MLB · NL East

MJ Melendez

New York MetsDHBats: L · Throws: R

At a glance

This season

.198

OBP

.317

SLG

.377

OPS

.694

4 HR · 11 RBI · 43 K (8%) · 14 BB · 531 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.185

RBI

5-for-27

Across 33 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 3.6 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 39% of them.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 125 plate appearances (64 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.278

Avg Exit V

93.2 mph

Barrel %

10.9%

Hard-Hit %

56.3%

Whiff %

31.9%

K %

34.4%

BB %

11.2%

Split by opposing hand

Hits lefties much harder than righties (reverse-split for his bat side).

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.250	.194
OBP	.318	.400	.310
SLG	.404	.625	.357
OPS	.722	1.025	.667
Sample	—	11 PA	116 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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This season Last 30 days

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5 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Changeup	5	.000	.000	.459	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	93.3 mph	42.5°
Curveball	8	.000	.000	.183	77.8%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	83.2 mph	46.0°
Sinker	8	.250	.250	.300	45.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	108.5 mph	-0.5°
Four-seam	15	.308	.615	.302	19.4%	20.0%	60.0%	0.0%	95.9 mph	33.7°
Slider	15	.083	.167	.232	31.3%	33.3%	42.9%	0.0%	86.2 mph	21.1°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
KC	2406	20	.234	—	.483
NYM	274	2	.196	—	.415
CLE	230	2	.180	—	.417
MIN	222	2	.167	—	.404
CWS	179	1	.068	—	.164