Bill Melton
1968–1977 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians
1,144G
.253AVG
.337OBP
.419SLG
1,004H
160HR
591RBI
23SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1969-06-24 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1974-04-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1971-09-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-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 | – | – |