Adam Melhuse

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 27, 1972 in Santa Clara, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Stockton, CA)

Schools: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 16, 2000 (Age 28-081d, 17,692nd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2008 (Age 36-184d)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Full Name: Adam Michael Melhuse

Pronunciation: \MEL-huse\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

735

172

.234

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.389

OPS

.679

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1993	21	TOR-min	A-	73	316	266	40	68	14	2	5	32	4	0	45	61	.256	.360	.380	.740		101	4	0	2	3	4		STC · NYPL
1994	22	TOR-min	A	118	483	422	61	109	16	3	11	58	6	8	53	77	.258	.338	.389	.727		164	13	1	1	6	3		HGR · SALL
1995	23	TOR-min	A+	123	495	428	43	92	20	0	4	41	6	1	61	87	.215	.312	.290	.601		124	7	1	1	4	1		DUN · FLOR
1996	24	TOR-min	A+,AA	129	501	409	63	98	26	2	14	57	3	2	83	97	.240	.368	.416	.784		170	8	3	1	5	3		DUN,KNX · FLOR,SOUL
1997	25	TOR-min	AAA,AA	69	240	205	21	48	8	1	5	19	1	1	31	37	.234	.335	.356	.691		73	3	1	1	2	1		SYR,KNX · IL,SOUL
1998	26	TOR-min	AA,AAA	88	356	278	60	83	25	0	16	50	4	4	77	45	.299	.449	.561	1.011		156	6	0	0	1	1		KNX,SYR · SOUL,IL
1999	27	TOR-min	AA,AAA	128	570	445	94	130	30	0	21	85	6	7	118	96	.292	.442	.501	.943		223	11	4	0	3	7		KNX,SYR · SOUL,IL
2000	28	COL-LAD-min	AAA,AA	94	366	306	61	99	21	1	6	46	9	5	54	65	.324	.427	.458	.885		140	8	2	3	1	1		CSP,ABQ,SAN · PCL,TL
2000	28	TOT	NL	24	27	24	3	4	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	6	.167	.259	.250	.509	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	H/329
2000	28	LAD	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
2000	28	COL	NL	23	26	23	3	4	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	5	.174	.269	.261	.530	23	6	1	0	0	0	0	H/329
2001	29	COL-min	AAA	54	218	184	26	49	10	1	7	32	0	1	31	42	.266	.378	.446	.824		82	8	2	1	0	1		CSP · PCL
2001	29	COL	NL	40	79	71	5	13	2	0	1	8	1	0	6	18	.183	.241	.254	.494	18	18	3	0	0	2	0	2H/3

2002	30	CHC-COL-min	AAA	106	387	341	58	106	29	1	13	59	4	4	44	70	.311	.389	.516	.905		176	8	0	1	1	3		IWA,CSP · PCL
2003	31	OAK-min	AAA	45	175	147	26	42	9	0	3	17	0	1	26	32	.286	.394	.408	.802		60	5	1	0	1	0		SAC · PCL
2003	31	OAK	AL	40	86	77	13	23	7	0	5	14	0	0	9	19	.299	.372	.584	.957	149	45	2	0	0	0	0	2/H53
2004	32	OAK	AL	69	231	214	23	55	11	0	11	31	0	1	16	47	.257	.309	.463	.771	99	99	4	0	1	0	1	2/H53
2005	33	OAK	AL	39	102	97	11	24	7	0	2	12	0	0	5	28	.247	.284	.381	.666	76	37	0	0	0	0	0	2H/D
2006	34	OAK	AL	49	139	128	10	28	8	0	4	18	0	1	9	34	.219	.273	.375	.648	68	48	6	1	0	1	1	2HD/53
2007	35	OAK-min	AAA	2	8	8	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.375	.375	.625	1.000		5	0	0	0	0	0		SAC · PCL
2007	35	TOT	AL	35	103	94	8	20	4	0	1	9	0	0	7	26	.213	.275	.287	.562	50	27	3	1	1	0	0	2/5HD
2007	35	OAK	AL	12	30	26	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	8	.231	.333	.269	.603	66	7	0	0	0	0	0	2/H5
2007	35	TEX	AL	23	73	68	6	14	3	0	1	7	0	0	3	18	.206	.250	.294	.544	43	20	3	1	1	0	0	2/5HD
2008	36	COL-min	AAA,A-	37	122	102	15	29	8	0	3	17	0	0	17	27	.284	.393	.451	.844		46	5	2	0	1	1		CSP,TRI · PCL,NORW
2008	36	TOT	MLB	15	32	30	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	.167	.219	.200	.419	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	2/H5
2008	36	TEX	AL	8	22	20	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	.200	.273	.200	.473	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	/25
2008	36	COL	NL	7	10	10	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.200	.300	-26	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2009	37	PIT-min	AAA	17	61	51	6	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	9	13	.176	.295	.216	.511		11	2	0	0	1	0		INA · IL
8 Yrs				311	799	735	76	172	40	1	24	98	1	2	57	193	.234	.290	.389	.679	74	286	19	2	2	3	2
162 Game Avg.				162	416	383	40	90	21	1	13	51	1	1	30	101	.234	.290	.389	.679	74	149	10	1	1	2	1

OAK (5 yrs)				209	588	542	59	136	34	0	22	77	0	2	43	136	.251	.307	.435	.742	93	236	12	1	1	1	2
COL (3 yrs)				70	115	104	10	18	3	1	1	13	1	0	9	27	.173	.235	.250	.485	16	26	4	0	0	2	0
TEX (2 yrs)				31	95	88	7	18	3	0	1	8	0	0	5	29	.205	.255	.273	.528	39	24	3	1	1	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				240	683	630	66	154	37	0	23	85	0	2	48	165	.244	.300	.413	.712	86	260	15	2	2	1	2
NL (3 yrs)				71	116	105	10	18	3	1	1	13	1	0	9	28	.171	.233	.248	.480	15	26	4	0	0	2	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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