2B Melvin Williams #30
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B MELVIN WILLIAMS #30 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 339 77 8 0 5 40 22 76 .227 .294 .295 3 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 ATL Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/1975 ATL Loss, 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1975 ATL Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 CHI Loss, 4-9 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 CHI Loss, 1-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 CHI Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 CHI Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/03/1975 @ LAF Win, 7-6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 @ LAF Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/22/1947
Born in:Oak Park, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$47,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 18th Pick in Round 10
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 339 77 8 0 5 40 31 22 76 .227 .294 .295 .589 .270 .068 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 384 11 2 0 3 10 2 100 13 3 7 30.0 30.2 2.87 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 19 1 0 4 13 8 9 15 0 2 2 .241 .333 .405 .738
Versus Right   260 58 7 0 1 27 23 13 61 2 8 9 .223 .282 .262 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 .182 .208 .227 .436
April   60 14 0 0 1 10 8 5 12 0 1 0 .233 .292 .283 .576
May   74 14 3 0 0 6 4 5 15 1 4 2 .189 .256 .230 .486
June   76 16 0 0 2 10 5 8 17 0 2 4 .211 .318 .289 .608
July   92 28 4 0 2 11 12 3 22 0 3 4 .304 .354 .413 .767
August   37 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 10 1 0 1 .135 .175 .162 .337
Spring Training   54 10 0 1 0 3 8 6 12 2 2 1 .185 .270 .222 .492
Last Year   211 59 6 0 5 24 18 22 28 3 2 0 .280 .343 .379 .722
2 Years Ago   286 73 7 2 6 26 38 28 55 1 1 6 .255 .333 .357 .690
Career   1252 304 35 4 22 127 130 94 266 8 15 22 .243 .305 .330 .635
Home   178 43 6 0 4 25 17 16 34 1 6 5 .242 .320 .343 .663
Road   161 34 2 0 1 15 14 6 42 1 4 6 .211 .264 .242 .507
Grass   323 73 8 0 5 39 29 21 72 2 9 9 .226 .290 .297 .587
Turf   16 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 2 .250 .368 .250 .618
Day   130 28 5 0 1 18 16 6 27 1 4 6 .215 .280 .277 .557
Night   209 49 3 0 4 22 15 16 49 1 6 5 .234 .303 .306 .609
As Starter   331 75 8 0 5 39 28 20 75 2 10 11 .227 .291 .296 .587
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   70 13 1 0 2 9 8 4 20 0 1 2 .186 .250 .286 .536
Inning 1-3   99 26 4 0 2 15 7 6 20 1 5 4 .263 .327 .364 .691
Inning 4-6   136 27 2 0 1 12 11 8 29 1 4 5 .199 .267 .235 .502
Inning 7-9   97 22 2 0 2 12 13 8 25 0 1 2 .227 .299 .309 .608
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   106 23 3 0 0 7 15 6 24 2 8 4 .217 .280 .245 .525
1 Outs   102 23 2 0 2 10 6 9 18 0 2 5 .225 .319 .304 .623
2 Outs   131 31 3 0 3 23 10 7 34 0 0 2 .237 .286 .328 .614
Scoring Position   101 26 4 0 2 35 11 10 22 2 10 2 .257 .330 .356 .687
Bases Empty   178 42 3 0 2 2 15 10 36 0 0 8 .236 .306 .287 .593
Runner on 1st   60 9 1 0 1 3 5 2 18 0 0 1 .150 .190 .217 .407
Runner on 2nd   38 10 2 0 1 10 4 4 7 0 10 0 .263 .333 .395 .728
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 .222 .250 .222 .472
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .429 1.000 1.429
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 0 0 10 4 2 3 1 0 1 .400 .500 .400 .900
Two Strikes   134 15 1 0 0 4 7 5 76 1 0 4 .112 .167 .119 .286
First Pitch   76 25 4 0 1 15 9 2 0 0 5 2 .329 .362 .421 .784
Count 0-1   38 10 0 0 2 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 .263 .275 .421 .696
Count 0-2   24 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   39 9 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .250 .308 .558
Count 1-1   30 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 .367 .406 .433 .840
Count 1-2   43 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 0 0 2 .070 .111 .070 .181
Count 2-0   8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .250 .472
Count 2-1   11 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Count 2-2   41 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 19 1 0 1 .146 .163 .171 .334
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 .333 1.167
Full Count   26 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 15 0 0 1 .077 .250 .077 .327
Behind in Count   105 17 0 0 2 8 8 0 42 1 0 3 .162 .183 .219 .403
Ahead in Count   61 16 1 0 2 7 10 15 0 0 2 2 .262 .423 .377 .800
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Batting 2nd   29 6 1 0 0 4 1 1 8 1 2 1 .207 .250 .241 .491
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 7th   292 65 7 0 5 34 27 17 66 1 8 10 .223 .287 .298 .585
