Bob Melvin
1985–1994 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants
692G
.233AVG
.268OBP
.337SLG
More career statistics
456H
35HR
212RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692 | 2,095 | 1,955 | 174 | 456 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 212 | 98 | 396 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 658 | .233 | .268 | .337 | .605 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1986-05-21 to 1986-06-15
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1991-06-15 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1990-04-14 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1989-06-24 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 974 | 200 | 17 | 104 | 38 | 193 | .219 | .244 | .318 |
| Away | 362 | 1121 | 256 | 18 | 108 | 60 | 203 | .246 | .282 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 86 | 283 | 59 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 67 | .217 | .237 | .349 |
| May | 123 | 403 | 98 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 60 | .262 | .303 | .388 |
| June | 114 | 342 | 84 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 71 | .263 | .292 | .339 |
| July | 118 | 336 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 65 | .215 | .238 | .282 |
| August | 114 | 339 | 68 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 59 | .217 | .251 | .312 |
| September | 122 | 347 | 69 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 63 | .218 | .256 | .345 |
| October | 15 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .227 | .244 | .318 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 40 | 112 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 16 | .307 | .348 | .386 |
| cleveland-guardians | 36 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .173 | .210 | .235 |
| new-york-yankees | 34 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .225 | .268 | .337 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 33 | 109 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .248 | .266 | .343 |
| seattle-mariners | 32 | 87 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | .301 | .322 | .337 |
| texas-rangers | 32 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 28 | .222 | .223 | .293 |
| chicago-white-sox | 32 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | .186 | .213 | .244 |
| kansas-city-royals | 32 | 85 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 18 | .253 | .271 | .373 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Detroit Tigers | 41 | 82 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1986 |  San Francisco Giants | 89 | 268 | 60 | 5 | 25 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Francisco Giants | 84 | 246 | 49 | 11 | 31 | – | .199 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Francisco Giants | 92 | 273 | 64 | 8 | 27 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 278 | 67 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1990 | Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 301 | 73 | 5 | 37 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1991 | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 228 | 57 | 1 | 23 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Kansas City Royals | 32 | 70 | 22 | – | 6 | – | .314 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Boston Red Sox | 77 | 176 | 39 | 3 | 23 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1994 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 20 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | .212 | – | – |