Retired
Rube Melton
Birthdate:
Feb. 27, 1917 (95 y, 6 m, 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 |
| Grey Ink | 12 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Red Embree | 975 |
| Eric Erickson | 968 |
| Grover Lowdermilk | 967 |
| Manny Salvo | 967 |
| Rich P Robertson | 964 |
| Ray Keating | 963 |
| Elmer Knetzer | 963 |
| Lee Grissom | 962 |
| Cecil Ferguson | 960 |
| Pete Broberg | 959 |
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 |