How Mark Melancon's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mark Melancon totaled 237 career Earned Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2009, posting 7, well below the relief pitcher average of 20.7 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 31, well above the relief pitcher average of 17.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 27 in 2019 to 16 in 2021 and 29 in 2022, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 7 to 31 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mark Melancon Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Mark Melancon
Mark Melancon
Earned Runs
Career237
Season Avg.16.93
162 Game Avg.52.45
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Mark Melancon Earned Runs Per Season

Mark Melancon's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mark Melancon Earned Runs per season line chart

Mark Melancon Earned Runs by Team

Mark Melancon's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Melancon career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Mark Melancon Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Melancon's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mark Melancon Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Melancon Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Melancon's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mark Melancon Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Melancon Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Melancon's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mark Melancon Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table