George Melvin
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
George Melvin
Nickname:
Mighty Mel
Birthdate:
Jan. 5, 1870 (80 y, 11 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Nelliston, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
SS
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/183
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Batter of the Month Jun 1904 Washington (FABL)
Aug 1897 Washington (FABL)
Sep 1896 Washington (FABL)
Jun 1893 Washington (FABL)
Player of the Week Jun 5, 1899 Washington (FABL)
May 8, 1899 Washington (FABL)
Jul 26, 1897 Washington (FABL)
Jul 5, 1897 Washington (FABL)
Aug 17, 1896 Washington (FABL)
Jul 2, 1894 Washington (FABL)
May 22, 1893 Washington (FABL)
Jul 25, 1892 Washington (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink16
Grey Ink147
Similar Players (SS)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1893 140 1
1894 140 1
1895 140 1
1896 140 1
1898 140 1
1899 140 1
1900 140 1
1904 140 1
1905 153 10
1907 153 2
Year PA Rank
1896 677 8
1902 626 6
1904 635 2
1905 708 3
1907 681 2
Year AB Rank
1896 598 6
1902 566 4
1907 594 9
Year Hits Rank
1893 204 4
1896 199 8
Year K Rank
1892 56 6
1906 70 9
Year TB Rank
1893 307 2
1894 269 8
1896 299 5
Year 2B Rank
1893 28 10
1896 39 2
1897 36 7
Year 3B Rank
1893 21 5
1895 15 10
1896 20 6
1897 21 5
Year HR Rank
1892 6 8
1893 11 6
1894 9 9
1896 7 9
1897 8 8
Year SB Rank
1894 52 7
1895 54 7
1896 52 8
1897 61 5
1898 32 10
1901 36 10
1903 47 3
1904 48 1
1905 45 8
Year RBI Rank
1893 121 1
1894 96 10
1900 85 10
Year R Rank
1893 111 10
1894 132 7
1896 118 5
1901 83 10
1902 79 8
1904 75 3
Year BB Rank
1895 104 3
1899 62 8
1903 76 5
1904 68 6
1905 70 6
1907 50 9
Year IBB Rank
1908 20 3
Year HBP Rank
1897 18 2
1898 26 1
1899 12 7
1900 28 2
1901 18 2
1902 15 1
1903 11 5
1904 16 3
1905 19 2
1906 10 8
1907 11 8
Year SH Rank
1907 25 1
Year SF Rank
1892 7 5
1901 6 4
1905 8 4
Year XBH Rank
1893 60 4
1896 66 1
1897 65 2
Year Avg Rank
1893 0.350 2
1897 0.352 6
Year OBP Rank
1893 0.404 6
1897 0.443 6
Year SLG Rank
1893 0.527 2
1894 0.477 8
1896 0.500 7
1897 0.558 3
Year ISO Rank
1892 0.120 10
1893 0.177 2
1894 0.151 9
1896 0.167 6
1897 0.206 1
Year OPS Rank
1893 0.930 3
1894 0.889 9
1896 0.896 10
1897 1.001 4
Year G Rank
1893 140 1
1894 140 1
1895 140 1
1896 140 1
1898 140 1
1899 140 1
1900 140 1
1904 140 1
1905 153 10
1907 153 3
Year WAR Rank
1893 8.5 1
1894 11.6 2
1895 8.6 4
1896 10.0 2
1897 9.7 1
1898 7.9 3
1899 8.6 1
1900 8.4 3
1901 10.4 1
1902 9.7 2
1903 9.5 3
1904 12.3 1
1905 10.5 7
1906 9.3 7
1907 10.2 9
1908 11.6 4