Mel Stottlemyre
1964–1974 · bats R / throws R · ALS, New York Yankees
366G
.160AVG
.213OBP
.222SLG
More career statistics
120H
7HR
57RBI
0SB
164–139W–L
2,661.1IP
1,257K
2.97ERA
356GS
1SV
3Rare feats
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Doubles | 13 | 14 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 270 | 271 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 10,972 | 10,973 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,257 | 1,259 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366 | 846 | 749 | 54 | 120 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 47 | 270 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 166 | .160 | .213 | .222 | .435 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,661.3 | 360 | 356 | 152 | 164 | 139 | 1 | 2,435 | 1,003 | 878 | 171 | 809 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 1.219 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1970-05-31 to 1970-06-20
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1970-05-21 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1972-07-08 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1969-04-12 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 188 | 412 | 58 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 126 | .160 | .201 | .237 |
| Away | 178 | 434 | 62 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 145 | .161 | .194 | .210 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | .141 | .182 | .192 |
| May | 67 | 160 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 47 | .197 | .256 | .255 |
| June | 61 | 135 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 32 | .175 | .222 | .225 |
| July | 57 | 148 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 63 | .120 | .155 | .211 |
| August | 69 | 151 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 53 | .149 | .185 | .209 |
| September | 61 | 152 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 50 | .176 | .184 | .243 |
| October | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 48 | 116 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 44 | .171 | .224 | .248 |
| minnesota-twins | 40 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | .211 | .221 | .263 |
| detroit-tigers | 40 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .039 | .108 | .039 |
| baltimore-orioles | 36 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .175 | .229 | .302 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 36 | 111 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 30 | .255 | .252 | .347 |
| chicago-white-sox | 35 | 80 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | .233 | .263 | .397 |
| cleveland-guardians | 32 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 36 | .075 | .108 | .090 |
| california-angels | 25 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | .145 | .159 | .194 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  New York Yankees | 14 | 37 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .243 | 96 | 49 |
| 1965 | New York Yankees | 37 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 8 | – | .131 | 291 | 157 |
| 1966 | New York Yankees | 37 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .138 | 251 | 146 |
| 1967 | New York Yankees | 36 | 82 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .098 | 255 | 151 |
| 1968 | New York Yankees | 36 | 91 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .143 | 278 | 140 |
| 1969 | New York Yankees | 39 | 101 | 18 | 1 | 4 | – | .178 | 303 | 113 |
| 1970 | New York Yankees | 38 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 7 | – | .188 | 271 | 126 |
| 1971 | New York Yankees | 35 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 11 | – | .170 | 269 | 132 |
| 1972 | New York Yankees | 37 | 80 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .200 | 260 | 110 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 273 | 95 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 113 | 40 |