How Mel Roach's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Mel Roach totaled 35 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 1958, posting 13, near the league average of 13.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, well below the league average of 17.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 5 in 1960 to 8 in 1961 and 5 in 1962, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 13 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Roach Lifetime Double Plays

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Season Avg.4.38
162 Game Avg.34.36
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Mel Roach Double Plays Per Season

Mel Roach's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, PH, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mel Roach Double Plays per season line chart

Mel Roach Double Plays by Team

Mel Roach's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Roach career Double Plays by team bar chart

Mel Roach Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Roach's career Double Plays, 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.
Mel Roach Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Roach Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Roach's seasonal Double Plays 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.
Mel Roach Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Roach Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Roach's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
Mel Roach Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table