P Mel Hicks #42
Age: 46 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
   
09/19/1991
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 8 7 4
Movement 11 12 10 6
Control 9 9 9 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 7
Slider 5 3
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 14
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 20
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:09/02/1945
Born in:Rockingham, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1963, 5th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1970 Brooklyn - ACB 24 3 0 1 1 0 1.74 10.1 10 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 1.26 .278 2.60 0.3 243
1971 Brooklyn - ACB 25 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 8.0 15 7 6 2 6 5 0 0 2.63 .448 6.87 -0.3 57
1972 Brooklyn - ACB 26 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1.75 .313 3.31 0.0 146
Total ACB 8 0 1 1 0 3.63 22.1 30 10 9 2 11 11 0 0 1.84 .346 4.26 0.0 159
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 Walker HS - HS 14 12 5 3 0 0 2.66 47.1 42 16 14 2 24 33 1 1 1.39 .284 4.28 1.0 200
1961 Walker HS - HS 15 11 2 1 0 1 2.25 32.0 21 12 8 1 16 40 0 0 1.16 .274 2.17 1.3 206
1962 Walker HS - HS 16 6 2 1 0 0 1.08 16.2 12 3 2 0 8 14 0 0 1.20 .245 3.16 0.5 479
1963 Walker HS - HS 17 5 3 1 0 1 2.78 22.2 17 7 7 3 9 36 1 0 1.15 .311 2.79 0.8 170
1965 Louisville - R 19 2 1 1 0 0 6.57 12.1 18 9 9 3 8 3 1 0 2.11 .313 7.69 -0.1 80
1966 Louisville - R 20 7 7 2 4 0 5.22 58.2 74 39 34 4 20 21 5 0 1.60 .326 4.05 1.8 108
1966 Albany - S A 20 18 0 3 2 2 1.85 48.2 37 10 10 3 11 42 0 0 0.99 .270 2.80 0.4 164
1967 Newbury Port - A 21 41 17 14 4 5 3.93 199.1 214 101 87 19 75 75 6 2 1.45 .284 5.03 3.4 145
1968 Newbury Port - A 22 26 26 13 9 0 5.49 196.2 258 135 120 20 55 75 8 0 1.59 .327 4.72 4.1 98
1969 Scranton - AA 23 43 0 9 6 3 4.11 96.1 116 46 44 10 30 38 0 0 1.52 .316 4.43 1.2 125
1970 Newbury Port - A 24 2 0 0 1 0 23.14 2.1 7 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 3.86 .500 10.39 -0.2 18
1970 Scranton - AA 24 6 0 0 0 0 7.59 10.2 11 9 9 1 7 3 0 0 1.69 .278 4.92 -0.1 52
1970 Newport News - AAA 24 1 0 1 0 0 3.86 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.14 .400 3.40 0.0 90
1971 Scranton - AA 25 15 0 0 1 1 1.69 21.1 22 5 4 1 14 6 0 0 1.69 .288 4.87 -0.0 262
1971 Newport News - AAA 25 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 1.78 0.1 999
1972 Scranton - AA 26 22 0 0 3 1 5.11 37.0 52 26 21 3 24 19 0 0 2.05 .360 4.76 0.1 94
1972 Newport News - AAA 26 15 0 2 0 0 2.28 27.2 21 7 7 0 11 8 0 0 1.16 .231 3.40 0.3 174
1973 Newbury Port - A 27 3 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.50 .333 2.74 0.2 235
1973 Scranton - AA 27 12 0 2 1 2 3.15 20.0 14 7 7 0 8 14 0 0 1.10 .250 2.47 0.7 147
1973 Newport News - AAA 27 9 0 0 1 1 4.63 23.1 23 12 12 1 15 12 0 0 1.63 .289 4.38 0.0 91
1974 Drummondville - AA 28 15 0 0 0 1 2.01 31.1 25 8 7 0 4 11 0 0 0.93 .234 3.17 0.7 233
Total VBL (AAA) 27 0 3 1 1 3.25 55.1 49 20 20 1 27 21 0 0 1.37 .262 3.75 164.9
Total PBA (AA) 98 0 11 11 7 4.13 185.1 215 93 85 15 83 80 0 0 1.61 .314 4.36 133.0
Total NEBL (A) 72 43 27 14 5 4.78 403.0 484 243 214 40 134 152 14 2 1.53 .308 4.89 122.6
Total NYSB (S-A) 18 0 3 2 2 1.85 48.2 37 10 10 3 11 42 0 0 0.99 .270 2.80 163.6
Total ORB (R) 9 8 3 4 0 5.45 71.0 92 48 43 7 28 24 6 0 1.69 .323 4.68 102.8
Total LM (AA) 15 0 0 0 1 2.01 31.1 25 8 7 0 4 11 0 0 0.93 .234 3.17 233.5
Total MD-DC-VA 34 12 6 0 2 2.35 118.2 92 38 31 6 57 123 2 1 1.26 .279 3.27 234.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Walker HS - HS P 12 5 1 7 1 9 1 .889 47.1 1.52 +0.3 1.030
1961 Walker HS - HS P 11 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 +0.4 1.026
1962 Walker HS - HS P 6 2 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 16.2 1.08 +0.2 1.023
1963 Walker HS - HS P 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.2 0.79 +0.2 1.026
1965 Louisville - R P 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.3 1.067
1966 Albany - S A P 18 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 48.2 1.29 -0.6 .879
1966 Louisville - R P 7 7 5 6 0 13 2 .846 58.2 1.69 +0.3 .932
1967 Newbury Port - A P 41 17 13 25 1 39 1 .974 199.1 1.72 +1.2 .985
1968 Newbury Port - A P 26 26 22 23 0 46 1 .978 196.2 2.06 +4.1 1.136
1969 Scranton - AA P 42 0 5 17 1 23 1 .957 96.1 2.06 +0.7 1.008
1970 Brooklyn - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.0 1.035
1970 Newport News - AAA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.064
1970 Scranton - AA P 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.0 1.065
1970 Newbury Port - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1971 Brooklyn - MLB P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.030
