Bill Melton vs. Jim Lonborg — Matchup Analysis
Jim Lonborg has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.278, 10% above their career average and above Lonborg's career opposing average of 0.254, Melton's OPS of 0.628 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.756. Lonborg has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Melton down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, and Melton has yet to take Lonborg deep. Slight edge: Lonborg.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Jim Lonborg
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Lonborg to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Jim Lonborg
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Jim Lonborg including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Jim Lonborg Career Batters Faced
10498
In this matchup
0.278
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Jim Lonborg Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Jim Lonborg Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Jim Lonborg Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.097
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Jim Lonborg Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.385
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Jim Lonborg Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Jim Lonborg Career Batters Hit By Pitch
105
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Jim Lonborg Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
5
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Jim Lonborg Career Strikeouts Thrown
1475
In this matchup
4.000
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Jim Lonborg Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.117
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Jim Lonborg Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Jim Lonborg Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Jim Lonborg Career Sacrifice Hits
67
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jim Lonborg Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Jim Lonborg Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0