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Bill Melton

Positions: Third Baseman, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS us

School: Citrus College (Glendora, CA)

Last Game: August 30, 1977 (Age 32-054d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: William Edwin Melton

Nicknames: Beltin' Bill

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

3971

1004

160

.253

496

RBI

591

OBP

.337

SLG

.419

OPS

.756

OPS+

112

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1964	18	-1.3	White Sox	SARR	Rk	CHW	39	121	112	7	32	5	3	0	10	2	0	8	40	.286	.333	.384	.717	43		0	1	0
1965	19	-2.0	Sarasota	FLOR	A	CHW	129	468	393	40	77	13	5	6	49	3	3	63	123	.196	.313	.300	.614	118		5	5	2
1965	19	-1.8	White Sox	FLIL	WRk	CHW	38	161	134	29	36	6	1	3	21	2	0	25	29	.269	.391	.396	.787	53		2	0	0
1966	20	-1.2	Fox Cities	MIDW	A	CHW	97	399	328	56	93	26	3	12	67	5	1	60	63	.284	.400	.491	.890	161		6	1	4
1966	20	-1.4	White Sox	FLIL	WRk	CHW	47	193	160	32	53	11	2	2	29	4	3	29	26	.331	.440	.463	.903	74		3	0	1
1967	21	-2.9	Evansville	SOUL	AA	CHW	134	554	494	51	124	23	6	9	72	6	2	48	62	.251	.316	.377	.692	186		3	0	9
1968	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	NYY	108	407	357	41	95	17	2	15	62	3	2	43	82	.266	.347	.451	.798	161		3	1	3
1968	22	-3.9	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CHW	63	245	210	31	54	10	1	10	30	2	2	33	50	.257	.361	.457	.818	96		1	1	0
1968	22	-3.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	45	162	147	10	41	7	1	5	32	1	0	10	32	.279	.327	.442	.769	65		2	0	3
1968	22	-5.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	34	122	109	5	29	8	0	2	16	1	1	10	32	.266	.322	.395	.717	43	2	0	1	2	0
1968	22		White Sox	FLIL	WRk	CHW
1969	23	-4.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	157	628	556	67	142	26	2	23	87	1	2	56	106	.255	.326	.434	.759	241	12	5	5	6	7
1970	24	-3.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	141	589	514	74	135	15	1	33	96	2	4	56	107	.263	.340	.488	.828	251	7	9	1	9	2
1971	25	-2.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	150	621	543	72	146	18	2	33	86	3	3	61	87	.269	.352	.492	.843	267	8	11	1	5	5
1972	26	-1.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	57	232	208	22	51	5	0	7	30	1	1	23	31	.245	.319	.370	.689	77	2	0	0	1	2
1973	27	-1.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	152	642	560	83	155	29	1	20	87	4	4	75	66	.277	.363	.439	.802	246	20	2	2	3	7
1974	28	0.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	136	570	495	63	120	17	0	21	63	3	2	59	60	.242	.326	.404	.730	200	16	5	5	6	3
1975	29	1.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	149	607	512	62	123	16	0	15	70	5	4	78	106	.240	.346	.359	.705	184	13	8	3	6	1
1976	30	2.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	118	392	341	31	71	17	3	6	42	2	0	44	53	.208	.300	.328	.628	112	5	2	2	3	2
1977	31	3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	50	154	133	17	32	11	0	0	14	1	3	17	21	.241	.331	.323	.655	43	9	2	0	2	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		1144	4557	3971	496	1004	162	9	160	591	23	24	479	669	.253	.337	.419	.756	1664	94	44	20	43	29
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		507	1949	1684	195	421	84	19	42	260	19	8	222	370	.250	.340	.397	.737	669		17	8	18
Other (3 seasons)					Other		85	354	294	61	89	17	3	5	50	6	3	54	55					127		5	0	1
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1736	6860	5949	752	1514	263	31	207	901	48	35	755	1094					2460		66	28	62	29

AAA (1 season)					Minors		108	407	357	41	95	17	2	15	62	3	2	43	82	.266	.347	.451	.798	161		3	1	3
AA (1 season)					Minors		134	554	494	51	124	23	6	9	72	6	2	48	62	.251	.316	.377	.692	186		3	0	9
A (2 seasons)					Minors		226	867	721	96	170	39	8	18	116	8	4	123	186	.236	.353	.387	.740	279		11	6	6
Rk (1 season)					Minors		39	121	112	7	32	5	3	0	10	2	0	8	40	.286	.333	.384	.717	43		0	1	0