1971 Newport News - AAA P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .000
1971 Scranton - AA P 15 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 21.1 1.69 -0.4 .797
1972 Brooklyn - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Newport News - AAA P 15 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 27.2 2.93 -0.4 .921
1972 Scranton - AA P 22 0 1 6 0 9 2 .778 37.0 1.70 -1.7 .626
1973 Newport News - AAA P 9 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +0.3 1.301
1973 Scranton - AA P 12 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.0 1.052
1973 Newbury Port - A P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.067
1974 Drummondville - AA P 15 0 0 11 0 11 0 1.000 31.1 3.16 +0.1 1.058
TOTAL P 280 63 58 134 5 201 9 .955 935.2 1.85 +5.0 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1959 Joined the Walker HS Sluggers.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (5); Movement: 11 (8); Control: 3 (7).
02/28/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Rockville HS Rams with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (8); Movement: 11 (8); Control: 3 (8).
03/28/1961 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (9); Movement: 11 (8); Control: 3 (7).
03/27/1962 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (9); Movement: 11 (8); Control: 3 (7).
03/11/1963 Strikes out 15 against the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Barons.
03/29/1963 Injured (Strained forearm), out for 5 weeks.
06/01/1963 Released by the Walker HS Sluggers.
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 18th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Bums.
06/03/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Bums organization with a signing bonus of $15,000.
09/14/1963 Wins the 1963 Ohio River Baseball Round 1 with the Louisville Cubs!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (8); Movement: 10 (7); Control: 3 (7).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 12 (8); Control: 6 (7).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 11 (7); Control: 8 (7).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 12 (7); Control: 10 (7).
06/19/1967 Was selected to the 1967 New England Baseball League All-Star Game.
06/19/1967 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New London Widowmakers with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/04/1967 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Hampton Beach Hurricanes with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/04/1967 Finished 3rd in 1967 NEBL (A) NEBL (A) Wicked Good Pitcher voting.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 13 (8); Control: 11 (7).
06/17/1968 Was selected to the 1968 New England Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/16/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manchester Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/24/1968 Wins the 1968 New England Baseball League Round 2 with the Newbury Port River Rats!
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 11 (6).
04/28/1969 Wins the PBA (AA) PBA (AA) Player of the Week Award.
06/16/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Pennsylvania Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/07/1969 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/03/1969 Finished 3rd in 1969 PBA (AA) PBA (AA) Reliever of the Year Award voting.
10/14/1969 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,760 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 12 (7); Control: 11 (6).
05/13/1970 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for one week.
06/27/1970 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for one week.
08/24/1970 Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 8-9 weeks.
12/18/1970 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,720 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (6); Movement: 13 (7); Control: 10 (5).
12/12/1971 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,840 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 10 (5).
03/16/1972 Injured (Strained triceps), out for 5 weeks.
12/31/1972 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,120 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 10 (5).
08/15/1973 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
12/31/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (6); Movement: 12 (6); Control: 9 (5).
01/29/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Saint John Sasquatches organization.
12/15/1974 Released by the Saint John organization.
12/15/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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