How Cliff Melton's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Cliff Melton totaled 660 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1937, posting 142, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1944 at 15, well below the starting pitcher average of 39.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 61 in 1942 to 55 in 1943 and 15 in 1944, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 15 to 142 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cliff Melton Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Cliff Melton
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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Cliff Melton
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| Career | 660 | 4.09 | 2.43 |
| Season Avg. | 82.5 | 4.09 | 2.43 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 393.09 | 4.09 | 2.43 |
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Cliff Melton Strikeouts Per Season
Cliff Melton's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cliff Melton Strikeouts by Team
Cliff Melton's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Melton Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Cliff Melton's career Strikeouts, 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.
Cliff Melton Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cliff Melton's seasonal Strikeouts 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.
Cliff Melton Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cliff Melton's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
