Melvin Bunch
Melvin Lynn Bunch
Born: November 4, 1971
Texarkana, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 15 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Texarkana College
Career: 1992-2002
Major League Statistics
Melvin Bunch compiled a career record of 86 wins and 68 losses and a 3.75 ERA in his 244-game pitching career with the Royals, Eugene Emeralds, Rockford Royals, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Omaha Royals, Harrisburg Senators, Ottawa Lynx, Tacoma Rainiers and Chunichi Dragons. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Rockford Royals |
 Wilmington Blue Rocks |
 Omaha Royals |
 Harrisburg Senators |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Tacoma Rainiers |
 Chunichi Dragons |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.78 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 62 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 265 |
| 1992 | R | GULF | Royals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.33 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 52 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 256 |
| 1993 | A | MIDW | Rockford Royals | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.12 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85.0 | 79 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 337 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.39 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 52 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 252 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.57 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 63 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 272 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 8 | 9 | .471 | 6.08 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7 | 181 | 106 | 99 | 32 | 59 | 1 | 94 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 663 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6.35 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 102 | 63 | 55 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 369 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.3 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 210 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.59 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 101 | 58 | 53 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 99 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 456 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 10 | 2 | .833 | 3.10 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | 112 | 53 | 43 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 117 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 517 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.98 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184.0 | 141 | 67 | 61 | 12 | 77 | 2 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 756 |
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.38 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0 | 158 | 64 | 60 | 14 | 63 | 6 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 684 |
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.28 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112.7 | 112 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 472 |
| Totals | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3.75 | 244 | 215 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1325.0 | 1271 | 625 | 552 | 152 | 464 | 18 | 1166 | 49 | 8 | 61 | 5596 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .657 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 25 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 27 | 69 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .131 | .131 | .131 | .262 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 25 | 61 | 52 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .231 | .226 | .308 | .534 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .268 | .463 | .732 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 208 | 185 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | .200 | .207 | .276 | .483 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Royals | P | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | A | MIDW | Rockford Royals | P | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .889 | .842 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 1.400 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .333 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.083 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 33 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .727 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.222 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .440 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .905 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 244 | 59 | 82 | 10 | 14 | .934 | .578 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | Gulf Coast League | Royals | KCA | ||
| 1992 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | KCA | ||
| 1993 | A | Midwest League | Rockford Royals | KCA | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | MON | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
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