Mel Vance
Pitcher · b. 1912 · 1933–1945
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Fairhaven Herons | 22 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 245 | 246 | 30 | 114 | 166 | 3.90 | 1.47 | 4.3 |
| 1935 | Fairhaven Herons | 23 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 255 | 292 | 30 | 113 | 183 | 4.81 | 1.59 | 1.8 |
| 1936 | Fairhaven Herons | 24 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 249 | 279 | 27 | 83 | 199 | 4.96 | 1.46 | 1.7 |
| 1937 | Fairhaven Herons | 25 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 256 | 254 | 16 | 100 | 194 | 3.65 | 1.38 | 5.3 |
| 1938 | Fairhaven Herons | 26 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 258 | 297 | 13 | 112 | 216 | 3.91 | 1.59 | 4.7 |
| 1939 | Fairhaven Herons | 27 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 260 | 308 | 27 | 97 | 181 | 4.70 | 1.56 | 1.6 |
| 1940 | Fairhaven Herons | 28 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 249 | 256 | 24 | 80 | 179 | 3.75 | 1.35 | 4.7 |
| 1941 | Fairhaven Herons | 29 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 231 | 251 | 14 | 79 | 173 | 3.62 | 1.43 | 4.7 |
| 1942 | Fairhaven Herons | 30 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 251 | 243 | 19 | 84 | 179 | 3.15 | 1.30 | 6.5 |
| 1943 | Fairhaven Herons | 31 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 258 | 273 | 13 | 88 | 190 | 3.62 | 1.40 | 5.2 |
| 1944 | Fairhaven Herons | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 257 | 281 | 26 | 94 | 204 | 4.73 | 1.46 | 1.9 |
| 1945 | Fairhaven Herons | 33 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 266 | 268 | 17 | 92 | 209 | 3.82 | 1.35 | 4.9 |
| Career | 352 | 176 | 176 | 3036 | 3248 | 256 | 1136 | 2273 | 4.06 | 1.44 | 47.3 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 20/53 | 83.2 | 21/50 | 24/55 |
| 1932 | 20 | 32 | 53 | 32/53 | 84.6 | 30/50 | 33/56 |
| 1933 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 37/54 | 85.1 | 35/51 | 39/56 |
| 1934 | 22 | 41 | 54 | 43/54 | 85.6 | 38/51 | 43/57 |
| 1935 | 23 | 44 | 54 | 46/54 | 86.0 | 41/52 | 45/57 |
| 1936 | 24 | 47 | 54 | 48/54 | 86.1 | 44/52 | 49/57 |
| 1937 | 25 | 49 | 55 | 49/54 | 86.2 | 46/53 | 51/58 |
| 1938 | 26 | 50 | 55 | 49/54 | 86.3 | 48/53 | 52/58 |
| 1939 | 27 | 51 | 55 | 49/54 | 86.3 | 49/53 | 54/59 |
| 1940 | 28 | 51 | 55 | 48/52 | 86.1 | 50/54 | 55/59 |
| 1941 | 29 | 50 | 55 | 46/51 | 86.0 | 50/54 | 55/60 |
| 1942 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 45/50 | 85.9 | 50/54 | 55/60 |
| 1943 | 31 | 50 | 54 | 44/48 | 85.7 | 51/55 | 55/60 |
| 1944 | 32 | 49 | 53 | 42/46 | 85.5 | 50/54 | 54/58 |
| 1945 | 33 | 47 | 51 | 40/44 | 85.3 | 49/52 | 52/57 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | draft | Fairhaven Herons | round 4 |
Injury history (2 stints, 24 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Hamstring | short IL | 9 | |
| 1941 | Elbow | short IL | 15 |