How Bill Melton's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players
Bill Melton posted a career Equivalent Average of .771, near the league average of .748 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1971, posting .848, well above the league average of .705 that year. The lowest point came in 1976 at .660, near the league average of .707 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .735 in 1975 to .660 in 1976 and .677 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Equivalent Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.
Bill Melton Lifetime Equivalent Average
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| Bill Melton Equivalent Average |
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| Career | 0.771 |
| Season Avg. | 0.771 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.771 |
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Bill Melton Equivalent Average Per Season
Bill Melton's Equivalent Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Melton Equivalent Average by Team
Bill Melton's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Melton Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Melton's career Equivalent Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bill Melton Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Melton's seasonal Equivalent Average 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.
Bill Melton Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Melton's MLB career with Equivalent Average 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.