League Leaders Who Led?
Bill Melton

Bill Melton

1968–1977  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 200 lb  ·  b. 1945 Gulfport, MS

Career 1,144 G · 1,004 H · 160 HR · 591 RBI · .253 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
15 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1971 Best season

Spanning 1971–1971, peaking at 1 titles in 1971.

Team records #9 White Sox career HR

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,906th League titles 1
  • 1,957th Top-5 finishes 15

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Home Runs 1 1st — 1971 AL 33
Third Base Range Factor — #2 — 1971 #2
Third Base Double Plays — #3 — 1969 #3 1973 #3
Third Base Assists — #2 — 1971 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1971 1 HR 33

Batting

  led the league   10 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1968 CHA AL 34 109 5 29 8 0 2 16 10 32 1 .266 .322 .395 .717
1969 CHA AL 157 556 67 142 26 2 23 87 56 106 1 .255 .326 .434 .759
1970 CHA AL 141 514 74 135 15 1 33 96 56 107 2 .263 .340 .488 .828
1971 CHA AL 150 543 72 146 18 2 33 86 61 87 3 .269 .352 .492 .843
1972 CHA AL 57 208 22 51 5 0 7 30 23 31 1 .245 .319 .370 .689
1973 CHA AL 152 560 83 155 29 1 20 87 75 66 4 .277 .363 .439 .802
1974 CHA AL 136 495 63 120 17 0 21 63 59 60 3 .242 .326 .404 .730
1975 CHA AL 149 512 62 123 16 0 15 70 78 106 5 .240 .346 .359 .705
1976 CAL AL 118 341 31 71 17 3 6 42 44 53 2 .208 .300 .328 .628
1977 CLE AL 50 133 17 32 11 0 0 14 17 21 1 .241 .331 .323 .655
Career — — 1,144 3,971 496 1,004 162 9 160 591 479 669 23 .253 .337 .419 .756

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1968 CHA AL 3B 33 32 275.2 17 75 3 5 95 .968 2.79
1969 CHA AL 3B 148 139 1236.2 112 322 22 36 456 .952 2.93
OF 11 9 68.0 13 3 0 0 16 1.000 1.46
1970 CHA AL OF 71 71 600.0 111 8 0 3 119 1.000 1.68
3B 70 70 609.0 47 179 18 19 244 .926 3.23
1971 CHA AL 3B 148 148 1270.0 116 371 16 26 503 .968 3.29
1972 CHA AL 3B 56 56 491.0 47 125 12 12 184 .935 3.07
1973 CHA AL 3B 151 151 1307.2 115 347 23 31 485 .953 3.06
1974 CHA AL 3B 123 123 1079.2 100 272 24 29 396 .939 3.02
1975 CHA AL 3B 138 138 1190.2 131 313 26 23 470 .945 3.22
1976 CAL AL 1B 30 27 218.0 220 15 2 20 237 .992 7.83
3B 21 14 131.0 7 21 1 2 29 .966 1.33
1977 CLE AL 1B 15 11 108.0 134 8 0 10 142 1.000 9.47
3B 13 10 94.0 8 20 2 1 30 .933 2.15
Career — — 3B 901 881 7685.1 700 2,045 147 184 2,892 .949 3.05
— — OF 82 80 668.0 124 11 0 3 135 1.000 1.65
— — 1B 45 38 326.0 354 23 2 30 379 .995 8.38