Mel Stottlemyre

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: November 13, 1941 in Hazleton, MO us

Died: January 13, 2019 in Seattle, WA

Buried: Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA

High School: Mabton HS (Mabton, WA)

School: Yakima Valley Community College (Yakima, WA)

Last Game: August 16, 1974 (Age 32-276d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Melvin Leon Stottlemyre

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Relatives: Father of Mel Stottlemyre, Todd Stottlemyre

5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.1

164

139

ERA

2.97

360

356

2661.1

1257

WHIP

1.219

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1961	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-D-		9	4	.692	3.27	5.00	15	13		5	2		99.0	85	55	36	9	44		108	0	0	3		1.303	7.7	0.8	4.0	9.8	2.45
1961	19	-0.3	Harlan	APPY	D-		5	1	.833	3.12	5.51	8	7		2	2		49.0	41	30	17	3	15		61	0	0	2		1.143	7.5	0.6	2.8	11.2	4.07
1961	19	-1.3	Auburn	NYPL	D	NYY	4	3	.571	3.42	4.50	7	6		3	0		50.0	44	25	19	6	29		47	0	0	1		1.460	7.9	1.1	5.2	8.5	1.62
1962	20	-1.4	Greensboro	CARL	B	NYY	17	9	.654	2.50	3.10	32	31		17	7		241.0	167	83	67	15	92	7	190	14	1	11		1.075	6.2	0.6	3.4	7.1	2.07
1963	21	-4.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	7	7	.500	4.05	4.53	39	16		2	0		131.0	126	66	59	8	48	1	82	3	0	0		1.328	8.7	0.5	3.3	5.6	1.71
1964	22	-3.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	13	3	.813	1.42	1.89	30	17		10	6		152.0	115	32	24	2	32	3	95	7	1	4		0.967	6.8	0.1	1.9	5.6	2.97
1964	22	-5.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	3	.750	2.06	2.44	13	12	0	5	2	0	96.0	77	26	22	3	35	3	49	2	0	1	390	1.167	7.2	0.3	3.3	4.6	1.40
1965	23	-4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	20	9	.690	2.63	3.06	37	37	0	18	4	0	291.0	250	99	85	18	88	3	155	7	0	5	1188	1.162	7.7	0.6	2.7	4.8	1.76
1966	24	-3.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	20	.375	3.80	4.16	37	35	2	9	3	1	251.0	239	116	106	18	82	7	146	1	0	8	1042	1.279	8.6	0.6	2.9	5.2	1.78
1967	25	-1.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	15	15	.500	2.96	3.39	36	36	0	10	4	0	255.0	235	96	84	20	88	11	151	2	0	5	1063	1.267	8.3	0.7	3.1	5.3	1.72
1968	26	-1.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	12	.636	2.45	2.78	36	36	0	19	6	0	278.2	243	86	76	21	65	7	140	3	1	3	1123	1.105	7.8	0.7	2.1	4.5	2.15
1969	27	-0.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	20	14	.588	2.82	3.12	39	39	0	24	3	0	303.0	267	105	95	19	97	11	113	6	0	6	1244	1.201	7.9	0.6	2.9	3.4	1.16
1970	28	0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	15	13	.536	3.09	3.65	37	37	0	14	0	0	271.0	262	110	93	23	84	8	126	6	0	10	1136	1.277	8.7	0.8	2.8	4.2	1.50
1971	29	2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	12	.571	2.87	3.34	35	35	0	19	7	0	269.2	234	100	86	16	69	6	132	4	0	5	1091	1.124	7.8	0.5	2.3	4.4	1.91
1972	30	2.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	18	.438	3.22	3.43	36	36	0	9	7	0	260.0	250	99	93	13	85	13	110	4	0	6	1088	1.288	8.7	0.5	2.9	3.8	1.29
1973	31	3.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	16	.500	3.07	3.69	38	38	0	19	4	0	273.0	259	112	93	13	79	3	95	5	0	5	1122	1.238	8.5	0.4	2.6	3.1	1.20
1974	32	3.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	6	7	.462	3.58	4.30	16	15	1	6	0	0	113.0	119	54	45	7	37	3	40	4	0	3	485	1.381	9.5	0.6	2.9	3.2	1.08
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		164	139	.541	2.97	3.39	360	356	3	152	40	1	2661.1	2435	1003	878	171	809	75	1257	44	1	57	10972	1.219	8.2	0.6	2.7	4.3	1.55
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		46	23	.667	2.69	3.41	116	77		34	15		623.0	493	236	186	34	216	11	475	24	2	18		1.138	7.1	0.5	3.1	6.9	2.20
All Levels (14 Seasons)							210	162	.565	2.92	3.40	476	433	3	186	55	1	3284.1	2928	1239	1064	205	1025	86	1732	68	3	75	10972	1.204	8.0	0.6	2.8	4.7	1.69

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		20	10	.667	2.64	3.12	69	33		12	6		283.0	241	98	83	10	80	4	177	10	1	4		1.134	7.7	0.3	2.5	5.6	2.21
B (1 season)					Minors		17	9	.654	2.50	3.10	32	31		17	7		241.0	167	83	67	15	92	7	190	14	1	11		1.075	6.2	0.6	3.4	7.1	2.07
D- (1 season)					Minors		5	1	.833	3.12	5.51	8	7		2	2		49.0	41	30	17	3	15		61	0	0	2		1.143	7.5	0.6	2.8	11.2	4.07
D (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.42	4.50	7	6		3	0		50.0	44	25	19	6	29		47	0	0	1		1.460	7.9	1.1	5.2	8.5	1.62