Cliff Melton was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 272 career appearances, with a 3.42 ERA and 660 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NY1 | 20 | 9 | 2.61 | 46 | 27 | 7 | 248.0 | 216 | 72 | 55 | 142 | 1.09 |
| 1938 | NY1 | 14 | 14 | 3.89 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 243.0 | 266 | 105 | 61 | 101 | 1.35 |
| 1939 | NY1 | 12 | 15 | 3.56 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 207.1 | 214 | 82 | 65 | 95 | 1.35 |
| 1940 | NY1 | 10 | 11 | 4.91 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 166.2 | 185 | 91 | 68 | 91 | 1.52 |
| 1941 | NY1 | 8 | 11 | 3.01 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 194.1 | 181 | 65 | 61 | 100 | 1.25 |
| 1942 | NY1 | 11 | 5 | 2.63 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 143.2 | 122 | 42 | 33 | 61 | 1.08 |
| 1943 | NY1 | 9 | 13 | 3.19 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 186.1 | 184 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 1.36 |
| 1944 | NY1 | 2 | 2 | 4.06 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 64.1 | 78 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 1.51 |
| Career Totals | — | 86 | 80 | 3.42 | 272 | 179 | 16 | 1453.2 | 1446 | 552 | 431 | 660 | 1.29 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NY1 | 46 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .122 | .133 | .122 | .254 |
| 1938 | NY1 | 36 | 80 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .175 | .195 | .200 | .395 |
| 1939 | NY1 | 41 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .182 | .194 | .197 | .391 |
| 1940 | NY1 | 37 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .222 | .250 | .278 | .528 |
| 1941 | NY1 | 42 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .115 | .143 | .115 | .258 |
| 1942 | NY1 | 23 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .234 | .294 | .234 | .528 |
| 1943 | NY1 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .148 | .258 | .185 | .443 |
| 1944 | NY1 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 |
| Career Totals | — | 272 | 469 | 28 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 108 | .164 | .198 | .181 | .380 |
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