Melvin Bunch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: November 4, 1971 in Texarkana, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX).

High School: Liberty Eylau HS (Texarkana, TX)

School: Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX)

Debut: May 6, 1995 (Age 23-183d, 14,260th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 25, 1999 (Age 27-233d)
vs. TEX 3.1 IP, 11 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 8 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Melvin Lynn Bunch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

W

L

ERA

6.84

G

GS

SV

IP

50.0

SO

WHIP

1.660

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1992	20	KCR-min	A-,Rk	7	4	.636	2.44	15	14	1	0	0	0	88.2	73	29	24	7	16	0	95	2	1	2	352			1.004	7.4	0.7	1.6	9.6	5.94	EUG,ROY NORW,GULF
1993	21	KCR-min	A,A+	11	7	.611	2.21	29	21	8	2	0	4	150.2	131	46	37	7	32	0	125	3	1	8	593			1.082	7.8	0.4	1.9	7.5	3.91	RFD,WMT MIDW,CARL
1994	22	KCR-min	A+	5	3	.625	3.39	15	12	0	0	0	0	61.0	52	30	23	8	15	0	62	0	0	2	252			1.098	7.7	1.2	2.2	9.1	4.13	WMT CARL
1995	23	KCR-min	AAA	1	7	.125	4.57	12	11	0	1	0	0	65.0	63	37	33	10	20	2	50	0	1	8	272			1.277	8.7	1.4	2.8	6.9	2.50	OMA AA
1995	23	KCR	AL	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	0	0	0	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	0	0	6	175	85	6.78	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36

1996	24	KCR-min	AAA	8	9	.471	6.08	33	27	2	0	0	0	146.2	181	106	99	32	59	1	94	7	1	8	663			1.636	11.1	2.0	3.6	5.8	1.59	OMA AA
1997	25	MON-min	AAA,AA	7	7	.500	5.51	25	23	0	0	0	0	127.1	147	90	78	20	67	5	108	6	0	10	579			1.681	10.4	1.4	4.7	7.6	1.61	OTT,HRB IL,EL
1998	26	MON-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.59	25	19	2	0	0	0	104.0	101	58	53	17	48	0	99	11	2	7	456			1.433	8.7	1.5	4.2	8.6	2.06	OTT IL
1999	27	SEA-min	AAA	10	2	.833	3.10	21	19	0	1	1	0	125.0	112	53	43	11	40	1	117	8	1	4	517			1.216	8.1	0.8	2.9	8.4	2.93	TAC PCL
1999	27	SEA	AL	0	0		11.70	5	1	4	0	0	0	10.0	20	13	13	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	55	44	8.33	2.700	18.0	2.7	6.3	3.6	0.57
2000	28	CNI	Fgn	14	8	.636	2.98	27	27	0	2	1	0	184.0	141	67	61	12	77	2	168	3	0	4	756			1.185	6.9	0.6	3.8	8.2	2.18	CNI JPCL
2001	29	CNI	Fgn	10	8	.556	3.38	25	25	0	1	0	0	160.0	158	64	60	14	63	6	151	5	1	2	684			1.381	8.9	0.8	3.5	8.5	2.40	CNI JPCL
2002	30	CNI	Fgn	7	7	.500	3.28	17	17	0	2	0	0	112.2	112	45	41	14	27	1	97	4	0	6	472			1.234	8.9	1.1	2.2	7.7	3.59	CNI JPCL
2 Yrs				1	3	.250	6.84	18	6	7	0	0	0	50.0	62	38	38	14	21	1	23	0	0	6	230	71	7.09	1.660	11.2	2.5	3.8	4.1	1.10
162 Game Avg.				3	9	.250	6.84	51	17	20	0	0	0	142	176	108	108	40	60	3	65	0	0	17	652	71	7.09	1.660	11.2	2.5	3.8	4.1	1.10

KCR (1 yr)				1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	0	0	0	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	0	0	6	175	85	6.78	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36
SEA (1 yr)				0	0		11.70	5	1	4	0	0	0	10.0	20	13	13	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	55	44	8.33	2.700	18.0	2.7	6.3	3.6	0.57

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

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Standard Batting

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Standard Fielding

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