Bob Elliott vs. Cliff Melton — Matchup Analysis

Cliff Melton has kept Elliott in check relative to their career standard. 0.288 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.712 sits 13% below where Elliott typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Elliott striking out less often than usual, once every 27.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 13.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Melton. Slight edge: Melton. Context matters here.

How Bob Elliott put the ball into play against Cliff Melton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cliff Melton to Bob Elliott

Matchup Details for Bob Elliott and Cliff Melton

Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Elliott and Cliff Melton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
55
Bob Elliott Career Plate Appearances
8190
Cliff Melton Career Batters Faced
6159
In this matchup
52
Bob Elliott Career At Bats
7141
Cliff Melton Career At Bats Pitched
5706
In this matchup
0.288
Bob Elliott Career Batting Average
0.289
Cliff Melton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
15
Bob Elliott Career Hits
2061
Cliff Melton Career Hits Allowed
1446
In this matchup
12
Bob Elliott Career Singles
1415
In this matchup
2
Bob Elliott Career Doubles
382
In this matchup
0
Bob Elliott Career Triples
94
In this matchup
1
Bob Elliott Career Home Runs
170
Cliff Melton Career Home Runs Allowed
79

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
Bob Elliott Career Extra Base Hits
646
In this matchup
0.019
Bob Elliott Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Cliff Melton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.014
In this matchup
0.067
Bob Elliott Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Cliff Melton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.055

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Bob Elliott Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.281
Cliff Melton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
20
Bob Elliott Total Bases
3141
In this matchup
18
Bob Elliott Career Times on Base
3044
In this matchup
0.327
Bob Elliott Career On Base Percentage
0.375
In this matchup
0.385
Bob Elliott Career Slugging Percentage
0.440
In this matchup
0.712
Bob Elliott Career OPS
0.815
In this matchup
0.096
Bob Elliott Career Isolated Power
0.151
In this matchup
0.243
Bob Elliott Career Gross Production Average
0.279
In this matchup
0.286
Bob Elliott Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
Cliff Melton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
5
Bob Elliott Career RBIs
1195
In this matchup
6.545
Bob Elliott Career Runs Created
1248.970
In this matchup
0
Bob Elliott Career Hit By Pitch
16
Cliff Melton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22

Outs

In this matchup
34
In this matchup
3
Bob Elliott Career Walks
967
Cliff Melton Career Walks Allowed
431
In this matchup
0
Bob Elliott Career Intentional Walks
0
Cliff Melton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
2
Bob Elliott Career Strikeouts
604
Cliff Melton Career Strikeouts Thrown
660
In this matchup
27.500
Bob Elliott Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.560
Cliff Melton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.332
In this matchup
1.500
Bob Elliott Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.600
Cliff Melton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.650

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.327
Bob Elliott Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Cliff Melton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Elliott Career Sacrifice Hits
66
Cliff Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Elliott Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Cliff Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Bob Elliott Career Ground into Double Play
187
Cliff Melton Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0