P Mark 'Mel' Melancon #36
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/30/2024
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P MARK 'MEL' MELANCON #36 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 1-2 0 7.86 26.1 51 7 9 11 2.28 -0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 60 65 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 35 35
Splitter 35 35
Cutter 40 40
Knuckle Curve 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/28/2024 NYM Win, 8-4 1.2 4 2 2 0 1
05/25/2024 @ PIT Loss, 4-6 1.0 3 2 0 1 0 Loss
05/19/2024 MIA Loss, 3-9 0.1 1 1 0 2 0
05/18/2024 MIA Win, 7-6 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Win
05/16/2024 ARI Win, 10-6 0.2 5 3 3 0 1
05/13/2024 ARI Win, 7-6 0.1 3 3 2 0 0
05/12/2024 @ ATL Win, 6-4 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
05/10/2024 @ ATL Win, 5-3 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
05/07/2024 @ PHI Loss, 9-17 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 Loss
05/05/2024 NYM Loss, 7-9 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mild-mannered on and off the field.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/28/1985
Born in:Wheat Ridge, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 156 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 1 2 0 7.86 26.1 51 27 23 7 9 11 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 4 0.0 25 3 21.19 17.43 3.76 3.08 7.02 2.28 154 -0.7 .393        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 67 25 2 1 3 10 2 4 2 0 0 .373 .380 .567 .947      
vs. RHB 60 26 9 0 4 17 7 7 1 0 2 .433 .500 .783 1.283      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 12 0 0 0 0 4.91 14.2 20 8 8 2 4 6  
May 13 0 1 2 0 11.57 11.2 31 19 15 5 5 5  
Spring Training 6 0 0 1 0 3.55 12.2 12 5 5 1 3 6  
Last Year 54 0 4 3 2 3.88 53.1 59 24 23 4 18 29  
2 Years Ago 49 0 2 2 17 3.30 62.2 70 25 23 5 12 53  
Career 820 0 43 46 249 3.44 850.2 844 362 325 61 220 728  
Home 16 0 1 0 0 8.22 15.1 34 16 14 5 8 4  
Road 9 0 0 2 0 7.36 11.0 17 11 9 2 1 7  
Grass 24 0 1 2 0 7.03 24.1 48 23 19 7 9 9  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.0 3 4 4 0 0 2  
Day 10 0 0 1 0 8.68 9.1 23 12 9 2 5 4  
Night 15 0 1 1 0 7.41 17.0 28 15 14 5 4 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 1 2 0 7.86 26.1 51 27 23 7 9 11  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 New York - MLB 24 13 0 0 1 0 3.86 16.1 13 8 7 0 10 10 0 0 1.41 .260 4.59 0.0 115
2010 Houston - MLB 25 20 0 2 0 0 3.12 17.1 12 8 6 1 8 19 0 0 1.15 .262 3.32 0.2 128
2010 New York - MLB 25 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 7 5 4 1 0 3 0 0 1.75 .400 4.90 -0.0 46
2010 Total - MLB 25 22 0 2 0 0 4.22 21.1 19 13 10 2 8 22 0 0 1.27 .298 3.62 0.2 113
2011 Houston - MLB 26 71 0 8 4 20 2.78 74.1 65 28 23 5 26 66 0 0 1.22 .294 3.07 1.0 136
2012 Boston - MLB 27 41 0 0 2 1 6.20 45.0 45 31 31 8 12 41 0 0 1.27 .287 4.57 -0.1 67
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 72 0 3 2 16 1.39 71.0 60 15 11 1 8 70 0 0 0.96 .295 1.72 2.2 266
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 72 0 3 5 33 1.90 71.0 51 15 15 2 11 71 0 0 0.87 .258 2.13 1.7 191
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 78 0 3 2 51 2.23 76.2 57 22 19 4 14 62 0 0 0.93 .250 2.87 1.3 174
2016 Washington - MLB 31 30 0 1 1 17 1.82 29.2 21 6 6 1 3 27 0 0 0.81 .160 2.22 0.9 237
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 45 0 1 1 30 1.51 41.2 31 10 7 2 9 38 0 0 0.96 .257 2.82 0.8 273
2016 Total - MLB 31 75 0 2 2 47 1.64 71.1 52 16 13 3 12 65 0 0 0.90 .206 2.57 1.7 258
2017 San Francisco - MLB 32 32 0 1 2 11 4.50 30.0 37 16 15 3 6 29 0 0 1.43 .374 3.36 0.4 94
2018 San Francisco - MLB 33 41 0 1 4 3 3.23 39.0 48 18 14 2 14 31 0 0 1.59 .365 3.32 0.4 121
2019 San Francisco - MLB 34 43 0 4 2 1 3.50 46.1 49 19 18 3 16 44 0 0 1.40 .354 3.28 0.7 122
2019 Atlanta - MLB 34 23 0 1 0 11 3.86 21.0 22 9 9 1 2 24 0 0 1.14 .339 1.92 0.7 114
2019 Total - MLB 34 66 0 5 2 12 3.61 67.1 71 28 27 4 18 68 0 0 1.32 .349 2.86 1.4 119
