How Mel Roach's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Mel Roach totaled 540 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,004.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1960, posting 152, well below the league average of 201.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 2, well below the league average of 230.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 152 in 1960 to 84 in 1961 and 111 in 1962, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 2 to 152 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Roach Lifetime Plate Appearances

Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Mel Roach
Mel Roach
Plate Appearances
Career540
Season Avg.67.5
162 Game Avg.385.37
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Mel Roach Plate Appearances Per Season

Mel Roach's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances per season line chart

Mel Roach Plate Appearances by Team

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

Mel Roach Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Roach's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Roach Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Roach's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Roach Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Roach's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table