How Rube Melton's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Rube Melton totaled 331 career Runs, below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Runs season came in 1947, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 45.0 that year. The highest point came in 1942 at 95, well above the starting pitcher average of 46.3 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 92 in 1944 to 27 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 Runs profile — ranging from 7 to 95 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Rube Melton Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Rube Melton
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Runs | Rube Melton
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Rube Melton
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 331 | 4.23 | 2.04 |
| Season Avg. | 55.17 | 4.23 | 2.04 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 331 | 4.23 | 2.04 |
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Rube Melton Runs Per Season
Rube 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.
Rube Melton Runs by Team
Rube Melton's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Melton Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Rube 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.
Rube Melton Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube 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.
Rube Melton Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube 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.
