Bob Melvin
Robert Paul Melvin
Born: October 28, 1961
Palo Alto, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
College: Canada College, University of California, Berkeley
Career: 1985-1994
Draft: Round 3 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 1 (1981 January Secondary Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Menlo Atherton HS (Menlo Park, CA)
Canada College
Minor League Statistics
Bob Melvin compiled a career batting average of .233 with 35 home runs and 212 RBI in his 692-game career with the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
 Detroit Tigers |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Kansas City Royals |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Chicago White Sox |
 New York Yankees |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 41 | 87 | 82 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .220 | .247 | .293 | .540 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 89 | 289 | 268 | 24 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 69 | .224 | .262 | .347 | .609 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 84 | 265 | 246 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 44 | .199 | .249 | .366 | .615 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 92 | 288 | 273 | 23 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | .234 | .268 | .377 | .646 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 301 | 278 | 22 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 53 | .241 | .279 | .295 | .574 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 318 | 301 | 30 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 53 | .243 | .267 | .346 | .612 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 245 | 228 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .250 | .279 | .307 | .586 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 77 | 70 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .314 | .351 | .386 | .736 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 77 | 190 | 176 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | .222 | .251 | .313 | .564 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .500 | .786 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .158 | .200 | .158 | .358 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 692 | 2095 | 1955 | 174 | 456 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 212 | 4 | 13 | 98 | 396 | .233 | .268 | .337 | .604 | 658 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 41 | 25 | 233.3 | 175 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 7.251 | 4.585 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 84 | 76 | 640.7 | 442 | 59 | 6 | 7 | .988 | 7.038 | 5.964 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 43 | 39.4 |
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 78 | 60 | 561.3 | 407 | 43 | 1 | 7 | .998 | 7.215 | 5.769 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 42.9 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 14.400 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 89 | 74 | 655.7 | 403 | 31 | 7 | 4 | .984 | 5.957 | 4.876 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 28.1 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 75 | 72 | 631.0 | 303 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .991 | 4.607 | 4.307 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 28.6 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 76 | 70 | 633.7 | 364 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .997 | 5.525 | 5.118 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 30.2 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 72 | 67 | 580.7 | 383 | 31 | 1 | 8 | .998 | 6.417 | 5.750 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 28.4 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 21 | 16 | 144.0 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 4.000 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 35.3 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .960 | 12.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 76 | 50 | 459.0 | 304 | 18 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 6.314 | 4.237 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 20.5 |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 11 | 6 | 54.3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.951 | 4.364 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 4 | 1 | 16.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.063 | 2.250 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 4 | 1 | 12.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 1.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 639 | 521 | 4656.3 | 2961 | 253 | 24 | 43 | .993 | 6.212 | 5.030 | 25 | 0 | 373 | 176 | 32.1 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | C | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.500 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.500 |
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