Batting 8th   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Low Leverage   152 35 2 0 3 7 14 12 30 0 1 5 .230 .308 .303 .610
Medium Leverage   124 29 6 0 1 16 10 7 27 1 9 4 .234 .294 .306 .601
High Leverage   58 11 0 0 1 17 6 3 17 1 0 2 .190 .250 .241 .491
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 22 71 233 54 10 1 2 23 23 11 3 2 64 1 2 .232 .273 .309 .582 61 60 0.1
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 24 79 183 41 4 1 4 14 20 11 2 0 43 2 1 .224 .276 .322 .598 80 68 0.7
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 25 109 286 73 7 2 6 26 38 28 6 1 55 2 3 .255 .333 .357 .690 98 96 1.7
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 26 101 211 59 6 0 5 24 18 22 0 3 28 2 0 .280 .343 .379 .722 111 105 2.2
1975 Detroit - FABL 27 108 339 77 8 0 5 40 31 22 11 2 76 3 7 .227 .294 .295 .589 64 68 0.6
Total FABL 468 1252 304 35 4 22 127 130 94 22 8 266 10 13 .243 .305 .330 .635 82 79 5.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Mobile - R 18 43 184 53 9 2 2 15 24 19 3 2 38 3 2 .288 .361 .391 .752 86 82 1.0
1966 Salem - A 18 39 145 33 5 0 3 11 15 3 2 0 35 0 1 .228 .253 .324 .577 58 52 -0.1
1967 Mobile - R 19 13 47 13 3 0 1 3 6 6 0 0 11 0 0 .277 .358 .404 .763 120 125 0.8
1967 Salem - A 19 92 328 69 4 4 4 25 37 33 15 1 103 2 6 .210 .310 .284 .594 64 60 1.2
1967 Scranton - A 19 10 31 7 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 10 0 0 .226 .286 .290 .576 69 69 0.1
1968 Mobile - R 20 11 40 9 1 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 6 0 0 .225 .311 .250 .561 49 49 -0.0
1968 Salem - A 20 42 168 41 6 0 1 11 24 26 8 0 47 5 3 .244 .371 .298 .669 85 94 1.6
1968 Scranton - A 20 44 142 39 6 2 3 19 17 19 6 0 41 0 4 .275 .383 .408 .792 131 128 1.4
1968 Shreveport - AA 20 19 58 13 2 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 18 0 0 .224 .286 .259 .544 53 50 -0.2
1969 Shreveport - AA 21 28 91 28 4 2 3 13 11 7 1 0 15 2 2 .308 .364 .495 .858 147 142 1.1
1969 Salt Lake City - AAA 21 95 312 72 12 3 3 32 24 18 3 3 60 1 1 .231 .277 .317 .594 71 62 0.2
1970 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 51 162 43 5 3 3 23 18 16 5 1 31 4 2 .265 .348 .389 .737 102 90 1.1
1971 Salt Lake City - AAA 23 104 328 83 11 2 5 37 36 33 12 2 48 5 4 .253 .341 .345 .686 90 80 2.1
1972 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 61 207 47 10 3 1 22 20 10 10 4 46 2 0 .227 .290 .319 .609 68 68 0.8
Total GWL 311 1009 245 38 11 12 114 98 77 30 10 185 12 7 .243 .313 .338 .651 82 74
Total MAL 54 173 46 6 3 3 21 20 21 7 1 51 0 4 .266 .366 .387 .754 121 118
Total COW 173 641 143 15 4 8 47 76 62 25 1 185 7 10 .223 .316 .296 .612 69 68
Total LSA 47 149 41 6 2 3 23 17 11 2 0 33 2 2 .275 .333 .403 .736 111 107
Total GSL 67 271 75 13 2 3 19 36 29 4 2 55 3 2 .277 .353 .373 .726 86 85
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Salem - A 2B 23 23 53 50 9 106 3 .972 194.0 4.78 +1.6 1.076
1966 Mobile - R 2B 7 6 12 17 3 30 1 .967 53.0 4.92 +1.5 1.115
1966 Salem - A 3B 2 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.0 1.088
1966 Mobile - R 3B 3 3 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 22.0 3.27 +0.2 1.083
1966 Salem - A SS 5 4 8 8 0 16 0 1.000 35.0 4.11 -0.1 1.035
1966 Mobile - R SS 33 31 67 87 23 158 4 .975 279.0 4.97 +6.8 1.203
1966 Salem - A CF 9 9 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 76.0 2.49 -0.9 .934
1966 Mobile - R CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.1 1.010
1967 Scranton - A 2B 2 2 8 6 4 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.0 1.038
1967 Salem - A 2B 54 52 114 134 36 251 3 .988 448.2 4.97 +13.0 1.167
1967 Mobile - R 2B 9 9 20 22 6 43 1 .977 77.1 4.89 +2.8 1.211
1967 Scranton - A 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .000
1967 Salem - A 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.4 1.072
1967 Mobile - R 3B 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.5 1.086
1967 Scranton - A SS 6 6 18 17 4 36 1 .972 47.0 6.70 +0.8 1.078
1967 Salem - A SS 34 27 45 92 33 145 8 .945 248.2 4.96 +2.5 1.075
1967 Mobile - R SS 2 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 17.0 4.76 +0.6 1.117
1967 Scranton - A CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.2 1.035
1967 Salem - A CF 7 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 46.2 2.89 -1.5 .906
1967 Mobile - R CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.031
1968 Shreveport - AA 2B 17 17 33 39 11 72 0 1.000 127.0 5.10 -0.4 1.027
1968 Scranton - A 2B 21 21 59 61 21 121 1 .992 183.2 5.88 +3.6 1.081
1968 Salem - A 2B 29 29 76 85 41 163 2 .988 241.0 6.01 +6.4 1.183
1968 Mobile - R 2B 9 9 23 21 8 45 1 .978 77.0 5.14 +0.7 1.132
1968 Scranton - A 3B 11 11 7 20 0 29 2 .931 92.0 2.64 +0.6 .976
1968 Shreveport - AA SS 5 2 5 5 0 11 1 .909 22.0 4.09 +0.0 1.072