2020 Atlanta - MLB 35 62 0 4 8 32 5.04 64.1 83 38 36 6 18 52 0 0 1.57 .363 3.97 1.0 92
2021 Atlanta - MLB 36 12 0 0 1 0 9.42 14.1 22 16 15 1 13 13 0 0 2.44 .438 4.80 -0.0 47
2021 Toronto - MLB 36 35 0 4 4 4 3.88 46.1 41 22 20 4 11 35 0 0 1.12 .266 3.33 1.0 121
2021 Total - MLB 36 47 0 4 5 4 5.19 60.2 63 38 35 5 24 48 0 0 1.43 .310 3.68 1.0 104
2022 San Francisco - MLB 37 25 0 1 1 1 4.54 39.2 50 22 20 4 7 30 0 0 1.44 .351 3.47 0.6 96
2022 Atlanta - MLB 37 24 0 1 1 16 1.17 23.0 20 3 3 1 5 23 0 0 1.09 .311 2.51 0.9 383
2022 Total - MLB 37 49 0 2 2 17 3.30 62.2 70 25 23 5 12 53 0 0 1.31 .339 3.12 1.5 201
2023 Washington - MLB 38 54 0 4 3 2 3.88 53.1 59 24 23 4 18 29 0 0 1.44 .309 4.07 0.7 122
2024 Washington - MLB 39 25 0 1 2 0 7.86 26.1 51 27 23 7 9 11 0 0 2.28 .393 7.02 -0.7 58
Total MLB 820 0 43 46 249 3.44 850.2 844 362 325 61 220 728 0 0 1.25 .305 3.25 13.7 153
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Staten Island - A- 21 7 0 0 1 2 3.52 7.2 9 7 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.43 .346 1.90 0.2 114
2008 Tampa - A+ 23 13 0 1 0 0 2.84 25.1 26 9 8 2 6 20 0 0 1.26 .308 3.36 0.3 141
2008 Trenton - AA 23 19 0 6 0 2 1.81 49.2 32 14 10 3 12 47 0 0 0.89 .227 2.82 0.9 219
2008 Scranton WB - AAA 23 12 0 1 1 1 2.70 20.0 11 7 6 1 4 22 0 0 0.75 .213 2.40 0.5 148
2009 Scranton WB - AAA 24 32 0 4 0 3 2.89 53.0 37 22 17 3 11 54 0 0 0.91 .254 2.86 1.0 138
2010 Round Rock - AAA 25 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.38 .312 2.97 0.1 999
2010 Scranton WB - AAA 25 40 0 6 1 6 3.67 56.1 63 24 23 5 31 58 0 0 1.67 .360 4.11 0.1 109
2010 Total - AAA 25 43 0 7 1 7 3.41 60.2 68 24 23 5 32 60 0 0 1.65 .356 4.02 0.2 172
2012 Pawtucket - AAA 27 21 0 0 0 11 0.83 21.2 15 2 2 0 3 27 0 0 0.83 .278 1.40 0.8 483
2017 The United States - WBC 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.00 .500 4.70 -0.0 999
2017 San Jose - A+ 32 3 3 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 2.25 .556 6.20 -0.0 29
2017 Sacramento - AAA 32 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.20 -0.0 999
2018 Sacramento - AAA 33 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.55 .222 1.02 0.2 999
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 36 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .333 4.52 0.0 32
Total IL 106 0 11 2 21 2.95 152.1 127 57 50 9 50 162 0 0 1.16 .296 3.07 176.6
Total PCL 8 1 1 0 1 0.00 9.0 7 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1.00 .259 2.53 999.0
Total EL 19 0 6 0 2 1.81 49.2 32 14 10 3 12 47 0 0 0.89 .227 2.82 219.4
Total CAL 3 3 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 2.25 .556 6.20 29.3
Total FSL 13 0 1 0 0 2.84 25.1 26 9 8 2 6 20 0 0 1.26 .308 3.36 140.6
Total NYP 7 0 0 1 2 3.52 7.2 9 7 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.43 .346 1.90 113.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 4 0 1 0 0 9.82 3.2 5 4 4 2 1 2 0 0 1.64 .273 9.94 -0.3 38
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.21 0.0 999
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .333 3.26 0.0 999
2016 Washington - MLB 31 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.15 .273 0.99 0.2 999
2020 Atlanta - MLB 35 1 0 0 1 0 18.00 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 5.00 .800 1.63 0.1 26
2022 Atlanta - MLB 37 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 5.1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.38 .083 1.98 0.2 999
Total MLB 17 0 1 1 5 3.31 16.1 14 6 6 2 5 14 0 0 1.16 .273 3.52 723.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 New York - MLB P 13 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 16.1 2.76 -0.1 .000
2010 Houston - MLB P 20 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 17.1 3.12 -0.1 .000
2010 New York - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2011 Houston - MLB P 71 0 12 5 0 18 1 .944 74.1 2.06 -0.3 .000
