Mel Wright

Melvin James Wright

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 11, 1928 in Manila, AR
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Cubs 1954-1961

Final Game: July 18, 1961
Died: May 16, 1983 in Houston, TX
Buried: Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, AR
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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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1950	22	NYY-min	D	15	7	.682	3.01	32	25					215.0	180	87	72	14	59								1.112	7.5	0.6	2.5			MAL · SOSL
1951	23	NYY-min	C	15	9	.625	3.67	28						206.0	199	97	84	5	77								1.340	8.7	0.2	3.4			JOP · WA
1952	24	NYY-min	A	7	8	.467	1.93	57	1					121.0	95	39	26		56								1.248	7.1		4.2			BNG · EL
1953	25	NYY-min	AAA	13	2	.867	3.24	47	4		2	0		111.0	112	47	40	8	35		73	5	1	1			1.324	9.1	0.6	2.8	5.9	2.09	KCY · AA
1954	26	STL-min	AAA	8	8	.500	3.77	28	14		5	0		117.0	138	55	49	10	21		45	2	0	3			1.359	10.6	0.8	1.6	3.5	2.14	CLB · AA
1954	26	STL	NL	0	0		10.45	9	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	16	15	12	2	11		4	2	0	0	59	41	2.613	13.9	1.7	9.6	3.5	0.36
1955	27	STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.76	20	0		0	0		49.0	47	24	15	2	19		15	3	1	0			1.347	8.6	0.4	3.5	2.8	0.79	ROC · IL
1955	27	STL	NL	2	2	.500	6.19	29	0	15	0	0	1	36.1	44	26	25	4	9	2	18	1	0	0	160	66	1.459	10.9	1.0	2.2	4.5	2.00

1956	28	STL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	3.15	42	0		0	0		80.0	81	35	28	6	23	1	43	2	0	1			1.300	9.1	0.7	2.6	4.8	1.87	ROC,OMA · IL,AA
1957	29	STL-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.90	46	1		0	0		62.0	58	23	20	3	22		27	1	0	1			1.290	8.4	0.4	3.2	3.9	1.23	ROC · IL
1958	30	STL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.87	41	0		0	0		47.0	49	21	15	4	12	5	31	0	0	0			1.298	9.4	0.8	2.3	5.9	2.58	ROC · IL
1959	31	HSN,DAL	AAA	10	8	.556	2.46	71	0		0	0		117.0	113	42	32	1	35	22	74	1	0	3			1.265	8.7	0.1	2.7	5.7	2.11	HSN,DAL · AA
1960	32	OAK-min	AAA	5	4	.556	2.31	54	0					70.0	61	21	18	5	6								0.957	7.8	0.6	0.8			DFW · AA
1960	32	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	4.96	9	0	6	0	0	2	16.1	17	9	9	1	3	1	8	0	0	0	67	78	1.224	9.4	0.6	1.7	4.4	2.67
1961	33	CHC-min	AAA	0	1	.000	3.75	6	0					12.0	11	6	5	1	1								1.000	8.2	0.8	0.8			HSN · AA
1961	33	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	10.71	11	0	5	0	0	0	21.0	42	26	25	3	4	0	6	0	0	1	107	39	2.190	18.0	1.3	1.7	2.6	1.50
4 Yrs				2	4	.333	7.61	58	0	28	0	0	3	84.0	119	76	71	10	27	3	36	3	0	1	393	54	1.738	12.8	1.1	2.9	3.9	1.33
162 Game Avg.				2	5	.333	7.61	68	0	33	0	0	4	98	140	89	83	12	32		42	4	0	1	461	54	1.738	12.8	1.1	2.9	3.9	1.33

STL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	7.14	38	0	17	0	0	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10
CHC (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	8.20	20	0	11	0	0	2	37.1	59	35	34	4	7	1	14	0	0	1	174	50	1.768	14.2	1.0	1.7	3.4	2.00

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
1954	26	STL	NL	10.1	9	0	15	13.06	4.73	0.09	0.00	101.9	4.74	-10	-0.9	.5	0.2	-0.6	-8	.400	.494	$
1955	27	STL	NL	36.1	29	0	26	6.44	4.69	0.17	0.00	98.9	4.47	-7	-0.7	1.3	-0.1	-0.5	-4	.475	.495	$

1960	32	CHC	NL	16.1	9	0	9	4.96	4.26	0.00	-0.18	103.4	4.21	-1	-0.1	1.3	-0.0	0.0	0	.484	.499	$
1961	33	CHC	NL	21.0	11	0	26	11.14	4.74	-0.63	-0.20	106.0	5.48	-13	-1.2	.4	0.3	-0.7	-11	.388	.492	$
4 Seasons				84.0	58	0	76	8.14	4.62	-0.07	-0.08	102.0	4.71	-31	-3.0	1.0	0.4	-1.8	-23	.448	.495	$

STL (2 yrs)				46.2	38	0	41	7.91	4.70	0.15	0.00	99.6	4.53	-17	-1.6	1.1	0.1	-1.1	-12	.457	.495	$
CHC (2 yrs)				37.1	20	0	35	8.44	4.53	-0.35	-0.19	104.9	4.93	-15	-1.4	.8	0.3	-0.7	-11	.431	.496	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1954	26	STL	NL	9	60	47	15	16	2	1	2	1	0	11	4	.340	.483	.553	1.037	.341	26	0	2	0	0		2
1955	27	STL	NL	29	140	143	26	44	4	2	4	0	0	9	18	.308	.351	.448	.798	.328	64	3	1	6	1	2	1

