Bill Melton was born on Saturday, July 7, 1945, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Melton was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 4, 1968, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Melton baseball stats page.
"He's (Bill Melton) got a chance to be another (Harmon) Killebrew type, but even better because he's made himself into an outstanding defensive third baseman." - Chicago White Sox Manager Chuck Tanner in Baseball Digest (May 1975)
Bill Melton![]() Bill Melton Autograph on a 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#309 | Checklist) |
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Bill MeltonBill Melton Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bill MeltonBill Melton Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1968 | 23 | White Sox | 34 | 109 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .322 | .394 |
| 1969 | 24 | White Sox | 157 | 556 | 67 | 142 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 87 | 56 | 7 | 106 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .255 | .326 | .433 |
| 1970 | 25 | White Sox | 141 | 514 | 74 | 135 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 96 | 56 | 2 | 107 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | .263 | .340 | .488 |
| 1971 | 26 | White Sox | 150 | 543 | 72 | 146 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 86 | 61 | 5 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | .269 | .352 | .492 |
| 1972 | 27 | White Sox | 57 | 208 | 22 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .319 | .370 |
| 1973 | 28 | White Sox | 152 | 560 | 83 | 155 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 87 | 75 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | .277 | .363 | .439 |
| 1974 | 29 | White Sox | 136 | 495 | 63 | 120 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 59 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .242 | .326 | .404 |
| 1975 | 30 | White Sox | 149 | 512 | 62 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 70 | 78 | 1 | 106 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | .240 | .346 | .359 |
| 1976 | 31 | Angels | 118 | 341 | 31 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .208 | .300 | .328 |
| 1977 | 32 | Indians | 50 | 133 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .241 | .331 | .323 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 1,144 | 3,971 | 496 | 1,004 | 162 | 9 | 160 | 4 | 591 | 479 | 29 | 669 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 94 | .253 | .337 | .419 | ||
Bill MeltonBill Melton Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1968 White Sox | 3B | 33 | 32 | 825 | 95 | 2.9 | 92 | 17 | 75 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.01 |
| 1969 White Sox | 3B | 148 | 139 | 3,708 | 456 | 3.1 | 434 | 112 | 322 | 22 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 3.16 |
| 1969 White Sox | LF | 3 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
| 1969 White Sox | RF | 8 | 6 | 129 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.72 |
| 1970 White Sox | 3B | 70 | 70 | 1,827 | 244 | 3.5 | 226 | 47 | 179 | 18 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 3.34 |
| 1970 White Sox | RF | 71 | 71 | 1,797 | 124 | 1.7 | 124 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| 1971 White Sox | 3B | 148 | 148 | 3,810 | 503 | 3.4 | 487 | 116 | 371 | 16 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.45 |
| 1972 White Sox | 3B | 56 | 56 | 1,473 | 184 | 3.3 | 172 | 47 | 125 | 12 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 3.15 |
| 1973 White Sox | 3B | 151 | 151 | 3,921 | 485 | 3.2 | 462 | 115 | 347 | 23 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.18 |
| 1974 White Sox | 3B | 123 | 123 | 3,237 | 396 | 3.2 | 372 | 100 | 272 | 24 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 3.10 |
| 1975 White Sox | 3B | 138 | 138 | 3,570 | 470 | 3.4 | 444 | 131 | 313 | 26 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 3.36 |
| 1976 Angels | 1B | 30 | 27 | 654 | 237 | 7.9 | 235 | 220 | 15 | 2 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.70 |
| 1976 Angels | 3B | 21 | 14 | 393 | 29 | 1.4 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.92 |
| 1977 Indians | 1B | 15 | 11 | 324 | 142 | 9.5 | 142 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.83 |
| 1977 Indians | 3B | 13 | 10 | 282 | 30 | 2.3 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.68 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 901 | 881 | 23,046 | 2,892 | 3.2 | 2,745 | 700 | 2,045 | 147 | 184 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.22 | |
| RF Totals | 79 | 77 | 1,926 | 137 | 1.7 | 137 | 128 | 9 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 | |
| 1B Totals | 45 | 38 | 978 | 379 | 8.4 | 377 | 354 | 23 | 2 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.41 | |
| LF Totals | 3 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 | |
| 10 Years | 1,028 | 999 | 26,025 | 3,411 | 3.3 | 3,262 | 1,185 | 2,077 | 149 | 217 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 3.38 | |
Bill MeltonBill Melton Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1968 White Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 54.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1969 White Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 24.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1970 White Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1971 White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 16.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1972 White Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 29.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1973 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1974 White Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 23.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1975 White Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34.1 | 4.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Angels | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 0 | 51 | 56.8 | 6.4 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Indians | 1 | 3 | .250 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 23 | 24 | .489 | 50 | 3 | 88 | 24.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Bill MeltonBill Melton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1968 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1971 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1972 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1973 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Chicago White Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 California Angels | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1977 Cleveland Indians | 11 | $82,500.00 | - | - |
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