How Mark Melancon's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Mark Melancon totaled 44 career Wild Pitches, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2011, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.9 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 4 in 2019 to 3 in 2021 and 6 in 2022, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 1 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mark Melancon Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Mark Melancon Wild Pitches Per Season

Mark Melancon's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches per season line chart

Mark Melancon Wild Pitches by Team

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

Mark Melancon Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Melancon's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Melancon Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Melancon's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Melancon Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Melancon's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table