2012 Boston - MLB P 41 0 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 -0.2 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 71.0 2.28 -0.3 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 5 12 0 18 1 .944 71.0 2.15 -0.3 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 78 0 7 16 1 24 1 .958 76.2 2.70 +0.5 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 45 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 41.2 2.38 -0.3 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 30 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 29.2 1.82 -0.1 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB P 32 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 30.0 3.30 -0.1 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 41 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 39.0 1.38 +0.9 .000
2019 San Francisco - MLB P 43 0 6 6 3 12 0 1.000 46.1 2.33 -0.4 .000
2019 Atlanta - MLB P 23 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 -0.1 .000
2020 Atlanta - MLB P 61 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 64.1 1.12 -0.2 1.055
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 12 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 14.1 1.88 +0.3 2.064
2021 Toronto - MLB P 35 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 46.1 1.55 +0.1 1.032
2021 Gwinnett - AAA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 -0.0 .973
2022 San Francisco - MLB P 25 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 39.2 1.36 -0.4 1.033
2022 Atlanta - MLB P 24 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.0 0.39 -0.2 .000
2023 Washington - MLB P 53 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 53.1 1.52 +0.1 1.203
2024 Washington - MLB P 25 0 2 2 0 5 1 .800 26.1 1.37 -0.5 1.006
TOTAL P 819 0 74 114 10 192 4 .979 852.0 1.99 -1.5 1.118
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Golden HS (Golden, CO). Did not sign.
06/06/2006 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).
07/31/2010 Traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros with OF Jimmy Paredes for 1B Lance Berkman.
12/14/2011 Traded by the Houston Astros to the Boston Red Sox for IF Jed Lowrie and P Kyle Weiland.
12/26/2012 Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates with IF Ivan De Jesus, P Stolmy Pimentel, and OF Jerry Sands for P Joel Hanrahan and IF Brock Holt.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
11/16/2015 Voted the 2015 MLB NL Hoffman Reliever of the Year.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
07/30/2016 Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Washington Nationals for P Taylor Hearn and P Felipe Rivero.
11/03/2016 Became a free agent.
12/05/2016 Signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
07/31/2019 Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves for RHP Dan Winkler and RHP Tristan Beck.
07/26/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
03/21/2021 Injured (Strained triceps), out for 6 weeks.
06/19/2021 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with SP Huascar Ynoa, RP Daysbel Hernandez, SP Zach Penrod, in exchange for CL Ken Giles, $750,000.
11/24/2021 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
02/01/2022 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
05/26/2022 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 5 days.
07/08/2022 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/25/2022 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for SP Resly Linares.
11/29/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
03/24/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Washington Nationals organization.
05/23/2023 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/06/2023 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Washington Nationals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
05/12/2024 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/07/2024 Released by the Washington Nationals.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
Year SV Rank
2014 33 8
2015 51 1
2016 47 2
2020 32 4
Year RA Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
Year GF Rank
2020 48 3
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