Mel Fairbanks
Shortstop · b. 1938 · 1960–1972
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Granite Falls Granites | 22 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .143 | .333 | .476 | -0.1 |
| 1961 | Granite Falls Granites | 23 | 150 | 627 | 566 | 166 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 54 | 92 | .293 | .351 | .445 | .796 | 3.5 |
| 1962 | Granite Falls Granites | 24 | 147 | 674 | 625 | 192 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 77 | 43 | 85 | .307 | .349 | .477 | .825 | 4.3 |
| 1963 | Granite Falls Granites | 25 | 150 | 780 | 713 | 201 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 79 | 60 | 83 | .282 | .335 | .452 | .786 | 4.1 |
| 1964 | Granite Falls Granites | 26 | 150 | 650 | 585 | 178 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 59 | 61 | .304 | .365 | .456 | .821 | 4.4 |
| 1965 | Granite Falls Granites | 27 | 138 | 585 | 509 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 72 | 44 | .306 | .390 | .456 | .846 | 4.5 |
| 1966 | Granite Falls Granites | 28 | 99 | 425 | 385 | 119 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 40 | .309 | .374 | .496 | .870 | 3.3 |
| 1967 | Granite Falls Granites | 29 | 130 | 652 | 584 | 171 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 58 | .293 | .347 | .455 | .802 | 3.5 |
| 1968 | Granite Falls Granites | 30 | 148 | 731 | 687 | 223 | 48 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 41 | 51 | .325 | .361 | .496 | .858 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | Granite Falls Granites | 31 | 147 | 747 | 675 | 196 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 69 | 53 | .290 | .355 | .412 | .767 | 3.3 |
| 1970 | Granite Falls Granites | 32 | 149 | 624 | 567 | 179 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 53 | 65 | .316 | .372 | .503 | .874 | 5.0 |
| 1971 | Granite Falls Granites | 33 | 149 | 604 | 553 | 159 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 75 | 47 | 68 | .288 | .341 | .430 | .771 | 3.0 |
| 1972 | Granite Falls Granites | 34 | 150 | 726 | 663 | 202 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 71 | .305 | .361 | .439 | .800 | 4.5 |
| Career | 1709 | 7832 | 7118 | 2143 | 392 | 79 | 190 | 869 | 653 | 772 | .301 | .357 | .458 | .815 | 48.6 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 19 | 34 | 60 | 36/58 | 40/64 | 34/61 | 30/56 | 37/68 | 29/54 |
| 1958 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 41/58 | 45/64 | 39/61 | 35/56 | 43/68 | 34/54 |
| 1959 | 21 | 44 | 60 | 47/58 | 52/64 | 42/61 | 39/56 | 48/68 | 37/54 |
| 1960 | 22 | 49 | 60 | 51/58 | 57/64 | 48/61 | 44/56 | 53/68 | 42/54 |
| 1961 | 23 | 51 | 60 | 53/58 | 60/65 | 50/61 | 45/56 | 55/68 | 44/54 |
| 1962 | 24 | 53 | 60 | 54/58 | 60/65 | 52/61 | 48/56 | 58/68 | 46/53 |
| 1963 | 25 | 54 | 60 | 54/58 | 61/65 | 54/61 | 49/56 | 60/68 | 47/53 |
| 1964 | 26 | 55 | 60 | 54/58 | 61/65 | 54/61 | 50/56 | 61/68 | 48/53 |
| 1965 | 27 | 55 | 60 | 54/58 | 61/65 | 55/61 | 51/56 | 62/68 | 49/53 |
| 1966 | 28 | 55 | 60 | 53/56 | 60/64 | 55/60 | 51/56 | 62/68 | 49/53 |
| 1967 | 29 | 55 | 59 | 52/55 | 59/62 | 55/60 | 51/56 | 62/68 | 49/53 |
| 1968 | 30 | 54 | 59 | 51/54 | 57/61 | 55/60 | 51/56 | 62/68 | 49/53 |
| 1969 | 31 | 54 | 58 | 50/53 | 56/59 | 55/60 | 51/56 | 62/68 | 49/53 |
| 1970 | 32 | 52 | 56 | 48/51 | 54/57 | 53/58 | 50/55 | 61/66 | 48/52 |
| 1971 | 33 | 51 | 55 | 46/49 | 51/54 | 52/57 | 49/54 | 60/65 | 47/51 |
| 1972 | 34 | 49 | 53 | 43/46 | 48/51 | 51/56 | 48/53 | 59/64 | 46/50 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | draft | Granite Falls Granites | round 3 |
Injury history (14 stints, 147 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Oblique | long IL | 32 | |
| 1958 | Oblique | short IL | 19 | |
| 1959 | Back | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1962 | Back | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1965 | Knee | short IL | 8 | |
| 1965 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1966 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 46 | |
| 1966 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1966 | Back | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1967 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 20 | |
| 1968 | Knee | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1969 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1970 | Knee | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1971 | Oblique | day-to-day | 1 |