1968 Scranton - A SS 9 8 15 20 6 37 2 .946 71.0 4.44 -0.1 .977
1968 Salem - A SS 12 7 14 25 7 41 2 .951 82.0 4.28 +2.4 1.211
1968 Mobile - R SS 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.3 1.091
1968 Salem - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Scranton - A CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 -0.8 .897
1968 Salem - A CF 3 3 13 0 0 14 1 .929 26.0 4.50 +0.1 .950
1969 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 74 73 180 204 47 399 15 .962 599.2 5.76 +1.6 1.024
1969 Shreveport - AA 2B 23 23 58 67 20 126 1 .992 194.2 5.78 +2.8 1.122
1969 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 9 9 7 15 0 23 1 .957 80.0 2.48 +0.8 1.053
1969 Shreveport - AA 3B 2 2 1 4 0 6 1 .833 17.0 2.65 -0.3 .925
1969 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 15 8 14 33 4 50 3 .940 87.0 4.86 +0.4 1.017
1969 Shreveport - AA SS 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.1 1.095
1969 Shreveport - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.019
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 43 42 88 129 17 222 5 .977 361.0 5.41 +3.1 1.058
1970 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 29 29 70 90 22 165 5 .970 251.2 5.72 +2.3 1.073
1970 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 3 3 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.2 1.065
1970 Los Angeles - MLB SS 27 26 41 89 14 137 7 .949 216.1 5.41 -0.1 1.007
1970 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 19 16 35 45 7 85 5 .941 140.0 5.14 +3.1 1.158
1970 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.030
1971 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 12 12 29 35 14 65 1 .985 100.0 5.76 +0.0 .981
1971 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 87 86 162 287 69 464 15 .968 718.2 5.62 +13.0 1.104
1971 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.2 2.15 +0.4 1.026
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 69 50 111 158 30 280 11 .961 439.1 5.51 +5.5 1.090
1972 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 41 41 124 120 34 252 8 .968 349.0 6.29 +2.1 1.067
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 6 4 1 8 0 10 1 .900 35.0 2.31 +0.3 1.043
1972 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 4 4 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 33.0 4.09 +0.6 1.070
1972 Los Angeles - MLB SS 5 4 8 13 1 22 1 .955 34.2 5.45 -0.5 .946
1972 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 17 14 40 42 8 85 3 .965 127.0 5.81 +3.4 1.155
1972 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.4 1.025
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 74 55 131 182 38 322 9 .972 514.1 5.48 +4.1 1.063
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Los Angeles - MLB SS 28 27 42 78 13 124 4 .968 231.2 4.66 +1.7 1.072
1973 Los Angeles - MLB CF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 -0.0 1.006
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 85 59 141 212 49 363 10 .972 544.1 5.84 +8.5 1.095
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 13 2 6 15 2 23 2 .913 43.0 4.40 +0.5 1.108
1974 Los Angeles - MLB CF 5 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 +0.2 .924
1975 Detroit - MLB 2B 104 99 250 299 89 561 12 .979 839.2 5.88 +6.9 1.040
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 10 1 6 10 4 18 2 .889 22.0 6.55 -0.1 .955
TOTAL 2B 725 651 1580 1931 499 3600 89 .975 5613.1 5.63 +66.2 1.075
TOTAL 3B 44 42 28 80 1 113 5 .956 355.0 2.74 +3.3 1.033
TOTAL SS 331 273 535 874 195 1469 60 .959 2443.0 5.19 +34.2 1.092
TOTAL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 42 31 95 1 0 97 1 .990 313.1 2.76 -2.3 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Earlville; Earlville, IL) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 10, Pick 18, 198th overall pick).
06/06/1967 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/23/1967 Goes 5-5 against the San Bernardino Friars, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
09/12/1968 Injured (broken nose),out for 5 days.
08/02/1969 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/21/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
05/07/1971 Injured (strained back),out for 2 weeks.
07/08/1971 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/18/1971 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 5 months.
10/16/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Stars.
05/15/1972 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/30/1974 Was traded by the Los Angeles Stars to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for SP Pedro Ortiz and LF Hank Hopkins.
03/14/1975 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1973 6 9
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