How Cliff Melton's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Cliff Melton totaled 669 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1944, posting 40, below the starting pitcher average of 46.5 that year. The highest point came in 1938 at 126, well above the starting pitcher average of 54.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 51 in 1942 to 85 in 1943 and 40 in 1944, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 40 to 126 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Cliff Melton Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Cliff Melton
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Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Cliff Melton
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| Career | 669 | 4.14 | 2.46 |
| Season Avg. | 83.63 | 4.14 | 2.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 398.45 | 4.14 | 2.46 |
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Cliff Melton Runs Per Season
Cliff Melton's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Cliff Melton's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Melton Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Cliff Melton's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cliff Melton's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cliff Melton's MLB career with Runs 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.
