Player
Rube Melton
Player Info
- Full Name
- Reuben Franklin
- Born
-
February 27, 1917
Cramerton, NC, USA - Died
- September 11, 1971
- Size
- 6'5" / 205 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 17, 1941
- Final Game
- June 3, 1947
- Career
- 7 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Phillies 1941-1942
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1943-1947
Career Batting
162
G
.120
AVG
25
H
1
HR
14
RBI
.301
OPS
-12
OPS vs Lg
8% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
30-50
W-L
3.62
ERA
162
G
363
SO
5
SV
1.45
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 7 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 3 | 1.99 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 99.2 | 44 | 52 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 13 | 3.46 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 187.1 | 91 | 96 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 8 | 3.92 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 119.0 | 63 | 79 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 20 | 3.70 | 42 | 29 | 4 | 209.1 | 107 | 114 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 5 | 4.73 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 83.2 | 57 | 47 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NL | 4.7 | 1.93 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |
| 1946 | NL | 99.7 | 3.97 | 4.70 | 1.244 | |
| 1944 | NL | 187.3 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 1.463 | ✓ |
| 1943 | NL | 119.3 | 4.75 | 5.96 | 1.550 | |
| 1942 | NL | 209.3 | 4.60 | 4.90 | 1.404 | ✓ |
| 1941 | NL | 83.7 | 6.13 | 5.06 | 1.530 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .107 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .123 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .105 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .123 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NL | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 451 | 0.0 | |
| 1946 | NL | 31 | .036 | .158 | 0.0 | 29.0 | -27 | 0.0 | |
| 1944 | NL | 66 | .053 | .194 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -14 | 0.0 | |
| 1943 | NL | 44 | .000 | .160 | 2.3 | 29.5 | -30 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | NL | 67 | .092 | .184 | 3.0 | 38.8 | 9 | 1.1 | |
| 1941 | NL | 21 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 52.4 | -39 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 162 | 18 | 118 | 9 | 5 | .938 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 24 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .955 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 37 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .955 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 30 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .875 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 42 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .976 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |