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Rube
Melton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 27, 1917 in Usa, NC, CRAMERTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 2 3 2 8 9 8
1942 25 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 2 3 2 8 9 8
1943 26 STL NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 1 3 2 8 8 8
1944 27 STL NL $ 2,285,714 8 7 7 7 2 3 2 8 9 8
1945 28 STL NL $ 2,285,714 8 7 7 7 2 3 2 8 9 8
1946 29 STL NL $ 2,285,714 8 7 8 7 2 3 2 8 9 8
1947 30 CLE AL $ 2,285,714 8 7 8 7 2 3 2 8 9 9
1948 31 CLE AL   8 7 7 7 2 3 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 7 7 7 1 3 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,285,714 8 7 8 7 2 3 2 8 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 SLC NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 25 SLC NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 26 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 27 STL NL $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 28 STL NL $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 29 STL NL $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 30 CLE AL $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 31 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1941 24 SLC NL 6 16 .273 36 36 5 1 0 232.0 244 142 11 156 118 5.51 .274 .379 .392 .771 3.1
1942 25 SLC NL 11 12 .478 31 31 4 0 0 215.0 223 126 13 132 115 5.27 .271 .370 .395 .765 4.3
1943 26 STL NL 12 22 .353 38 38 7 0 0 268.3 270 130 11 171 134 4.36 .262 .366 .372 .738 14.2
1944 27 STL NL 6 12 .333 33 26 5 0 1 186.3 177 106 13 114 82 5.12 .253 .355 .393 .749 5.7
1945 28 STL NL 9 17 .346 32 32 2 0 0 216.7 204 110 14 138 99 4.57 .250 .356 .362 .718 10.7
1946 29 STL NL 0 4 .000 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 31 29 6 24 14 8.33 .265 .386 .504 .890 0.0
    AAA   6 3 .667 44 12 0 0 5 115.0 103 32 7 58 107 2.50 .238 .328 .339 .667  
1947 30 AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 0 0 0 109.7 109 60 8 70 96 4.92 .260 .365 .364 .730  
1948 31 CLE AL 3 9 .250 24 18 0 0 0 110.0 102 65 3 119 56 5.32 .252 .423 .331 .754 4.5
7 Years Sim 47 92 .338 199 186 23 1 1 1259.7 1251 708 71 854 618 5.06 .262 .372 .381 .752 42.6
2 Years AAA 13 10 .565 62 30 0 0 5 224.7 212 92 15 128 203 3.69 .249 .347 .352 .698  
Season Average 6 13 .316 28 26 3 0 0 180.0 178 101 10 122 88 5.06 .262 .372 .381 .752  
Career Highs 12 22 .478 38 38 7 1 1 268.3 270 142 14 171 134 8.33 .274 .423 .504 .890  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   564 304 28 327 330   .255 .351 .376 .727
vs LH   687 404 43 527 288   .268 .392 .385 .778
Home 25 48 .342 95 92 12 1 0 630.3 612 348 36 407 294 4.97 .257 .365 .370 .736
Away 22 44 .333 104 94 11 0 1 629.3 639 360 35 447 324 5.15 .267 .382 .391 .773
Mar/Apr 5 19 .208 35 35 3 0 0 218.7 216 152 20 189 101 6.26 .262 .400 .412 .812
May 8 15 .348 38 28 4 1 1 212.3 196 91 12 129 96 3.86 .251 .357 .362 .719
June 9 14 .391 31 30 4 0 0 210.0 211 104 11 143 113 4.46 .261 .372 .367 .739
July 5 15 .250 30 28 2 0 0 174.7 184 104 5 139 79 5.36 .273 .397 .377 .774
August 9 14 .391 34 34 6 0 0 235.7 246 130 10 126 120 4.96 .270 .359 .369 .728
Sep/Oct 11 15 .423 31 31 4 0 0 208.3 198 127 13 128 109 5.49 .254 .359 .398 .757
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 24 SLC NL 36 78 4 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 .077 .077 .077 .154 -3.4 0.0
1942 25 SLC NL 31 77 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 25 .091 .091 .104 .195 -3.2 0.0
1943 26 STL NL 38 89 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 40 .079 .117 .101 .218 -1.7 0.0
1944 27 STL NL 33 56 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .143 .140 .143 .283 0.3 0.0
1945 28 STL NL 32 68 5 11 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 24 .162 .194 .221 .415 2.7 0.0
