Cliff Melton
Retired
Cliff Melton
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Nickname:
Mountain Music
Birthdate:
Jan. 3, 1912 (68 y, 10 m, 14 d)
Born In:
Brevard, NC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/201
Entry:
1936 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 6, Team: New York Giants
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1937 New York (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1937 New York (MLB)
All-Star 1941 New York (MLB)
1938 New York (MLB)
1937 New York (MLB)
Gold Glove 1941 - P New York (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 1937 New York (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Aug 1937 New York (MLB)
Jul 1937 New York (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink6
Grey Ink96
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Mike Garcia 946
Sam Streeter 945
Mort Cooper 939
Bobby Shantz 936
Johnny Antonelli 929
Hod Eller 929
Bob Rush 924
Catfish Hunter 924
Dave McNally 923
Howie Pollet 923
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1938 20 7
1939 25 1
1940 18 3
Year G Rank
1937 43 9
1938 48 6
Year GS Rank
1937 41 6
1938 43 4
1939 41 9
1941 35 1
1946 33 7
Year W Rank
1937 22 3
1938 21 4
1943 14 7
1945 13 8
Year L Rank
1946 17 2
Year Win % Rank
1938 0.553 8
1943 0.583 8
1944 0.667 4
1945 0.765 1
1947 0.565 9
Year IP Rank
1940 230.2 10
1941 246.0 9
Year BF Rank
1937 1359 10
1938 1395 9
1939 1348 10
1941 1074 10
Year HR Rank
1938 21 9
1939 24 6
1941 18 8
1945 15 7
1946 18 9
Year BB Rank
1940 109 7
1941 105 10
1943 87 10
Year K Rank
1937 157 5
1938 167 6
1939 141 8
1940 113 3
Year WP Rank
1940 6 4
1943 6 7
Year ERA Rank
1937 3.234 5
1941 3.366 8
1943 3.098 6
1945 2.884 5
1947 3.230 4
Year BABIP Rank
1940 0.268 9
1941 0.264 2
1943 0.263 10
1945 0.232 2
1946 0.274 8
Year WHIP Rank
1937 1.275 8
1945 1.148 3
1946 1.338 10
1947 1.232 5
Year H/9 Rank
1937 8.719 9
1940 8.389 7
1941 8.707 7
1943 8.168 9
1945 7.772 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1945 2.564 5
1946 2.378 4
1947 1.715 1
Year CG Rank
1937 23 8
1943 11 8
Year SHO Rank
1937 4 2
1938 2 7
1939 2 9
1940 2 2
1941 3 2
1947 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1945 64 5
1946 62 3
1947 43 1
Year Hits Rank
1938 343 10
1946 252 8
1947 235 8
Year WAR Rank
1937 6.8 4
1938 5.8 5
1940 4.6 7
1947 4.7 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1946 8 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1945 4 1
1947 10 7