José Melendez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 2, 1965 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Naguabo (Naguabo, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 11, 1990 (Age 25-009d, 13,480th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 9, 1994 (Age 28-341d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Jose Luis Melendez

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

W

L

ERA

3.47

G

109

GS

SV

IP

220.2

SO

172

WHIP

1.165

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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
1984	18	PIT-min	A-	5	7	.417	2.77	15	15	0	3	1	0	91.0	61	37	28	6	40	0	68	6	2	4				1.110	6.0	0.6	4.0	6.7	1.70	WTR NYPL
1985	19	PIT-min	A	3	2	.600	2.44	9	8	1	1	0	1	44.1	25	17	12	2	26	0	41	0	0	2				1.150	5.1	0.4	5.3	8.3	1.58	PRW CARL
1986	20	PIT-min	A	13	10	.565	2.61	28	27	0	6	1	0	186.1	141	75	54	9	81	1	146	2	5	6				1.191	6.8	0.4	3.9	7.1	1.80	PRW CARL
1987	21	PIT-min	A,AA	10	9	.526	5.41	26	26	0	1	1	0	134.2	124	86	81	21	67	0	99	8	1	4				1.418	8.3	1.4	4.5	6.6	1.48	SAL,HRB CARL,EL
1988	22	PIT-min	AA,A	9	5	.643	3.02	30	12	6	4	3	1	125.0	101	46	42	12	38	1	88	2	5	5				1.112	7.3	0.9	2.7	6.3	2.32	HRB,SAL EL,CARL
1989	23	SEA-min	AA,AAA	4	6	.400	3.63	28	13	4	0	0	0	114.0	96	50	46	13	41	3	80	5	6	1				1.202	7.6	1.0	3.2	6.3	1.95	WPT,CGY EL,PCL
1990	24	SEA-min	AAA	11	4	.733	3.90	45	10	14	1	0	2	124.2	119	61	54	11	44	2	95	6	1	2				1.307	8.6	0.8	3.2	6.9	2.16	CGY PCL
1990	24	SEA	AL	0	0		11.81	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	8	8	7	2	3	0	7	1	0	1	28	36	7.31	2.063	13.5	3.4	5.1	11.8	2.33
1991	25	SDP-min	AAA	7	0	1.000	3.99	9	8	1	1	0	0	58.2	54	27	26	8	11	0	45	3	0	0	238			1.108	8.3	1.2	1.7	6.9	4.09	LVG PCL
1991	25	SDP	NL	8	5	.615	3.27	31	9	10	0	0	3	93.2	77	35	34	11	24	3	60	1	2	3	381	117	3.90	1.078	7.4	1.1	2.3	5.8	2.50
1992	26	SDP	NL	6	7	.462	2.92	56	3	18	0	0	0	89.1	82	32	29	9	20	7	82	3	1	1	363	123	3.03	1.142	8.3	0.9	2.0	8.3	4.10
1993	27	BOS-min	AAA	2	3	.400	5.40	19	0	10	0	0	2	35.0	37	24	21	7	7	0	31	2	0	2	156			1.257	9.5	1.8	1.8	8.0	4.43	PAW IL
1993	27	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	2.25	9	0	5	0	0	0	16.0	10	4	4	2	5	3	14	0	0	0	63	210	3.80	0.938	5.6	1.1	2.8	7.9	2.80
1994	28	BOS-min	AAA	1	5	.167	4.89	28	5	10	1	0	4	73.2	74	42	40	13	25	2	65	2	0	2	314			1.344	9.0	1.6	3.1	7.9	2.60	PAW IL
1994	28	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	6.06	10	0	3	0	0	0	16.1	20	11	11	3	8	2	9	2	0	0	76	84	6.25	1.714	11.0	1.7	4.4	5.0	1.13
1995	29	KCR-PHI-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.97	23	1	8	0	0	0	38.0	50	25	21	8	16	2	31	5	0	0	182			1.737	11.8	1.9	3.8	7.3	1.94	OMA,SWB AA,IL
1996	30	NYY-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	6.52	8	1	2	0	0	0	9.2	9	10	7	4	2	0	7	1	0	0	43			1.138	8.4	3.7	1.9	6.5	3.50	CLB IL
5 Yrs				16	14	.533	3.47	109	12	37	0	0	3	220.2	197	90	85	27	60	15	172	7	3	5	911	112	3.80	1.165	8.0	1.1	2.4	7.0	2.87
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.533	3.47	61	7	21	0	0	2	124	111	51	48	15	34	8	97	4	2	3	512	112	3.80	1.165	8.0	1.1	2.4	7.0	2.87

BOS (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.18	19	0	8	0	0	0	32.1	30	15	15	5	13	5	23	2	0	0	139	118	5.04	1.330	8.4	1.4	3.6	6.4	1.77
SDP (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	3.10	87	12	28	0	0	3	183.0	159	67	63	20	44	10	142	4	3	4	744	120	3.48	1.109	7.8	1.0	2.2	7.0	3.23
SEA (1 yr)				0	0		11.81	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	8	8	7	2	3	0	7	1	0	1	28	36	7.31	2.063	13.5	3.4	5.1	11.8	2.33

AL (3 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.26	22	0	9	0	0	0	37.2	38	23	22	7	16	5	30	3	0	1	167	92	5.36	1.434	9.1	1.7	3.8	7.2	1.88
NL (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	3.10	87	12	28	0	0	3	183.0	159	67	63	20	44	10	142	4	3	4	744	120	3.48	1.109	7.8	1.0	2.2	7.0	3.23

Player Value--Pitching

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

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