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Bill
Melton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 7, 1946 in Usa, MS, GULFPORT
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 29 OMA JL $ 700,000 5 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 8 7 7 4 3 4
1977 30 LOU JL $ 1,250,000 5 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 4 5 8 7 7 4 3 4
1978 31 LOU JL $ 1,250,000 5 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 4 5 8 7 7 4 3 4
1979 32 LOU JL $ 1,250,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 5 4 4 8 7 7 4 3 4
1980 33 CHI JL   5 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 4 4 7 6 7 4 3 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   5 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 4 4 7 6 7 4 3 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000 5 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 5 4 5 8 7 7 4 3 4
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 34 VAN JL     7 7 8 12 11 11 9 7 8 18 15 16 11 9 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 8 12 11 11 9 7 8 18 15 16 11 9 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings     7 7 8 12 11 11 9 7 8 18 15 16 11 9 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 29 OMA JL 145 461 57 110 14 5 9 38 6 2 50 93 .239 .316 .349 .665 53.3 8.1
1977 30 LOU JL 105 278 43 76 13 4 6 37 1 0 43 58 .273 .376 .414 .790 45.4 9.4
1978 31 LOU JL 87 236 38 61 11 1 4 22 0 0 33 51 .258 .349 .364 .714 29.1 4.2
1979 32 LOU JL 69 142 21 37 3 3 5 22 0 0 22 28 .261 .365 .430 .795 22.9 4.1
1980 33 CHI JL 122 256 31 66 4 1 5 31 8 1 41 65 .258 .367 .340 .707 34.9 6.1
1981 34 VAN JL 18 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .250 .523 1.1 0.0
    AAA   5 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .188 .350 .188 .538 1.6  
6 Years Sim 546 1393 191 354 46 14 29 151 15 3 190 300 .254 .348 .370 .718 186.7 31.8
1 Years AAA 5 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .188 .350 .188 .538 1.6  
162 Game Average 413 56 105 13 4 8 44 4 0 56 89 .254 .348 .370 .718 55.4  
Career Highs 145 461 57 110 14 5 9 38 8 2 50 93 .273 .376 .430 .795 53.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   611 69 134 18 8 7 46 7 1 72 144 .219 .308 .309 .618 61.5
vs LH   782 122 220 28 6 22 105 8 2 118 156 .281 .378 .417 .795 127.0
Home 267 678 97 179 29 4 17 77 11 2 91 135 .264 .359 .394 .753 98.4
Away 279 715 94 175 17 10 12 74 4 1 99 165 .245 .337 .347 .684 90.1
RISP   302 0 82 9 3 8 116 0 0 54 54 .272 .380 .401 .781 49.4
Pinch Hitting   125 10 33 1 0 3 14 0 0 18 28 .264 .366 .344 .710 16.8
Close/Late   181 15 50 4 3 4 17 0 0 21 34 .276 .356 .398 .754 25.8
Mar/Apr 102 225 35 48 6 1 2 14 3 0 37 57 .213 .337 .276 .613 23.9
May 86 212 34 63 12 2 8 32 0 1 22 48 .297 .362 .486 .848 35.6
June 98 256 38 68 12 5 9 39 4 1 37 53 .266 .361 .457 .818 42.7
July 103 292 35 84 9 2 6 33 4 1 38 61 .288 .376 .394 .770 44.1
August 82 216 30 45 4 3 3 17 1 0 30 43 .208 .306 .296 .603 21.8
Sep/Oct 75 192 19 46 3 1 1 16 3 0 26 38 .240 .333 .281 .615 20.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1976 29 OMA JL CF 89 87 713.3 245 6 3 4 .988 3.17 0 0 .000 0 3.1
    3B 56 52 413.0 28 102 6 11 .956 2.83 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 30 LOU JL CF 63 53 469.0 125 4 1 3 .992 2.48 0 0 .000 0 2.4
    3B 19 16 151.0 7 30 0 2 1.000 2.21 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1978 31 LOU JL 3B 40 32 294.0 26 76 1 5 .990 3.12 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    CF 27 22 195.0 51 1 1 0 .981 2.40 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    RF 5 5 45.0 7 0 1 0 .875 1.40 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1979 32 LOU JL 3B 29 22 192.3 14 49 1 5 .984 2.95 0 0 .000 0 0.9
    CF 15 10 95.0 40 2 1 1 .977 3.98 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
1980 33 CHI JL CF 46 44 366.0 108 2 1 0 .991 2.70 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    3B 16 14 128.3 9 28 4 3 .902 2.59 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    LF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1981 34 VAN JL 3B 3 2 15.0 2 2 2 1 .667 2.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 241 216 1840.3 569 15 7 8 .988 2.86 0 0 .000 0 8.0
  3B 163 138 1193.7 86 287 14 27 .964 2.81 0 0 .000 0 4.0
  RF 8 5 51.0 9 0 1 0 .900 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 5 0 15.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   421 359 3105.0 668 302 22 35 .978 2.81 0 0 .000 0 12.0
Career Highs   146 139 1127.3 273 108 9 15 .994 3.29 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 30 LOU JL 7 29 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 .138 .194 .276 .469
1978 31 LOU JL 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 8 34 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 .147 .194 .265 .459
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  1. Shelton Stone (973)
  2. Dale McCall (971)
  3. Drew McGinley (970)
  4. Sanford Wood (968)
  5. Paxton Quigley (967)
  6. Deandre Garcia (966)
  7. John Rayford (962)
  8. Jose Atkins (962)
  9. Oscar Vizcaino (961)
  10. Ali Mowbray (959)
History
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 2/2/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $700,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/19/1977 to a 3-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/7/1980 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/18/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Released by Vancouver on 5/11/1981
 
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