Ray Sanders vs. Rube Melton — Matchup Analysis

Rube Melton has completely neutralized Sanders in this matchup. Sanders's numbers against Melton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.462, 40% below the career mark of 0.771, with a batting average of just 0.182, 34% below their career average and below Melton's career opposing average of 0.235. Even with Sanders striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Melton. Edge: Melton.

How Ray Sanders put the ball into play against Rube Melton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rube Melton to Ray Sanders

Matchup Details for Ray Sanders and Rube Melton

Stats that describe the matchup between Ray Sanders and Rube Melton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Ray Sanders Career Plate Appearances
2557
Rube Melton Career Batters Faced
3061
In this matchup
22
Ray Sanders Career At Bats
2182
Rube Melton Career At Bats Pitched
2653
In this matchup
0.182
Ray Sanders Career Batting Average
0.274
Rube Melton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
4
Ray Sanders Career Hits
597
Rube Melton Career Hits Allowed
624
In this matchup
4
Ray Sanders Career Singles
422
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career Doubles
114
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career Triples
19
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career Home Runs
42
Rube Melton Career Home Runs Allowed
22

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
Ray Sanders Career Extra Base Hits
175
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Sanders Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Rube Melton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.008
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Sanders Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.070
Rube Melton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.035

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ray Sanders Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.194
Rube Melton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.061
In this matchup
4
Ray Sanders Total Bases
875
In this matchup
7
Ray Sanders Career Times on Base
932
In this matchup
0.280
Ray Sanders Career On Base Percentage
0.370
In this matchup
0.182
Ray Sanders Career Slugging Percentage
0.401
In this matchup
0.462
Ray Sanders Career OPS
0.771
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Sanders Career Isolated Power
0.127
In this matchup
0.171
Ray Sanders Career Gross Production Average
0.267
In this matchup
0.200
Ray Sanders Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Rube Melton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career RBIs
329
In this matchup
1.120
Ray Sanders Career Runs Created
361.590
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career Hit By Pitch
7
Rube Melton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13

Outs

In this matchup
18
In this matchup
2
Ray Sanders Career Walks
328
Rube Melton Career Walks Allowed
395
In this matchup
1
Ray Sanders Career Intentional Walks
0
Rube Melton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
2
Ray Sanders Career Strikeouts
216
Rube Melton Career Strikeouts Thrown
363
In this matchup
13.000
Ray Sanders Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.840
Rube Melton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.433
In this matchup
1.500
Ray Sanders Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.520
Rube Melton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.090

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.269
Ray Sanders Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Rube Melton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333

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
2
Ray Sanders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
Rube Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Ray Sanders Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Rube Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Ray Sanders Career Ground into Double Play
39
Rube Melton Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0