Melvin Nieves
1992–1998 · bats B / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres
458G
.231AVG
.314OBP
.438SLG
More career statistics
284H
63HR
187RBI
4SB
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | 1,392 | 1,228 | 163 | 284 | 53 | 6 | 63 | 187 | 136 | 483 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 538 | .231 | .314 | .438 | .752 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1996-07-28 to 1996-08-22
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1996-04-06 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1997-05-31 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1996-07-15 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 678 | 130 | 25 | 76 | 65 | 240 | .217 | .288 | .383 |
| Away | 226 | 714 | 154 | 38 | 111 | 71 | 243 | .245 | .315 | .490 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 177 | 45 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 61 | .287 | .350 | .510 |
| May | 91 | 313 | 64 | 15 | 35 | 37 | 97 | .239 | .323 | .444 |
| June | 76 | 238 | 48 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 77 | .233 | .319 | .364 |
| July | 93 | 260 | 50 | 15 | 37 | 26 | 101 | .219 | .292 | .456 |
| August | 60 | 146 | 32 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 47 | .242 | .281 | .553 |
| September | 85 | 237 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 92 | .192 | .249 | .370 |
| October | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .238 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 26 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 34 | .217 | .299 | .566 |
| san-francisco-giants | 25 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .222 | .237 | .537 |
| chicago-white-sox | 24 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 25 | .278 | .337 | .532 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 22 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .267 | .323 | .367 |
| boston-red-sox | 21 | 86 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 25 | .227 | .314 | .493 |
| kansas-city-royals | 19 | 79 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 25 | .290 | .354 | .522 |
| new-york-mets | 18 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 | .238 | .289 | .524 |
| houston-astros | 18 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | .278 | .372 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Atlanta Braves | 12 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1993 |  San Diego Padres | 19 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 3 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1994 | San Diego Padres | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1995 | San Diego Padres | 98 | 234 | 48 | 14 | 38 | 2 | .205 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Detroit Tigers | 120 | 431 | 106 | 24 | 60 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1997 | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 359 | 82 | 20 | 64 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 119 | 30 | 2 | 17 | – | .252 | – | – |