1960	32	CHC	NL	9	67	61	9	17	3	1	1	1	0	3	8	.279	.299	.410	.708	.291	25	0	0	0	3	1	0
1961	33	CHC	NL	11	107	101	26	42	4	3	3	2	1	4	6	.416	.438	.604	1.042	.424	61	2	0	2	0	0	1
4 Yrs				58	374	352	76	119	13	7	10	4	1	27	36	.338	.386	.500	.886	.352	176	5	3	8	4	3	4
162 Game Avg.				68	438	413	89	140	15	8	12	5	1	32	42	.338	.386	.500	.886	.352	206	6	4	9	5		5
MLB Averages																.258	.328	.392	.720	.276

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1954	26	STL	NL	-7.7	-0.7	61	-0.5	0.3	-0.8	.41	-0.7	-0.5	-12.4	-1.1	0.41	-7.6	0	2	5
1955	27	STL	NL	-7.5	-0.7	142	0.1	2.5	-2.4	.99	-0.3	0.5	-7.1	-0.7	1.01	-2.2	10	3	12

1960	32	CHC	NL	-1.5	-0.2	68	0.1	1.2	-1.1	.96	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.1	0.96	1.3	4	0	5
1961	33	CHC	NL	-13.5	-1.3	111	-0.7	0.3	-1.0	.29	-0.9	-1.5	-17.2	-1.6	0.29	-14.9	1	1	9
4 Yrs				-30.2	-2.9	382	-0.9	4.3	-5.3	.69	-1.9	0.6	-35.4	-3.3	0.70	-23.3	15	6	31

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1954	26	STL	NL	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	9	7	78%	8	.414	0	2	5	0	0	9	4	5	4	3	5	0	3.4
1955	27	STL	NL	29	29	15	2	2	2	1	1	50%	4	1	26	8	31%	8	.988	10	3	12	4	4	17	13	12	10	10	10	8	3.8

1960	32	CHC	NL	9	9	6	0	1	3	2	1	67%	4	1	6	0	0%	7	.957	4	0	5	4	0	5	4	5	6	0	7	1	5.4
1961	33	CHC	NL	11	11	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	7	6	86%	5	.286	1	1	9	0	2	9	4	7	8	1	9	0	5.7
4 Yrs				58	58	28	2	4	5	3	2	60%	8	2	48	21	44%		.690	15	6	31	8	6	40	25	29	28	14	31	9	4.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1954	26	STL	NL	60	70%	3.3%	6.7%	18.3%	8.3%	31%	0.30	68%	20	0	0%
1955	27	STL	NL	161	66%	2.9%	12.9%	6.4%	7.1%	23%	1.34	87%	33	3	9%

1960	32	CHC	NL	67	51%	1.5%	11.9%	4.5%	7.5%	29%	0.71	82%	12	0	0%
1961	33	CHC	NL	107	64%	2.8%	5.6%	3.7%	9.4%	24%	1.43	86%	23	2	9%
4 Yrs				395	64%	2.7%	9.6%	7.2%	8.0%	25%	1.00	83%	88	5	6%
MLB Averages					51%	2.4%	12.9%	9.3%	6.7%	29%	0.99	76%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1954	26	STL	NL	60	16			2	0	5	2	0	2	0	7	4	0	57%	2	0	0	24	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	27	STL	NL	140	44			4	0	7	1	2	1	2	8	5	1	63%	1	0	0	61	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21

1960	32	CHC	NL	67	17			1	0	2	0	1	1	0	9	5	2	56%	0	0	0	23	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1961	33	CHC	NL	107	42			3	0	1	3	0	2	1	10	7	0	70%	1	1	0	50	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4 Yrs				374	119			10	0	15	6	3	6	3	34	21	3	62%	4	1	0	158	4	1	80%	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	21
MLB Averages																		51%							58%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1954	26	0	0		10.45	9	2	0	10.1	16	15	12	2	11		4	2	0	59	41	2.613	13.9	1.7	9.6	3.5	0.36	41
1955	27	2	2	.500	7.14	38	17	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10	58
1956	28	2	2	.500	7.14	38	17	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10	58
1957	29	2	2	.500	7.14	38	17	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10	58
1958	30	2	2	.500	7.14	38	17	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10	58
1959	31	2	2	.500	7.14	38	17	1	46.2	60	41	37	6	20	2	22	3	0	219	58	1.714	11.6	1.2	3.9	4.2	1.10	58
1960	32	2	3	.400	6.57	47	23	3	63.0	77	50	46	7	23	3	30	3	0	286	62	1.587	11.0	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.30	62
1961	33	2	4	.333	7.61	58	28	3	84.0	119	76	71	10	27	3	36	3	1	393	54	1.738	12.8	1.1	2.9	3.9	1.33	54

Neutralized Pitching

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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	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
1954	26	0	1	.000	9.82	11.0	16	13	12	2	11	4	2	2.455	13.1	9.0	3.3	0.36	1.6	9
1955	27	1	3	.250	6.32	37.0	46	29	26	4	9	18	1	1.486	11.2	2.2	4.4	2.00	1.0	29

1960	32	0	1	.000	5.06	16.0	18	10	9	1	3	8	0	1.313	10.1	1.7	4.5	2.67	0.6	9
1961	33	0	2	.000	10.23	22.0	43	28	25	3	4	6	0	2.136	17.6	1.6	2.5	1.50	1.2	11
4 Yrs		1	7	.125	7.53	86.0	123	80	72	10	27	36	3	1.744	12.9		3.8	1.33	1.0	58

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