How Luis Melendez's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Luis Melendez totaled 3,252 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1972, posting 766, well above the league average of 398.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 2, well below the league average of 418.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 624 in 1975 to 301 in 1976 and 2 in 1977, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 2 to 766 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Luis Melendez Lifetime Inning Played

Stats similar to Inning Played for Luis Melendez
Luis Melendez
Inning Played
Career3252.1
Season Avg.406.5
162 Game Avg.1075.3
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Luis Melendez Inning Played Per Season

Luis Melendez's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Luis Melendez Inning Played per season line chart

Luis Melendez Inning Played by Team

Luis Melendez's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Luis Melendez career Inning Played by team bar chart

Luis Melendez Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Luis Melendez's career Inning Played, 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.
Luis Melendez Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Luis Melendez Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Luis Melendez's seasonal Inning Played 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.
Luis Melendez Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Luis Melendez Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Luis Melendez's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Luis Melendez Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table