Bill Melton vs. Luis Tiant — Matchup Analysis
Luis Tiant has dominated this matchup. Melton is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 9% below their career average and below Tiant's career opposing average of 0.235. Melton also posted an OPS of 0.602, well below the career mark of 0.756. Even with Melton striking out less often than usual, once every 8.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tiant. Edge: Tiant.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Luis Tiant
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Luis Tiant to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Luis Tiant
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Luis Tiant including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
42
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Luis Tiant Career Batters Faced
14365
In this matchup
0.231
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Luis Tiant Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Luis Tiant Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Luis Tiant Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Luis Tiant Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.265
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Luis Tiant Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Luis Tiant Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
26
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Luis Tiant Career Intentional Walks Allowed
53
In this matchup
5
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Luis Tiant Career Strikeouts Thrown
2416
In this matchup
8.400
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Luis Tiant Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.946
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Luis Tiant Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.238
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Luis Tiant Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
1
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Luis Tiant Career Sacrifice Hits
76
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Luis Tiant Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Luis Tiant Career Double Plays Enabled
119
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0