Rube Melton
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Age: 54
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'5" / 205
2/27/1917 - 9/11/1971
(54 years, 6 months, 15 days)
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MLB Regular Season
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
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| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 83.2 | 6.13 | 5.06 | 0.75 | .287 | 67.7% | 4.73 | 4.08 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 25 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 209.1 | 4.60 | 4.90 | 0.30 | .257 | 70.3% | 3.70 | 3.56 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 119.1 | 4.75 | 5.96 | 0.23 | .272 | 68.9% | 3.92 | 4.04 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 187.1 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 0.05 | .280 | 67.0% | 3.46 | 3.34 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 99.2 | 3.97 | 4.70 | 0.27 | .223 | 81.4% | 1.99 | 3.74 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.93 | 13.50 | 1.93 | .333 | 55.6% | 13.50 | 9.53 | -0.2 | ||||||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 30 | 50 | 5 | 162 | 87 | 704.0 | 4.64 | 5.05 | 0.28 | .265 | 70.0% | 3.62 | 3.71 | 6.1 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
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| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 83.2 | 6.13 | 5.06 | 0.75 | .287 | 67.7% | 4.73 | 4.08 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 25 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 209.1 | 4.60 | 4.90 | 0.30 | .257 | 70.3% | 3.70 | 3.56 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 119.1 | 4.75 | 5.96 | 0.23 | .272 | 68.9% | 3.92 | 4.04 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 187.1 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 0.05 | .280 | 67.0% | 3.46 | 3.34 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 99.2 | 3.97 | 4.70 | 0.27 | .223 | 81.4% | 1.99 | 3.74 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.93 | 13.50 | 1.93 | .333 | 55.6% | 13.50 | 9.53 | -0.2 | ||||||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 30 | 50 | 5 | 162 | 87 | 704.0 | 4.64 | 5.05 | 0.28 | .265 | 70.0% | 3.62 | 3.71 | 6.1 |
MLB Regular Season
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
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| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 1 | 5 | 4.73 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 369 | 81 | 48 | 44 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | ||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 9 | 20 | 3.70 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 209.1 | 903 | 180 | 95 | 86 | 7 | 114 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 107 | ||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 5 | 8 | 3.92 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 119.1 | 528 | 106 | 62 | 52 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 9 | 13 | 3.46 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 187.1 | 822 | 178 | 92 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 91 | ||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 6 | 3 | 1.99 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99.2 | 412 | 72 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 30 | 50 | 3.62 | 162 | 87 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 704.0 | 3061 | 624 | 331 | 283 | 22 | 395 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 363 |
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
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| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 1 | 5 | 4.73 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 369 | 81 | 48 | 44 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | ||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 9 | 20 | 3.70 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 209.1 | 903 | 180 | 95 | 86 | 7 | 114 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 107 | ||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 5 | 8 | 3.92 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 119.1 | 528 | 106 | 62 | 52 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 9 | 13 | 3.46 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 187.1 | 822 | 178 | 92 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 91 | ||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 6 | 3 | 1.99 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99.2 | 412 | 72 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 30 | 50 | 3.62 | 162 | 87 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 704.0 | 3061 | 624 | 331 | 283 | 22 | 395 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 363 |
