Luis Melendez
1970–1977 · bats R / throws R · San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
641G
.248AVG
.299OBP
.318SLG
366H
9HR
122RBI
18SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641 | 1,616 | 1,477 | 167 | 366 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 122 | 109 | 175 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 469 | .248 | .299 | .318 | .617 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1970-09-13 to 1970-09-23
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1972-06-24 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1973-09-18 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1970-09-17 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 319 | 805 | 197 | 3 | 61 | 58 | 76 | .270 | .317 | .348 |
| Away | 322 | 811 | 169 | 6 | 61 | 51 | 99 | .226 | .271 | .288 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 63 | 106 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | .296 | .340 | .398 |
| May | 126 | 324 | 64 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 28 | .216 | .256 | .297 |
| June | 129 | 341 | 73 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 43 | .239 | .305 | .291 |
| July | 102 | 301 | 74 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 31 | .268 | .306 | .341 |
| August | 105 | 256 | 65 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 20 | .280 | .324 | .362 |
| September | 112 | 280 | 59 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 41 | .226 | .268 | .280 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 73 | 195 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 20 | .239 | .287 | .301 |
| new-york-mets | 73 | 215 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 33 | .224 | .274 | .291 |
| montreal-expos | 71 | 162 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 22 | .285 | .333 | .361 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 63 | 181 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 20 | .260 | .304 | .343 |
| houston-astros | 57 | 121 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 11 | .239 | .289 | .319 |
| chicago-cubs | 55 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | .216 | .269 | .247 |
| san-francisco-giants | 54 | 131 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | .230 | .267 | .287 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 51 | 142 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .191 | .225 | .244 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 70 | 21 | – | 8 | 3 | .300 | – | – |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 173 | 39 | – | 11 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 332 | 79 | 5 | 28 | 5 | .238 | – | – |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 121 | 341 | 91 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 124 | 27 | – | 8 | 2 | .218 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 291 | 77 | 2 | 27 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1976 | San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 143 | 32 | – | 5 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1977 |  San Diego Padres | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |