MJ Melendez
2022–2026 · bats L / throws R · Kansas City Royals, New York Mets
491G
.213AVG
.298OBP
.385SLG
More career statistics
338H
56HR
174RBI
12SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  New York Mets | 56 | 120 | 23 | 4 | 11 | – | .192 | – | – |