MLB Regular SeasonAverages
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
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| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 6.13 | 5.06 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 2.7% | .252 | 1.53 | .287 | 67.7% | 133 | 111 | 4.08 | ||||
| 1941 | 3.67 | 3.51 | 1.05 | 0.54 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 0.5% | .259 | 1.40 | .275 | 67.5% | 4.43 | ||||||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 4.60 | 4.90 | 0.94 | 0.30 | 11.8% | 12.6% | -0.8% | .229 | 1.40 | .257 | 70.3% | 113 | 103 | 3.56 | ||||
| 1942 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 1.06 | 0.44 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 0.6% | .250 | 1.34 | .265 | 68.5% | 4.27 | ||||||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 4.75 | 5.96 | 0.80 | 0.23 | 11.9% | 15.0% | -3.0% | .239 | 1.55 | .272 | 68.9% | 116 | 114 | 4.04 | ||||
| 1943 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 1.08 | 0.34 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 0.7% | .251 | 1.35 | .272 | 69.0% | 4.05 | ||||||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 4.37 | 4.61 | 0.95 | 0.05 | 11.1% | 11.7% | -0.6% | .246 | 1.46 | .280 | 67.0% | 96 | 88 | 3.34 | ||||
| 1944 | 3.46 | 3.16 | 1.10 | 0.39 | 9.0% | 8.2% | 0.8% | .256 | 1.36 | .275 | 68.4% | 4.10 | ||||||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 3.97 | 4.70 | 0.85 | 0.27 | 10.7% | 12.6% | -1.9% | .202 | 1.24 | .223 | 81.4% | 57 | 101 | 3.74 | ||||
| 1946 | 4.07 | 3.56 | 1.14 | 0.47 | 10.5% | 9.2% | 1.3% | .252 | 1.38 | .274 | 69.9% | 4.21 | ||||||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 1.93 | 13.50 | 0.14 | 1.93 | 3.7% | 25.9% | -22.2% | .350 | 3.00 | .333 | 55.6% | 330 | 230 | 9.53 | ||||
| 1947 | 3.94 | 3.72 | 1.06 | 0.59 | 10.1% | 9.5% | 0.6% | .259 | 1.42 | .278 | 68.9% | 4.47 | ||||||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 4.64 | 5.05 | 0.92 | 0.28 | 11.9% | 12.9% | -1.0% | .235 | 1.45 | .265 | 70.0% | 105 | 103 | 3.71 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHI | MLB | 6.13 | 5.06 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 2.7% | .252 | 1.53 | .287 | 67.7% | 133 | 111 | 4.08 | ||||
| 1941 | 3.67 | 3.51 | 1.05 | 0.54 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 0.5% | .259 | 1.40 | .275 | 67.5% | 4.43 | ||||||||
| 1942 | PHI | MLB | 4.60 | 4.90 | 0.94 | 0.30 | 11.8% | 12.6% | -0.8% | .229 | 1.40 | .257 | 70.3% | 113 | 103 | 3.56 | ||||
| 1942 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 1.06 | 0.44 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 0.6% | .250 | 1.34 | .265 | 68.5% | 4.27 | ||||||||
| 1943 | BRO | MLB | 4.75 | 5.96 | 0.80 | 0.23 | 11.9% | 15.0% | -3.0% | .239 | 1.55 | .272 | 68.9% | 116 | 114 | 4.04 | ||||
| 1943 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 1.08 | 0.34 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 0.7% | .251 | 1.35 | .272 | 69.0% | 4.05 | ||||||||
| 1944 | BRO | MLB | 4.37 | 4.61 | 0.95 | 0.05 | 11.1% | 11.7% | -0.6% | .246 | 1.46 | .280 | 67.0% | 96 | 88 | 3.34 | ||||
| 1944 | 3.46 | 3.16 | 1.10 | 0.39 | 9.0% | 8.2% | 0.8% | .256 | 1.36 | .275 | 68.4% | 4.10 | ||||||||
| 1946 | BRO | MLB | 3.97 | 4.70 | 0.85 | 0.27 | 10.7% | 12.6% | -1.9% | .202 | 1.24 | .223 | 81.4% | 57 | 101 | 3.74 | ||||
| 1946 | 4.07 | 3.56 | 1.14 | 0.47 | 10.5% | 9.2% | 1.3% | .252 | 1.38 | .274 | 69.9% | 4.21 | ||||||||
| 1947 | BRO | MLB | 1.93 | 13.50 | 0.14 | 1.93 | 3.7% | 25.9% | -22.2% | .350 | 3.00 | .333 | 55.6% | 330 | 230 | 9.53 | ||||
| 1947 | 3.94 | 3.72 | 1.06 | 0.59 | 10.1% | 9.5% | 0.6% | .259 | 1.42 | .278 | 68.9% | 4.47 | ||||||||
| Total | - - - | MLB | 4.64 | 5.05 | 0.92 | 0.28 | 11.9% | 12.9% | -1.0% | .235 | 1.45 | .265 | 70.0% | 105 | 103 | 3.71 |
