Bill Melton
1968–1977 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians
1,144G
.253AVG
.337OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
1,004H
160HR
591RBI
23SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,144 | 4,558 | 3,971 | 496 | 1,004 | 162 | 9 | 160 | 591 | 480 | 669 | 23 | 24 | 44 | 43 | 1,664 | .253 | .337 | .419 | .756 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1974-08-25 to 1974-09-27
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1969-06-24 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1969-06-24 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1970-05-01 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 565 | 2228 | 504 | 93 | 310 | 239 | 322 | .260 | .333 | .448 |
| Away | 579 | 2330 | 500 | 67 | 281 | 241 | 347 | .246 | .318 | .391 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 150 | 620 | 146 | 18 | 83 | 69 | 70 | .271 | .347 | .431 |
| May | 212 | 860 | 178 | 23 | 107 | 71 | 136 | .231 | .290 | .373 |
| June | 204 | 778 | 168 | 37 | 114 | 85 | 132 | .248 | .325 | .451 |
| July | 196 | 764 | 168 | 31 | 101 | 77 | 121 | .253 | .321 | .431 |
| August | 196 | 790 | 170 | 25 | 94 | 94 | 113 | .252 | .334 | .411 |
| September | 181 | 730 | 169 | 24 | 89 | 82 | 95 | .267 | .344 | .419 |
| October | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .357 | .438 | .786 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 134 | 527 | 119 | 13 | 58 | 61 | 81 | .262 | .342 | .385 |
| california-angels | 118 | 492 | 95 | 18 | 66 | 64 | 81 | .231 | .323 | .405 |
| minnesota-twins | 116 | 445 | 89 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 71 | .230 | .308 | .367 |
| kansas-city-royals | 115 | 476 | 106 | 15 | 59 | 41 | 59 | .248 | .309 | .386 |
| new-york-yankees | 96 | 382 | 88 | 14 | 46 | 39 | 50 | .265 | .332 | .425 |
| baltimore-orioles | 88 | 341 | 71 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 57 | .235 | .296 | .411 |
| boston-red-sox | 87 | 344 | 94 | 15 | 47 | 34 | 47 | .308 | .372 | .521 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 87 | 351 | 86 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 37 | .284 | .356 | .518 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Chicago White Sox | 34 | 109 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 157 | 556 | 142 | 23 | 87 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 514 | 135 | 33 | 96 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 543 | 146 | 33 | 86 | 3 | .269 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 208 | 51 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 152 | 560 | 155 | 20 | 87 | 4 | .277 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 495 | 120 | 21 | 63 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 512 | 123 | 15 | 70 | 5 | .240 | – | – |
| 1976 |  California Angels | 118 | 341 | 71 | 6 | 42 | 2 | .208 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Cleveland Guardians | 50 | 133 | 32 | – | 14 | 1 | .241 | – | – |