Rube Melton
1941–1947 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
162G
.120AVG
.133OBP
.168SLG
More career statistics
25H
1HR
14RBI
0SB
30–50W–L
704.0IP
363K
3.62ERA
87GS
5SV
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 · At bats | 208 | 207 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 230 | 228 |
| Batting · Walks | 3 | 2 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,061 | 3,064 |
| Pitching · p er | 283 | 287 |
| Pitching · p h | 624 | 625 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,112 | 2,113 |
| Pitching · p k | 363 | 366 |
| Pitching · p w | 395 | 396 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 230 | 208 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .120 | .133 | .168 | .301 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 704.0 | 162 | 87 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 624 | 330 | 283 | 22 | 395 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 1.447 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1942-07-14 to 1942-07-18
2longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1942-04-18 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1944-07-02 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 71 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .080 | .082 | .103 |
| Away | 91 | 130 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 48 | .150 | .146 | .217 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 23 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .139 | .119 | .194 |
| June | 33 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .075 | .111 | .100 |
| July | 32 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | .106 | .100 | .170 |
| August | 35 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .211 | .190 | .289 |
| September | 29 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .103 | .095 | .128 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .217 | .192 | .304 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 24 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .059 | .056 | .059 |
| new-york-giants | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .059 | .111 | .059 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 21 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .154 | .172 | .154 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .133 | .111 | .300 |
| boston-braves | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .103 | .100 | .138 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .136 | .136 | .182 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 12 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .115 | .097 | .154 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 19 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .105 | 83 | 57 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 7 | – | .125 | 209 | 109 |
| 1943 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 38 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .105 | 119 | 64 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 57 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .123 | 187 | 91 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | .107 | 100 | 44 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 4 | 1 |