Jaime Melendez
Kansas City Royals (ML)
Jaime Melendez
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Birthdate:
Sept. 26, 2001 (29 y, 11 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Puebla, PUE, MEX
Nationality:
Mexican
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/181
Entry:
Unknown
Inj Prone:
Fragile
Contract:
$18.9M / 1 year
ML Service Time:
7 years, 20 days
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2023 (2nd) Quad Cities (MWL)
All-Star 2028 Kansas City (MLB)
League Champ 2030 Kansas City (MLB)
2027 Kansas City (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 2029 Kansas City (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 1 39.1 25.8
Grey Ink 18 190.9 148.4
HoF Standard 0 47.9 45.2
WAR 20.1 69.2 58.5
WAR7 19.9 46.5 38.0
JAWS 20.0 57.8 48.3
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
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Player Score
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
2027 33 10
2028 33 1
2029 33 3
Year W Rank
2026 14 7
2028 15 2
Year Win % Rank
2028 0.652 7
Year ERA Rank
2028 3.192 6
Year WHIP Rank
2028 1.192 5
Year H/9 Rank
2028 7.430 2
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2028 142 2
Year HR (Low) Rank
2028 15 5
Year WAR Rank
2026 4.9 3
2027 4.2 10
2028 4.1 6
Year L (Low) Rank
2028 8 8
Year rWAR Rank
2028 4.9 8