MJ Melendez
2022–2026 · bats L / throws R · Kansas City Royals
491G
.213AVG
.298OBP
.385SLG
338H
56HR
174RBI
12SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | 1,796 | 1,585 | 185 | 338 | 80 | 12 | 56 | 174 | 183 | 487 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 610 | .213 | .298 | .385 | .683 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 2022-07-22 to 2022-07-29
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 2022-08-07 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 2022-09-17 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 2022-07-04 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 224 | 848 | 175 | 29 | 99 | 86 | 202 | .233 | .308 | .410 |
| Away | 211 | 804 | 140 | 23 | 64 | 80 | 235 | .196 | .274 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .208 | .269 | .292 |
| April | 60 | 230 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 74 | .151 | .226 | .307 |
| May | 74 | 273 | 55 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 71 | .223 | .289 | .401 |
| June | 74 | 282 | 51 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 72 | .206 | .294 | .324 |
| July | 66 | 252 | 55 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 67 | .235 | .278 | .444 |
| August | 79 | 300 | 67 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 76 | .255 | .323 | .468 |
| September | 68 | 262 | 44 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 65 | .201 | .324 | .361 |
| October | 6 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .269 | .296 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 46 | 179 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 54 | .173 | .240 | .333 |
| cleveland-guardians | 46 | 176 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 44 | .174 | .244 | .292 |
| chicago-white-sox | 36 | 151 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 40 | .197 | .265 | .401 |
| detroit-tigers | 33 | 125 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 40 | .173 | .264 | .327 |
| baltimore-orioles | 21 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 19 | .257 | .312 | .500 |
| houston-astros | 19 | 74 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | .305 | .432 | .492 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 19 | 69 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .344 | .391 | .475 |
| los-angeles-angels | 18 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | .207 | .277 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Kansas City Royals | 129 | 460 | 100 | 18 | 62 | 2 | .217 | – | – |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 148 | 533 | 125 | 16 | 56 | 6 | .235 | – | – |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 135 | 412 | 85 | 17 | 44 | 4 | .206 | – | – |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | .083 | – | – |
| 2026 | 56 | 120 | 23 | 4 | 11 | – | .192 | – | – |