How Rube Melton's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Rube Melton totaled 624 career Hits, below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Hits season came in 1947, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 90.4 that year. The highest point came in 1942 at 180, well above the starting pitcher average of 95.1 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 178 in 1944 to 72 in 1946 and 7 in 1947, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 180 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Rube Melton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Rube Melton
| Rube Melton
Hits | Rube Melton
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 624 | 7.98 |
| Season Avg. | 104 | 7.98 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 624 | 7.98 |
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Rube Melton Hits Per Season
Rube Melton's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Rube Melton's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Melton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Rube 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.
Rube Melton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube 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.
Rube Melton Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube 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.
