Mark Melancon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2022)

W–L 37–40
ERA 2.94
WHIP 1.17
SO 643
Pitcher PIV 19353.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 215 lb
Born
3/28/1985 in Wheat Ridge, CO, USA
MLB Debut
2009-04-26
Last Game
2022-10-02
Awards
4× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Mark David Melancon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
37 40 732 0 0 0 262 726.7 657 237 44 192 643 2.94 19353.6

Career ERA 2.94 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 28.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 NYA AL 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 16.3 13 7 10 10 3.86 4.32 (+11%) -49.9
2010 NYA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 4 0 3 9.00 — 0.0
2010 HOU NL 2 0 20 0 0 0 0 17.3 12 6 8 19 3.12 4.08 (+24%) 385.0
2011 HOU NL 8 4 71 0 0 0 20 74.3 65 23 26 66 2.78 3.94 (+29%) 1298.7
2012 BOS AL 0 2 41 0 0 0 1 45.0 45 31 12 41 6.20 4.01 (-54%) -640.1
2013 PIT NL 3 2 72 0 0 0 16 71.0 60 11 8 70 1.39 3.87 (+64%) 4009.0
2014 PIT NL 3 5 72 0 0 0 33 71.0 51 15 11 71 1.90 3.74 (+49%) 2972.7
2015 PIT NL 3 2 78 0 0 0 51 76.7 57 19 14 62 2.23 3.96 (+44%) 2221.3
2016 PIT NL 1 1 45 0 0 0 30 41.7 31 7 9 38 1.51 4.19 (+64%) 1600.4
2016 WAS NL 1 1 30 0 0 0 17 29.7 21 6 3 27 1.82 4.19 (+57%) 1583.4
2017 SFN NL 1 2 32 0 0 0 11 30.0 37 15 6 29 4.50 4.36 (-3%) 855.5
2018 SFN NL 1 4 41 0 0 0 3 39.0 48 14 14 31 3.23 4.15 (+22%) 744.5
2019 SFN NL 4 2 43 0 0 0 1 46.3 49 18 16 44 3.50 4.51 (+22%) 1383.4
2019 ATL NL 1 0 23 0 0 0 11 21.0 22 9 2 24 3.86 4.51 (+14%) 1408.8
2020 ATL NL 2 1 23 0 0 0 11 22.7 22 7 7 14 2.78 4.45 (+38%) 417.0
2021 SDN NL 4 3 64 0 0 0 39 64.7 54 16 25 59 2.23 4.27 (+48%) 1490.6
2022 ARI NL 3 10 62 0 0 0 18 56.0 63 29 21 35 4.66 3.97 (-17%) -326.8
Career · 17 seasons 37 40 732 0 0 0 262 726.2 657 237 192 643 2.94 — 19,354

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 .000 0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2009 NYA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 NYA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 HOU NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 HOU NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 BOS AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PIT NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 PIT NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 PIT NL 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 PIT NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 WAS NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 SFN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 SFN NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 SFN NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 ATL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 ATL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 SDN NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 ARI NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 NLCS ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLDS2 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLWC4 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS2 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 NLDS2 WAS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLWC PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLWC PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS1 PIT 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 20 0 5 19.3 19 8 5 17 3.72

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2020 NLCS ATL 0 0 3 0 1 2.3 2 0 0 0 0.00
2020 NLDS2 ATL 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2020 NLWC4 ATL 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2019 NLDS2 ATL 0 1 3 0 2 3.0 8 4 2 4 12.00
2016 NLDS2 WAS 0 0 4 0 1 4.3 3 0 2 5 0.00
2015 NLWC PIT 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2014 NLWC PIT 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2013 NLDS1 PIT 1 0 4 0 0 3.7 5 4 1 2 9.82

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home40500000—
Away32700000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home405402.03521221003472.73
Away327324.2305115922963.19

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-10-02 AZSFG — 1.0000010
2022-10-01 AZSFG — 1.0111001
2022-09-28 AZHOU SV 1.0000000
2022-09-25 AZSFG — 1.0111001
2022-09-21 AZLAD — 1.0200000
2022-09-20 AZLAD — 1.0000000
2022-09-18 AZSDP — 1.0211000
2022-09-17 AZSDP — 1.0000000
2022-09-13 AZLAD — 1.0100210
2022-09-10 AZCOL — 1.0200010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 732 0 72 110 4 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 NYA P 13 0 1 4 0 0
2010 NYA P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 HOU P 20 0 3 3 0 1
2011 HOU P 71 0 12 5 1 0
2012 BOS P 41 0 5 8 0 0
2013 PIT P 72 0 7 11 0 2
2014 PIT P 72 0 5 12 1 0
2015 PIT P 78 0 7 16 1 1
2016 PIT P 45 0 6 5 0 0
2016 WAS P 30 0 4 2 0 1
2017 SFN P 32 0 2 9 0 1
2018 SFN P 41 0 2 4 0 1
2019 SFN P 43 0 6 6 0 3
2019 ATL P 23 0 1 2 0 0
2020 ATL P 23 0 3 6 0 2
2021 SDN P 64 0 3 11 1 2
2022 ARI P 62 0 5 6 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 732

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2021 Reliever of the Month April
2015 Reliever of the Year Award
2013 This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 PIT NL $9,650,000
2015 PIT NL $5,400,000
2014 PIT NL $2,595,000
2013 PIT NL $521,000
2012 BOS AL $521,000
2011 HOU NL $421,000
Total Career Earnings $19,108,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Arizona Tucson AZ 2004, 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Cy Young Award NL 8th 5.0 210 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mark Melancon (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rod Beck
    38-45, 3.30 ERA
  2. 82
    Joakim Soria
    36-45, 3.11 ERA
  3. 80
    Todd Worrell
    50-52, 3.09 ERA
  4. 79
    Huston Street
    42-34, 2.95 ERA
  5. 74
    Rafael Soriano
    24-28, 2.89 ERA
  6. 73
    J. J. Putz
    37-33, 3.08 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Melancon

What years did Mark Melancon play?
Mark Melancon played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2022.
Was Mark Melancon a pitcher?
Yes. Mark Melancon pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 643 strikeouts.