Bob Melvin

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Menlo-Atherton HS (Atherton, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Cañada College (Redwood City, CA).

High School: Menlo-Atherton HS (Atherton, CA)

Schools: Cañada College (Redwood City, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 25, 1985 (Age 23-209d, 15,025th in major league history)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1994 (Age 32-282d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Robert Paul Melvin

Nicknames: BoMel

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3x Mgr of the year

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1955

456

.233

174

RBI

212

OBP

.268

SLG

.337

OPS

.604

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 35 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 12 go ahead

4 Tms
SFG	24
BAL	7
BOS	3
NYY	1

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	17

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	17

Outs
0	15
2	11
1	9

19 Opps
SDP	7
LAD	5
CIN	3
MON	3
CHC	2
KCR	2
STL	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

32 Pitchers
Fernando Valenzuela	3
Ed Whitson	2
Chuck Finley	1
Lance McCullers	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Pete Filson	1
Arthur Rhodes	1
Eric Nolte	1
Neal Heaton	1
Mark Thurmond	1
Ed Wojna	1
Jason Grimsley	1
Bill Scherrer	1
Greg Cadaret	1
Floyd Youmans	1
Mario Soto	1
Orel Hershiser	1
Charlie Puleo	1
Balvino Gálvez	1
Tim Belcher	1
Urbano Lugo	1
Juan Guzmán	1
Steve Peters	1
Bob McClure	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Kevin Brown	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Chris Haney	1
Tom Browning	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Doug Drabek	1
Curt Young	1

14 Parks
3Com Park (SFO)	12
Qualcomm St (SAN)	4
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
9	5
78	4
8	3
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	13
2	9
5	6
4	3
1	3
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	8
12-	2
--3	2
-23	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

54 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	20
1 on	11
2 on	4
Any on	15

Inning
1	1
2	12
3	2
4	6
5	4
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	3

1-3	15
4-6	13
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	5
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	9
-1	5
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	16
Tied	9
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	13
0-1	5
1-0	4
3-1	4
0-0	3
2-1	3
2-2	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	34
DH	1

OrderPos
7th	16
8th	8
6th	8
5th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1986-06-18	SFG	@	SDP	Mark Thurmond	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	1--		2	7	2	0.151	80%		Home Run; B. Brenly Scores
2	2	2	1	1986-08-11	SFG	@	CIN	Tom Browning	behind 2-4	t 5	0	---		1	7	2	0.116	36%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1986-09-14	SFG		ATL	Charlie Puleo	behind 1-4	b 5	0	---		1	7	2	0.096	26%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1986-09-27	SFG		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	tied 2-2	b 2	0	---		1	7	2	0.116	66%		Home Run
5	5	5	1	1986-10-05	SFG	@	LAD	Balvino Gálvez	ahead 7-2	t 8	1	1--		2	8	2	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Kutcher Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1987-04-07	SFG		SDP	Ed Whitson	behind 2-3	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFSX	1	6	2	0.141	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	2	2	1987-04-07	SFG		SDP	Ed Whitson	tied 3-3	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.208	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	1987-04-13	SFG	@	SDP	Andy Hawkins	behind 3-4	t 4	1	---		1	6	2	0.130	47%		Home Run (LF Line)
9	9	4	1	1987-04-14	SFG	@	SDP	Ed Wojna	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	2	0.101	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	5	1	1987-05-06	SFG		CHC	Scott Sanderson	behind 2-6	b 6	1	---		1	6	2	0.055	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	6	1	1987-05-18	SFG	@	MON	Neal Heaton	behind 0-1	t 2	0	1--		2	5	2	0.166	60%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Maldonado Scores
12	12	7	1	1987-05-19	SFG	@	MON	Floyd Youmans	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	---		1	6	2	0.089	80%		Home Run
13	13	8	1	1987-06-10	SFG	@	CIN	Bill Scherrer	ahead 7-4	t 9	1	---		1	9	2	0.022	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	9	1	1987-09-15	SFG		SDP	Eric Nolte	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-		3	7	2	0.184	83%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Davis Scores; W. Clark Scores
15	15	10	1	1987-09-22	SFG		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---		1	7	2	0.113	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	11	2	1987-09-22	SFG		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 2-4	b 8	0	---		1	7	2	0.140	30%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1988-04-17	SFG	@	SDP	Lance McCullers	ahead 5-4	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.082	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	2	1	1988-04-21	SFG	@	CIN	Mario Soto	behind 0-1	t 2	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BSBBX	2	8	2	0.209	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Thompson Scores
19	19	3	1	1988-04-27	SFG		PIT	Doug Drabek	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	2	0.070	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	1988-05-13	SFG		NYM	Bob Ojeda	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(2-2) SFBBX	1	7	2	0.132	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	5	1	1988-05-20	SFG		MON	Bob McClure	ahead 9-2	b 7	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	7	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Maldonado Scores
22	22	6	1	1988-07-09	SFG		STL	Steve Peters	ahead 12-2	b 6	2	1--	5,(3-1) BSBBX	2	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); K. Mitchell Scores
23	23	7	1	1988-07-19	SFG	@	CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	2	0.122	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	8	1	1988-08-14	SFG	@	LAD	Orel Hershiser	ahead 5-2	t 2	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	2	0.136	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Mitchell Scores; M. Aldrete Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1989-08-27	BAL	@	NYY	Greg Cadaret	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.127	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Milligan Scores; M. Devereaux Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1990-04-14	BAL	@	DET	Urbano Lugo	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	--3	2,(0-1) SX	2	8	2	0.127	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Milligan Scores
27	27	2	1	1990-05-25	BAL	@	TEX	Kevin Brown	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	5	2	0.079	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Orsulak Scores
28	28	3	1	1990-08-02	BAL		KCR	Pete Filson	ahead 4-1	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.054	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	4	1	1990-08-18	BAL		OAK	Curt Young	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.118	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
30	30	5	1	1990-09-08	BAL		CAL	Chuck Finley	tied 0-0	b 2	2	--3	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	7	2	0.192	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); C. Worthington Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1991-06-15	BAL	@	TOR	Juan Guzmán	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	8	2	0.070	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Melvin Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1993-06-01	BOS		KCR	Chris Haney	behind 0-4	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.072	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	2	1	1993-09-07	BOS	@	CHW	Tim Belcher	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	7	2	0.194	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Deer Scores
34	34	3	1	1993-09-12	BOS	@	CLE	Jason Grimsley	behind 0-1	t 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.164	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Valentin Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1994-05-21	NYY		BAL	Arthur Rhodes	tied 2-2	b 1	2	-23	4,(2-1) BBCX	3	7	DH	0.215	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Leyritz Scores; G. Williams Scores

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SDP	7
LAD	5
CIN	3
MON	3
CHC	2
KCR	2
STL	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

SDP	7
LAD	5
CIN	3
MON	3
CHC	2
KCR	2
STL	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

SDP	7
LAD	5
CIN	3
MON	3
CHC	2
KCR	2
STL	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
CHW	1
TOR	1