P Ben Melton #34
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
   
09/19/1991
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 0 2-3 0 4.62 25.1 32 2 7 12 1.54 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 12 12 12 6
Movement 14 14 14 8
Control 11 11 11 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 7
Slider 6 3
Changeup 6 3
Splitter 12 6
Forkball 11 6
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 14
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 17
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/24/1991 EDI Loss, 1-7 1.2 4 1 1 0 2
08/23/1991 EDI Win, 16-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/18/1991 @ COV Loss, 0-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1991 @ COV Win, 6-4 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
08/11/1991 @ CAR Loss, 5-6 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
08/10/1991 @ CAR Loss, 0-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/01/1991 @ EDI Loss, 3-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1991 MANC Loss, 2-3 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
07/28/1991 MANC Loss, 5-13 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/1991 LIV Loss, 5-7 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 Loss
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:06/26/1964
Born in:Port Charlotte, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,800
Signed Through:1991 Season
Major Service:None, 116 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:None, 116 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1985, 12th Pick in Round 2
THE BASEBALL LEAGUE 1991 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 0 2 3 0 4.62 25.1 32 14 13 2 7 12 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 23 15 13.86 11.37 4.26 2.49 3.88 1.54 99 0.1 .357        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 32 11 2 1 0 2 2 5 2 2 0 .344 .361 .469 .830      
vs. RHB 64 21 2 0 2 12 5 7 0 0 0 .328 .377 .453 .830      
THE BASEBALL LEAGUE 1991 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1  
June 9 0 0 0 0 5.40 10.0 14 7 6 2 3 4  
July 5 0 1 1 0 6.35 5.2 9 4 4 0 3 3  
August 7 0 1 1 0 2.70 6.2 7 2 2 0 0 4  
Spring Training 10 0 2 0 0 3.57 17.2 17 11 7 1 9 16  
Career 23 0 2 3 0 4.62 25.1 32 14 13 2 7 12  
Home 11 0 0 2 0 6.92 13.0 21 11 10 1 4 10  
Road 12 0 2 1 0 2.19 12.1 11 3 3 1 3 2  
Grass 15 0 0 2 0 6.35 17.0 26 13 12 2 6 11  
Turf 8 0 2 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 0 1 1  
Day 7 0 1 1 0 3.68 7.1 11 3 3 0 0 2  
Night 16 0 1 2 0 5.00 18.0 21 11 10 2 7 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 23 0 2 3 0 4.62 25.1 32 14 13 2 7 12  
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+
1991 Truro - TBL 26 23 0 2 3 0 4.62 25.1 32 14 13 2 7 12 0 0 1.54 .357 3.88 0.1 85
Total TBL 23 0 2 3 0 4.62 25.1 32 14 13 2 7 12 0 0 1.54 .357 3.88 0.1 85
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+
1979 Falls Church HS - HS 14 9 9 6 2 0 2.96 73.0 66 32 24 3 28 79 5 1 1.29 .312 2.60 2.9 153
1980 Falls Church HS - HS 15 9 9 4 4 0 3.01 71.2 64 28 24 2 32 70 7 0 1.34 .315 2.74 2.6 144
1981 Falls Church HS - HS 16 10 10 2 6 0 3.49 80.0 78 39 31 4 39 90 4 1 1.46 .333 2.68 2.9 123
1982 Falls Church HS - HS 17 9 9 2 6 0 3.12 75.0 59 30 26 3 39 71 5 1 1.31 .271 3.67 2.3 162
1983 St. Albans - COL 18 9 9 3 4 0 3.69 53.2 60 28 22 3 18 51 3 1 1.45 .339 3.87 1.2 124
1984 St. Albans - COL 19 12 12 5 3 0 2.77 87.2 73 29 27 9 25 67 3 2 1.12 .255 3.56 0.7 116
1985 Total - 20 17 17 9 3 0 2.77 113.2 100 37 35 5 36 111 0 0 1.20 .303 2.85 3.4 100
1985 Saint Helier - R 20 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 7.0 7 7 7 1 7 4 0 0 2.00 .261 7.42 -0.0 70
1985 Timmins - AAA 20 3 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 6 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 3.38 .400 7.50 -0.0 46
1986 Saint Helier - R 21 3 0 0 0 1 4.50 8.0 7 4 4 3 5 4 0 0 1.50 .182 9.87 -0.2 144
1987 Saint Helier - R 22 13 6 2 6 1 5.73 44.0 61 31 28 4 22 12 0 0 1.89 .331 5.26 0.8 105
1988 Saint Helier - R 23 12 12 0 10 0 8.45 59.2 103 68 56 4 30 29 1 0 2.23 .402 5.64 1.5 83
1988 Barry - S A 23 2 2 1 1 0 3.95 13.2 13 6 6 1 4 8 0 0 1.24 .273 4.28 0.4 141
1989 Shawinigan - AA 24 63 0 11 1 14 4.18 114.0 124 55 53 8 41 39 0 0 1.45 .290 5.47 1.1 144
1990 Shawinigan - AA 25 27 4 5 3 4 4.38 63.2 68 35 31 3 25 26 0 0 1.46 .305 4.67 1.3 138
1990 Sudbury - AAA 25 23 12 4 7 2 7.44 84.2 112 80 70 5 35 40 0 0 1.74 .351 5.45 2.0 93
Total NOL (AAA) 26 12 4 7 2 7.63 87.1 118 85 74 5 38 40 0 0 1.79 .353 5.52 91.5
Total LM (AA) 90 4 16 4 18 4.26 177.2 192 90 84 11 66 65 0 0 1.45 .295 5.19 141.7
Total WIT (S A) 2 2 1 1 0 3.95 13.2 13 6 6 1 4 8 0 0 1.24 .273 4.28 140.5
Total SABT (R) 31 18 2 16 2 7.21 118.2 178 110 95 12 64 49 1 0 2.04 .359 5.89 94.5
Total DCPREP 21 21 8 7 0 3.12 141.1 133 57 49 12 43 118 6 3 1.25 .289 3.68 119.1
Total MD-DC-VA 37 37 14 18 0 3.15 299.2 267 129 105 12 138 310 21 3 1.35 .308 2.92 145.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1979 Falls Church HS - HS P 9 9 3 16 1 21 2 .905 73.0 2.34 -0.4 .988
