 30 37 36 37 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 NYY AL 31 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 NYY AL 32 19 0 3 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
11 Seasons 366 303 312 363 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1964 NYY AL 22 399 78% 44% 28 89% 2 7 2 3 21 16 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 50%
1965 NYY AL 23 1219 79% 35% 81 96% 1 30 4 16 75 65 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 8 88%
1966 NYY AL 24 1068 79% 36% 68 91% 0 27 4 15 56 43 5 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 5 0 6 83%
1967 NYY AL 25 1088 78% 33% 77 94% 0 35 1 21 65 57 6 5 1 3 1 3 4 3 4 0 14 86%
1968 NYY AL 26 1145 82% 38% 64 91% 0 22 0 13 55 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 1 8 88%
1969 NYY AL 27 1273 83% 37% 96 95% 2 25 1 17 88 71 7 5 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 13 92%
1970 NYY AL 28 1168 81% 34% 60 90% 1 22 1 15 52 40 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 9 67%
1971 NYY AL 29 1114 82% 37% 67 91% 1 19 2 13 56 42 6 4 0 2 2 1 6 6 6 0 11 64%
1972 NYY AL 30 1111 82% 34% 62 94% 1 18 5 11 53 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 6 1 11 100%
1973 NYY AL 31 1153 84% 34% 53 94% 1 26 3 20 47 38 4 5 0 0 5 1 4 3 4 0 5 80%
1974 NYY AL 32 497 84% 34% 18 94% 0 7 0 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
11 Seasons 11235 81% 36% 674 93% 9 238 23 149 584 477 53 26 3 8 15 9 43 33 39 4 89 83%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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