What years did Mel Wright play?

Mel Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1961.

Was Mel Wright a pitcher?

Yes. Mel Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mel Wright hit?

Mel Wright hit 0 career home runs.

Mel Wright

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1961)

W–L 2–4

ERA 7.61

WHIP 1.74

SO 36

Pitcher PIV -538.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 5/11/1928 in Manila, AR, USA
Died: 5/16/1983 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-04-17
Last Game: 1961-07-18

Full name: Melvin James Wright

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	4	58	0	0	0	3	84.0	119	71	10	27	36	7.61	-538.5

Career ERA 7.61 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 93.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1954	SLN	NL	0	0	9	0	10.3	16	12	11	4	10.45	3.90 (-168%)	-1037.7
1955	SLN	NL	2	2	29	1	36.3	44	25	9	18	6.19	4.00 (-55%)	333.6
1960	CHN	NL	0	1	9	2	16.3	17	9	3	8	4.96	3.82 (-30%)	378.1
1961	CHN	NL	0	1	11	0	21.0	42	25	4	6	10.71	4.03 (-166%)	-212.5
Career · 4 seasons			2	4	58	3	84.0	119	71	27	36	7.61	—	-538

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
58	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	SLN	NL	9	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	29	6	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	9	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CHN	NL	11	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			58	11	3	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	31	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	27	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	47.1	61	37	18	18	7.04
Away	27	36.2	58	35	9	18	8.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1961-07-18	CHC	STL	L	1	0
1961-07-06	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1961-07-04	CHC	SFG	L	1	1
1961-05-24	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1961-05-15	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
1961-05-13	CHC	LAD	L	0	0
1961-05-06	CHC	STL	L	0	0
1961-05-04	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
1961-04-29	CHC	LAD	L	0	0
1961-04-18	CHC	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-07-18	CHC	STL	—	3.0	8	4	4	0	0	0
1961-07-06	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	6	6	6	1	0	1
1961-07-04	CHC	SFG	—	3.0	8	6	6	1	0	0
1961-05-24	CHC	PIT	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
1961-05-15	CHC	SFG	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	2	1
1961-05-13	CHC	LAD	—	3.0	3	2	1	0	1	0
1961-05-06	CHC	STL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-05-04	CHC	SFG	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
1961-04-29	CHC	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1961-04-18	CHC	PIT	L	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	58	0	12	14	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1954	SLN	P	9	2	1	1
1955	SLN	P	29	5	6	0
1960	CHN	P	9	2	0	0
1961	CHN	P	11	3	7	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	58

Frequently Asked Questions about Mel Wright

What years did Mel Wright play?: Mel Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1961.
Was Mel Wright a pitcher?: Yes. Mel Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mel Wright hit?: Mel Wright hit 0 career home runs.