Bill Melton vs. Ken Tatum — Matchup Analysis
Ken Tatum has completely neutralized Melton in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Tatum. Melton's numbers against Tatum tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.250, 67% below the career mark of 0.756, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Tatum's career opposing average of 0.223. Even with Melton striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tatum. Edge: Tatum.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Ken Tatum
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Tatum to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Ken Tatum
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Ken Tatum including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Ken Tatum Career Batters Faced
1186
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Ken Tatum Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Ken Tatum Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Ken Tatum Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.104
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Ken Tatum Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.154
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Ken Tatum Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.242
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Ken Tatum Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Ken Tatum Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
8.000
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Ken Tatum Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.603
In this matchup
2.000
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Ken Tatum Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Ken Tatum Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Ken Tatum Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Ken Tatum Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Ken Tatum Career Double Plays Enabled
5
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0