How Bill Melton's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Bill Melton totaled 1,004 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1973, posting 155, well above the league average of 53.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 29, well below the league average of 44.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 123 in 1975 to 71 in 1976 and 32 in 1977, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 29 to 155 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bill Melton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Bill Melton
| Bill Melton
Hits | Bill Melton
Extra Base Hits | Bill Melton
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1004 | 331 | 0.33 |
| Season Avg. | 100.4 | 33.1 | 0.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 142.17 | 46.87 | 0.33 |
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Bill Melton Hits Per Season
Bill Melton's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Bill Melton's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Melton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Melton's career Hits, 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.
Bill Melton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Melton's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Melton's MLB career with Hits 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.