1946 29 STL NL 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2 0.0
1948 31 CLE AL 24 30 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .167 .219 .233 .452 1.5 0.0
7 Years Sim 199 409 22 46 5 2 0 14 0 0 8 146 .112 .131 .134 .265 -3.5 0.0
162 Game Average 332 17 37 4 1 0 11 0 0 6 118 .112 .131 .134 .265 -2.9  
Career Highs 38 89 5 11 2 1 0 5 0 0 3 40 .182 .219 .233 .452 2.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   274 11 28 4 1 0 8 0 0 5 96 .102 .121 .124 .245 -6.5
vs LH   135 11 18 1 1 0 6 0 0 3 50 .133 .150 .156 .306 -0.5
Home 95 192 13 23 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 70 .120 .129 .130 .259 -3.9
Away 104 217 9 23 3 2 0 9 0 0 7 76 .106 .132 .138 .270 -3.0
RISP   90 0 6 1 0 0 14 0 0 2 32 .067 .084 .078 .162 -4.2
Close/Late   24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .083 .083 .083 .167 -1.1
Mar/Apr 35 72 5 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 18 .167 .176 .208 .384 1.3
May 31 68 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .118 .129 .118 .246 -1.4
June 31 71 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 29 .056 .095 .085 .179 -3.3
July 30 54 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 .130 .127 .148 .275 -0.8
August 34 77 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 26 .091 .114 .130 .244 -1.8
Sep/Oct 31 67 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 26 .119 .145 .119 .264 -1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 24 SLC NL P 36 36 232.0 19 52 2 4 .973 2.75    
1942 25 SLC NL P 31 31 215.0 12 24 2 2 .947 1.51    
1943 26 STL NL P 38 38 268.3 12 43 3 4 .948 1.84    
1944 27 STL NL P 33 26 186.3 7 30 1 4 .974 1.79    
1945 28 STL NL P 32 32 216.7 13 50 2 1 .969 2.62    
1946 29 STL NL P 5 5 31.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.72    
1948 31 CLE AL P 24 18 110.0 4 19 0 1 1.000 1.88    
Career Totals   199 186 1259.7 68 223 10 17 .967 2.08    
Career Highs   38 38 268.3 19 52 3 4 1.000 2.75    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1941-8-16
1943-2-22
1945-10-17
 Strikeouts
1943-8-134
 Walks Allowed
1941-1-156
1942-3-132
1943-1-171
1944-5-114
1945-2-138
 Hits per 9IP
1944-8-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1941-10-4.6
1942-7-4.8
1943-8-4.5
 OSLG
1945-10-.362
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Randy Gumpert (949)
  2. Charley Root (921)
  3. Stan Perzanowski (917)
  4. Jim Bunning (916)
  5. Bob Trowbridge (915)
  6. Allie Reynolds (911)
  7. Bob Lemon (903)
  8. Ron Reed (900)
  9. Steve McCatty (899)
  10. Tommy Byrne (898)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Singer (998)
  2. Mickey Lolich (998)
  3. Cecil Butler (991)
  4. Joe Horlen (990)
  5. Bill Walker (989)
  6. Masanori Murakami (988)
  7. Ralph Beard (986)
  8. Bob Veale (985)
  9. Sam Nahem (985)
  10. Johnny Murphy (985)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1941
Injured on 4/3/1941 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/23/1941
Had first career hit on 5/14/1941, off Thornton Lee (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1941, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 7/18/1941 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 3/8/1943 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/23/1947 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to Cleveland on 7/31/1947 (Going to STL: 3B Bobby Brown. Going to CLE: P Rex Cecil, P Rube Melton)
Injured on 7/31/1947 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/11/1948 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/20/1948 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for entire career
Released by Cleveland on 10/20/1948
 
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