Retired
Rube Melton
Birthdate:
Feb. 27, 1917 (95 y, 3 m, 8 d)Born In:
Cramerton, NC, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'5"/205
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 39.2 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 12 | 193.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 48.7 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 5.1 | 71.0 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 5.1 | 47.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 5.1 | 59.4 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Red Embree R | 975 |
| Eric Erickson R | 968 |
| Grover Lowdermilk R | 967 |
| Manny Salvo R | 967 |
| Elmer Knetzer R | 963 |
| Ray Keating R | 963 |
| Lee Grissom R | 962 |
| Cecil Ferguson R | 960 |
| Marcelino Lopez R | 959 |
| Tommy Hughes R | 957 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 42 | 5 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 20 | 2 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 4 | 6 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 2 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 114 | 1 |
| 1943 | 79 | 7 |
| 1944 | 96 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 107 | 5 |
| 1944 | 91 | 8 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 5 | 9 |
| 1942 | 8 | 1 |
| 1944 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 7.739 | 7 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 180 | 5 |
| 1944 | 178 | 6 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 7 | 7 |
| 1944 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 9 | 3 |
| 1944 | 9 | 4 |