Bill Melton vs. Vida Blue — Matchup Analysis
Vida Blue has completely neutralized Melton in this matchup. Melton's numbers against Blue tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.550, 27% below the career mark of 0.756, with a batting average of just 0.156, 38% below their career average and below Blue's career opposing average of 0.237. Blue has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Melton down once every 5.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.8 PA. Edge: Blue.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Vida Blue
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vida Blue to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Vida Blue
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Vida Blue including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
80
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced
13837
In this matchup
0.156
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
0.016
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.100
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.071
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.176
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Vida Blue Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
In this matchup
39
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Vida Blue Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
14
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Vida Blue Career Strikeouts Thrown
2175
In this matchup
5.714
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.362
In this matchup
1.000
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Vida Blue Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Vida Blue Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Hits
149
In this matchup
2
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Flies
97
In this matchup
3
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Vida Blue Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0