Cliff Melton
1937–1944 · bats L / throws L · NLS, New York Giants
272G
.164AVG
.198OBP
.181SLG
77H
0HR
32RBI
0SB
86–80W–L
1,453IP
662K
3.46ERA
179GS
16SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 541 | 469 | 28 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | .164 | .198 | .181 | .379 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,453.0 | 272 | 179 | 65 | 86 | 80 | 16 | 1,447 | 666 | 558 | 80 | 431 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.292 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1940-05-14 to 1940-06-14
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1941-06-30 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1937-04-25 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1938-09-15 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 131 | 268 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 53 | .180 | .190 | .206 |
| Away | 141 | 273 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 56 | .148 | .168 | .157 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .121 | .150 | .121 |
| May | 54 | 121 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | .157 | .165 | .186 |
| June | 50 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | .233 | .229 | .244 |
| July | 46 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .132 | .151 | .132 |
| August | 48 | 105 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .156 | .181 | .189 |
| September | 47 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .165 | .180 | .177 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 52 | 108 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .213 | .194 | .236 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 46 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | .149 | .204 | .184 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 46 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | .206 | .203 | .250 |
| boston-braves | 40 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .127 | .151 | .127 |
| chicago-cubs | 40 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .091 | .125 | .091 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 29 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .226 | .229 | .226 |
| cincinnati-reds | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .067 | .059 | .067 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  New York Giants | 46 | 82 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .122 | 248 | 142 |
| 1938 | New York Giants | 36 | 80 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .175 | 243 | 102 |
| 1939 | New York Giants | 41 | 66 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .182 | 207 | 95 |
| 1940 | New York Giants | 37 | 54 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .222 | 166 | 91 |
| 1941 | New York Giants | 42 | 61 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .115 | 194 | 100 |
| 1942 | New York Giants | 23 | 47 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .234 | 143 | 61 |
| 1943 | New York Giants | 34 | 54 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .148 | 186 | 56 |
| 1944 | New York Giants | 13 | 25 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .120 | 64 | 15 |