Luis Melendez was born on Thursday, August 11, 1949, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Melendez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1970, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Luis Melendez baseball stats page.
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Luis Melendez![]() Luis Mendez Autograph on a 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#307 | Checklist) |
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Luis MelendezLuis Melendez Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Luis MelendezLuis Melendez Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1970 | 21 | Cardinals | 21 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .315 | .314 |
| 1971 | 22 | Cardinals | 88 | 173 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .225 | .320 | .254 |
| 1972 | 23 | Cardinals | 118 | 332 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .238 | .292 | .334 |
| 1973 | 24 | Cardinals | 121 | 341 | 35 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .267 | .319 | .343 |
| 1974 | 25 | Cardinals | 83 | 124 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .218 | .283 | .298 |
| 1975 | 26 | Cardinals | 110 | 291 | 33 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .265 | .301 | .347 |
| 1976 | 27 | Cardinals | 20 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1976 | 27 | Padres | 72 | 119 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .260 | .286 |
| 1977 | 28 | Padres | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 641 | 1,477 | 167 | 366 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 122 | 109 | 7 | 175 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 46 | .248 | .299 | .318 | ||
Luis MelendezLuis Melendez Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1970 Cardinals | CF | 5 | 5 | 141 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
| 1970 Cardinals | RF | 13 | 10 | 300 | 20 | 1.5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1971 Cardinals | CF | 20 | 4 | 204 | 21 | 1.1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 |
| 1971 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.14 |
| 1971 Cardinals | RF | 45 | 33 | 921 | 70 | 1.6 | 67 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.96 |
| 1972 Cardinals | CF | 70 | 59 | 1,611 | 170 | 2.4 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.73 |
| 1972 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.25 |
| 1972 Cardinals | RF | 41 | 20 | 636 | 46 | 1.1 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.91 |
| 1973 Cardinals | CF | 65 | 55 | 1,512 | 148 | 2.3 | 146 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.61 |
| 1973 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1973 Cardinals | RF | 33 | 29 | 723 | 58 | 1.8 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
| 1974 Cardinals | CF | 22 | 19 | 474 | 60 | 2.7 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.36 |
| 1974 Cardinals | LF | 14 | 4 | 171 | 16 | 1.1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.53 |
| 1974 Cardinals | RF | 12 | 3 | 135 | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.60 |
| 1974 Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1975 Cardinals | CF | 51 | 44 | 1,164 | 126 | 2.5 | 124 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.88 |
| 1975 Cardinals | LF | 36 | 15 | 582 | 37 | 1.0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.67 |
| 1975 Cardinals | RF | 7 | 5 | 126 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1976 Padres | CF | 29 | 17 | 540 | 71 | 2.4 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.50 |
| 1976 Cardinals | CF | 4 | 2 | 69 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.70 |
| 1976 Padres | LF | 24 | 4 | 210 | 14 | 0.6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1976 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1976 Padres | RF | 10 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
| 1977 Padres | CF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 268 | 205 | 5,721 | 621 | 2.3 | 608 | 602 | 6 | 13 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.87 | |
| RF Totals | 161 | 100 | 2,901 | 214 | 1.3 | 209 | 194 | 15 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.95 | |
| LF Totals | 88 | 26 | 1,107 | 81 | 0.9 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.90 | |
| SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
| 8 Years | 518 | 331 | 9,741 | 917 | 1.8 | 896 | 874 | 22 | 21 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.48 | |
Luis MelendezLuis Melendez Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1970 Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.7 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 22 | 6 | n/a | 66.4 | 9.8 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Cardinals | 2 | 7 | .222 | 31 | 2 | n/a | 170.5 | 6.8 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Cardinals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 34 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.8 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Cardinals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 28 | 1 | n/a | 145.5 | 11.6 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Padres | 1 | 1 | .500 | 15 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.9 | 23.8 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 18 | 16 | .529 | 175 | 40 | n/a | 164.1 | 8.4 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
Luis MelendezLuis Melendez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
| 1972 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 San Diego Padres | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1977 San Diego Padres | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
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