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
456H
35HR
212RBI
4SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | 1991-06-15 | 1 in 1,624 player-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 | – | – |