How Rube Melton's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Rube Melton totaled 87 career Starts, below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Starts season came in 1942, posting 29, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 23 in 1944 to 12 in 1946 and 1 in 1947, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 29 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Rube Melton Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Rube Melton
| Rube Melton
Starts | Rube Melton
Games Started % |
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| Career | 87 | 53.7 |
| Season Avg. | 14.5 | 53.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 87 | 53.7 |
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Rube Melton Starts Per Season
Rube Melton's Starts 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.
Rube Melton Starts by Team
Rube Melton's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Melton Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Rube Melton's career Starts, 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.
Rube Melton Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Melton's seasonal Starts 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.
Rube Melton Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Melton's MLB career with Starts 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.
