Bob Melvin

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Menlo Atherton HS (Menlo Park, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Canada College (Redwood City, CA).

High School: Menlo Atherton HS (Menlo Park, CA)

Schools: Canada College (Redwood City, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 25, 1985 (Age 23-209d, 12,634th in MLB history)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1994 (Age 32-282d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Robert Paul Melvin

3x Mgr of the year

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

AB

1955

H

456

HR

BA

.233

R

174

RBI

212

SB

OBP

.268

SLG

.337

OPS

.604

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1981	19	DET-min	A	114	455	412	56	112	19	1	14	64	5	4	35	71	.272	.330	.425	.754		175		2	3	3	1		MAC · SALL
1982	20	DET-min	AA	98	390	364	33	86	12	1	13	52	1	0	24	70	.236	.283	.382	.665		139		0	1	1	2		BIR · SOUL
1983	21	DET-min	AA,AAA	123	460	427	53	109	20	2	12	67	0	4	25	95	.255	.297	.396	.693		169		2	2	4	2		BIR,EVN · SOUL,AA
1984	22	DET-min	AA,AAA	113	438	412	46	108	27	1	2	44	1	1	21	79	.262	.297	.347	.644		143		0	3	2	2		BIR,EVN · SOUL,AA
1985	23	DET-min	AAA	53	197	177	27	48	7	1	9	24	3	1	16	38	.271	.332	.475	.806		84		1	1	2	0		NVL · AA
1985	23	DET	AL	41	87	82	10	18	4	1	0	4	0	0	3	21	.220	.247	.293	.540	48	24	1	0	2	0	0	2
1986	24	SFG	NL	89	289	268	24	60	14	2	5	25	3	2	15	69	.224	.262	.347	.609	71	93	7	0	3	3	1	2/5
1987	25	SFG	NL	84	265	246	31	49	8	0	11	31	0	4	17	44	.199	.249	.366	.615	64	90	7	0	0	2	3	2/3
1988	26	SFG-min	AAA	21	84	75	11	23	5	0	2	9	0	0	8	13	.307	.381	.453	.834		34		1	0	0	0		PHX · PCL
1988	26	SFG	NL	92	288	273	23	64	13	1	8	27	0	2	13	46	.234	.268	.377	.646	87	103	5	0	1	1	0	2/3
1989	27	BAL	AL	85	301	278	22	67	10	1	1	32	1	4	15	53	.241	.279	.295	.574	65	82	10	0	7	1	3	2/D
1990	28	BAL	AL	93	318	301	30	73	14	1	5	37	0	1	11	53	.243	.267	.346	.612	73	104	8	0	3	3	1	2D/3
1991	29	BAL	AL	79	245	228	11	57	10	0	1	23	0	0	11	46	.250	.279	.307	.586	65	70	5	0	1	5	2	2/D
1992	30	KCR	AL	32	77	70	5	22	5	0	0	6	0	0	5	13	.314	.351	.386	.736	105	27	3	0	0	2	0	2/3
1993	31	BOS	AL	77	190	176	13	39	7	0	3	23	0	0	7	44	.222	.251	.313	.564	48	55	2	1	3	3	0	2/3
1994	32	NYY-min	AAA	17	63	62	5	17	5	0	1	15	0	0	1	9	.274	.286	.403	.689		25	1	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1994	32	TOT	AL	20	35	33	5	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	7	.212	.235	.303	.538	40	10	2	0	1	0	0	2/3D
1994	32	NYY	AL	9	14	14	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.500	.786	102	7	1	0	0	0	0	/32D
1994	32	CHW	AL	11	21	19	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.158	.200	.158	.358	-5	3	1	0	1	0	0	2
1995	33	NYY-min	AAA	19	69	66	7	19	5	0	1	4	0	0	3	12	.288	.319	.409	.728		27	3	0	0	0	1		CLB · IL
10 Yrs				692	2095	1955	174	456	85	6	35	212	4	13	98	396	.233	.268	.337	.604	68	658	50	1	21	20	10
162 Game Avg.				162	490	458	41	107	20	1	8	50	1	3	23	93	.233	.268	.337	.604	68	154	12	0	5	5	2

SFG (3 yrs)				265	842	787	78	173	35	3	24	83	3	8	45	159	.220	.260	.363	.624	74	286	19	0	4	6	4
BAL (3 yrs)				257	864	807	63	197	34	2	7	92	1	5	37	152	.244	.274	.317	.592	68	256	23	0	11	9	6
KCR (1 yr)				32	77	70	5	22	5	0	0	6	0	0	5	13	.314	.351	.386	.736	105	27	3	0	0	2	0
BOS (1 yr)				77	190	176	13	39	7	0	3	23	0	0	7	44	.222	.251	.313	.564	48	55	2	1	3	3	0
NYY (1 yr)				9	14	14	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.500	.786	102	7	1	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				41	87	82	10	18	4	1	0	4	0	0	3	21	.220	.247	.293	.540	48	24	1	0	2	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				11	21	19	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.158	.200	.158	.358	-5	3	1	0	1	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				427	1253	1168	96	283	50	3	11	129	1	5	53	237	.242	.273	.318	.591	65	372	31	1	17	14	6
NL (3 yrs)				265	842	787	78	173	35	3	24	83	3	8	45	159	.220	.260	.363	.624	74	286	19	0	4	6	4

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

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