Mel Fairbanks
FirstBase · b. 1923 · 1945–1958
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Eastvale Owls | 22 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .190 | .227 | .619 | .846 | 0.1 |
| 1947 | Eastvale Owls | 24 | 100 | 433 | 405 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 24 | 85 | .225 | .266 | .365 | .631 | -0.1 |
| 1948 | Eastvale Owls | 25 | 150 | 720 | 648 | 172 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 70 | 64 | 111 | .265 | .328 | .426 | .754 | 3.1 |
| 1949 | Eastvale Owls | 26 | 149 | 754 | 698 | 222 | 38 | 8 | 37 | 100 | 51 | 76 | .318 | .362 | .554 | .917 | 7.4 |
| 1950 | Eastvale Owls | 27 | 150 | 666 | 601 | 172 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 100 | 60 | 68 | .286 | .348 | .469 | .818 | 4.3 |
| 1951 | Eastvale Owls | 28 | 150 | 638 | 579 | 168 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 95 | 51 | 78 | .290 | .343 | .440 | .784 | 3.4 |
| 1952 | Eastvale Owls | 29 | 150 | 674 | 609 | 180 | 37 | 4 | 25 | 81 | 54 | 74 | .296 | .347 | .493 | .840 | 4.8 |
| 1953 | Eastvale Owls | 30 | 143 | 621 | 568 | 171 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 41 | 64 | .301 | .341 | .465 | .806 | 3.8 |
| 1954 | Eastvale Owls | 31 | 150 | 670 | 613 | 184 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 48 | 69 | .300 | .346 | .452 | .798 | 4.0 |
| 1955 | Eastvale Owls | 32 | 150 | 744 | 671 | 214 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 77 | .319 | .375 | .463 | .838 | 5.6 |
| 1956 | Eastvale Owls | 33 | 150 | 683 | 617 | 171 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 57 | 89 | .277 | .334 | .425 | .758 | 2.8 |
| 1957 | Eastvale Owls | 34 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .281 | .324 | .500 | .824 | 0.2 |
| Career | 1458 | 6659 | 6062 | 1758 | 313 | 48 | 208 | 779 | 518 | 805 | .290 | .342 | .460 | .802 | 39.5 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 21 | 32 | 68 | 49/74 | 45/70 | 25/68 | 28/71 | 25/66 | 23/60 |
| 1945 | 22 | 40 | 69 | 58/74 | 53/71 | 32/68 | 36/72 | 32/66 | 29/61 |
| 1946 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 64/74 | 58/71 | 38/69 | 41/72 | 37/67 | 34/61 |
| 1947 | 24 | 50 | 69 | 67/74 | 61/71 | 44/69 | 47/72 | 42/67 | 39/61 |
| 1948 | 25 | 53 | 69 | 69/74 | 62/71 | 47/69 | 52/72 | 46/67 | 42/61 |
| 1949 | 26 | 55 | 69 | 69/73 | 63/71 | 51/68 | 55/72 | 49/67 | 45/62 |
| 1950 | 27 | 56 | 69 | 68/73 | 63/71 | 53/68 | 57/72 | 51/67 | 47/62 |
| 1951 | 28 | 56 | 68 | 66/72 | 61/70 | 54/68 | 58/72 | 52/67 | 48/62 |
| 1952 | 29 | 56 | 68 | 65/71 | 59/68 | 54/68 | 59/72 | 52/67 | 49/62 |
| 1953 | 30 | 56 | 68 | 63/71 | 58/66 | 54/68 | 59/72 | 52/66 | 49/62 |
| 1954 | 31 | 56 | 67 | 62/69 | 57/64 | 54/68 | 59/72 | 52/66 | 49/62 |
| 1955 | 32 | 54 | 66 | 59/67 | 55/62 | 54/67 | 57/71 | 52/65 | 48/61 |
| 1956 | 33 | 53 | 64 | 57/64 | 52/59 | 53/66 | 56/70 | 51/64 | 47/60 |
| 1957 | 34 | 51 | 62 | 53/60 | 49/55 | 52/65 | 55/70 | 50/62 | 46/58 |
| 1958 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 49/55 | 45/51 | 50/63 | 54/68 | 48/61 | 45/57 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | draft | Eastvale Owls | round 4 |
Injury history (5 stints, 112 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Back | long IL | 54 | |
| 1947 | Oblique | long IL | 50 | |
| 1949 | Oblique | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1953 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1953 | Oblique | day-to-day | 3 |