Mel Sawtelle
LeftField · b. 1870 · 1891–1901
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Ridgemont Rooks | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 |
| 1894 | Ridgemont Rooks | 24 | 149 | 607 | 548 | 150 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 116 | .274 | .331 | .391 | .722 | 2.7 |
| 1895 | Ridgemont Rooks | 25 | 150 | 621 | 556 | 131 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 57 | 125 | .236 | .303 | .345 | .648 | 1.1 |
| 1896 | Ridgemont Rooks | 26 | 150 | 690 | 631 | 155 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 53 | 118 | .246 | .301 | .349 | .650 | 0.8 |
| 1897 | Ridgemont Rooks | 27 | 103 | 452 | 410 | 112 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 88 | .273 | .330 | .356 | .686 | 1.2 |
| 1898 | Ridgemont Rooks | 28 | 147 | 606 | 541 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 60 | 121 | .227 | .302 | .299 | .601 | -0.3 |
| Career | 700 | 2980 | 2690 | 671 | 115 | 20 | 36 | 274 | 258 | 570 | .249 | .312 | .347 | .659 | 5.5 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 35/57 | 29/45 | 28/55 | 28/51 | 28/57 | 27/52 |
| 1890 | 20 | 37 | 53 | 40/57 | 33/45 | 37/55 | 36/51 | 38/57 | 36/52 |
| 1891 | 21 | 40 | 53 | 45/57 | 36/45 | 41/55 | 39/51 | 42/56 | 39/52 |
| 1892 | 22 | 44 | 52 | 49/57 | 39/45 | 44/54 | 42/50 | 45/56 | 42/52 |
| 1893 | 23 | 45 | 52 | 50/57 | 40/45 | 46/54 | 43/50 | 47/56 | 44/52 |
| 1894 | 24 | 46 | 52 | 51/57 | 40/44 | 47/54 | 44/50 | 48/56 | 45/51 |
| 1895 | 25 | 47 | 52 | 52/57 | 40/44 | 48/54 | 45/50 | 49/56 | 46/51 |
| 1896 | 26 | 47 | 52 | 52/57 | 40/44 | 48/54 | 45/50 | 50/55 | 46/51 |
| 1897 | 27 | 47 | 52 | 52/57 | 40/44 | 49/53 | 45/49 | 50/55 | 46/51 |
| 1898 | 28 | 46 | 51 | 50/55 | 39/42 | 48/53 | 45/49 | 50/55 | 46/50 |
| 1899 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 45/50 | 35/38 | 46/51 | 42/46 | 50/55 | 46/50 |
| 1900 | 30 | 43 | 48 | 44/49 | 34/37 | 46/50 | 42/46 | 49/54 | 45/50 |
| 1901 | 31 | 43 | 47 | 43/47 | 33/36 | 46/50 | 41/45 | 49/54 | 45/49 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | draft | Ridgemont Rooks | round 4 |
Injury history (4 stints, 88 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1897 | Hamstring | long IL | 47 | |
| 1898 | Knee | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1899 | Hand/Wrist | career-altering | 37 | reshaped him |