1980 Falls Church HS - HS P 9 9 0 22 0 22 0 1.000 71.2 2.76 +0.3 1.047
1981 Falls Church HS - HS P 10 10 6 18 1 24 0 1.000 80.0 2.70 +0.3 1.060
1982 Falls Church HS - HS P 9 9 5 21 0 26 0 1.000 75.0 3.12 +0.6 1.012
1983 St. Albans - COL P 9 9 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 53.2 2.18 +0.2 .962
1984 St. Albans - COL P 12 12 3 20 1 24 1 .958 87.2 2.36 -0.1 1.028
1985 Timmins - AAA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1985 Saint Helier - R P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 1.065
1986 Saint Helier - R P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 +0.1 1.072
1987 Saint Helier - R P 12 6 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 44.0 2.25 +0.2 1.078
1988 Barry - S A P 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 -0.0 1.067
1988 Saint Helier - R P 12 12 1 10 0 13 2 .846 59.2 1.66 +0.7 .994
1989 Shawinigan - AA P 62 0 6 22 0 29 1 .966 114.0 2.21 +0.0 .948
1990 Sudbury - AAA P 23 12 3 8 0 12 1 .917 84.2 1.17 +0.3 1.063
1990 Shawinigan - AA P 26 4 1 5 0 8 2 .750 63.2 0.85 +0.8 1.060
1991 Truro - MLB P 23 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 227 94 34 168 3 211 9 .957 863.2 2.10 +3.1 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1978 Joined the Falls Church HS Jaguars.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 1 (1).
03/02/1979 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Richard Montgomery HS Rockets with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/11/1979 Strikes out 15 against the Perry HS Huskies.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 1 (3).
03/11/1980 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 1 (3).
03/25/1981 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Langley HS Saxons with 13 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 1 (2).
03/02/1982 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Barons with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1982 Released by the Falls Church HS Jaguars.
06/01/1982 Drafted in the 1982 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 22, 62nd overall pick) by the Providence Steamrollers.
07/31/1982 Failed to sign with the Providence Steamrollers organization.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 1 (2).
03/21/1983 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the St. Stephens Saints with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/26/1983 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/10/1983 Injured (Torn elbow ligament), out for 9-10 months.
06/01/1983 Released by the St. Albans Bulldogs.
06/01/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 27th overall pick) by the Bangor Lumberjacks.
07/31/1983 Failed to sign with the Bangor Lumberjacks organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 1 (2).
03/09/1984 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
03/19/1984 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Landon School Bears with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/11/1984 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the The Bullis School Bulldogs with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/12/1984 Wins the 1984 DC Prepatory Schools Prep School Title with the St. Albans Bulldogs!
06/01/1984 Released by the St. Albans Bulldogs.
06/01/1984 Drafted in the 1984 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 40th overall pick) by the Providence Steamrollers.
07/31/1984 Failed to sign with the Providence Steamrollers organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 2 (3).
06/01/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 30th overall pick) by the Fredericton Salamanders.
06/03/1985 Signed a minor league contract with the Fredericton Salamanders organization with a signing bonus of $370,000.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 3 (3).
04/09/1986 Named the #93 prospect in the ACB
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (8); Control: 6 (5).
04/22/1987 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/11/1987 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (7); Movement: 11 (8); Control: 9 (5).
07/19/1988 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (6); Movement: 13 (8); Control: 9 (5).
04/09/1989 Released by the Fredericton organization.
04/10/1989 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Shawinigan Intrepid organization.
05/02/1989 Named the #86 prospect in the TBL
09/13/1989 Wins the 1989 Ligue Magnifique Round 1 with the Shawinigan Intrepid!
09/23/1989 Wins the 1989 LM (AA) LM (AA) Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (6); Movement: 13 (8); Control: 10 (5).
04/30/1990 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
06/13/1990 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/09/1990 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (6); Movement: 13 (8); Control: 11 (6).
05/16/1991 Injured (Back tightness), out for 2-3 weeks.
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