Mel Vance
Catcher · b. 1882 · 1904–1914
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Fairhaven Herons | 22 | 19 | 77 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | .087 | .182 | .116 | .298 | -0.8 |
| 1905 | Fairhaven Herons | 23 | 150 | 677 | 598 | 124 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 67 | 179 | .207 | .282 | .313 | .595 | -0.5 |
| 1906 | Fairhaven Herons | 24 | 148 | 602 | 539 | 145 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 55 | 139 | .269 | .332 | .419 | .752 | 2.5 |
| 1907 | Fairhaven Herons | 25 | 101 | 499 | 447 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 99 | .230 | .309 | .356 | .664 | 0.9 |
| 1908 | Fairhaven Herons | 26 | 150 | 651 | 582 | 156 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 55 | 103 | .268 | .324 | .385 | .709 | 1.9 |
| 1909 | Fairhaven Herons | 27 | 147 | 647 | 602 | 187 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 40 | 113 | .311 | .351 | .460 | .811 | 4.3 |
| 1910 | Fairhaven Herons | 28 | 149 | 633 | 584 | 152 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 60 | 38 | 116 | .260 | .300 | .411 | .711 | 1.8 |
| 1911 | Fairhaven Herons | 29 | 150 | 686 | 630 | 172 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 48 | 115 | .273 | .321 | .419 | .740 | 3.1 |
| 1912 | Fairhaven Herons | 30 | 23 | 96 | 88 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | .284 | .344 | .432 | .776 | 0.5 |
| 1913 | Fairhaven Herons | 31 | 97 | 485 | 439 | 112 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 73 | .255 | .318 | .399 | .716 | 1.7 |
| 1914 | Fairhaven Herons | 32 | 147 | 699 | 634 | 186 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 61 | 120 | .293 | .353 | .451 | .804 | 4.5 |
| Career | 1281 | 5752 | 5212 | 1368 | 249 | 43 | 127 | 548 | 473 | 1102 | .262 | .320 | .400 | .720 | 20.0 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 21 | 33 | 63 | 47/73 | 45/71 | 28/60 | 25/56 | 27/58 | 27/59 |
| 1904 | 22 | 39 | 63 | 54/73 | 51/71 | 34/59 | 30/56 | 32/58 | 33/59 |
| 1905 | 23 | 44 | 62 | 58/73 | 54/71 | 39/59 | 36/56 | 38/58 | 38/58 |
| 1906 | 24 | 48 | 62 | 62/73 | 58/71 | 43/59 | 39/56 | 41/58 | 42/58 |
| 1907 | 25 | 49 | 62 | 63/73 | 59/71 | 45/59 | 41/55 | 43/58 | 44/58 |
| 1908 | 26 | 50 | 62 | 64/73 | 60/71 | 46/59 | 43/55 | 45/58 | 45/58 |
| 1909 | 27 | 51 | 62 | 64/73 | 60/71 | 47/59 | 44/55 | 46/58 | 46/58 |
| 1910 | 28 | 51 | 62 | 63/73 | 59/70 | 48/59 | 45/55 | 46/58 | 47/58 |
| 1911 | 29 | 51 | 62 | 62/72 | 57/69 | 48/59 | 45/56 | 47/58 | 48/58 |
| 1912 | 30 | 51 | 62 | 61/71 | 56/68 | 48/59 | 45/56 | 47/58 | 48/59 |
| 1913 | 31 | 50 | 62 | 60/71 | 55/67 | 48/59 | 45/56 | 47/58 | 48/59 |
| 1914 | 32 | 49 | 60 | 57/70 | 53/64 | 47/58 | 44/55 | 46/57 | 47/58 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | draft | Fairhaven Herons | round 4 |
Injury history (7 stints, 251 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1907 | Hamstring | long IL | 49 | |
| 1909 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1910 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1912 | Oblique | short IL | 15 | |
| 1912 | Knee | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1914 | Back | short IL | 16 |