How Bill Melton's Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Bill Melton totaled 1,664 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 739.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 1971, posting 267, well above the league average of 71.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 43, well below the league average of 65.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 184 in 1975 to 112 in 1976 and 43 in 1977, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 43 to 267 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Melton Lifetime Total Bases

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Bill Melton Total Bases Per Season

Bill Melton's Total Bases 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 Total Bases per season line chart

Bill Melton Total Bases by Team

Bill Melton's career Total Bases totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Melton career Total Bases by team bar chart

Bill Melton Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Melton's career Total Bases, 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 Total Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Melton Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Melton's seasonal Total Bases 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 Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Melton Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Melton's MLB career with Total Bases 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.
Bill Melton Total Bases season-by-season breakdown table