CF · 8 seasons · 1970 – 1977 · B/T: R/R
Luis Melendez ranks 1st of 0 hitters by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. 1972 was the high-water mark, worth +1.7, 176th that season and 23056th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, runs (+0.7). On the debit side, home runs (-2.7), batting average (-0.9) and RBI (-0.7).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | STL | 21 | -0.74 | #273 | #35,049 |
| 1971 | STL | 88 | -0.95 | #286 | #36,589 |
| 1972★ | STL | 118 | 1.73 | #176 | #23,056 |
| 1973 | STL | 121 | 1.24 | #192 | #24,817 |
| 1974 | STL | 83 | -1.72 | #354 | #45,120 |
| 1975 | STL | 110 | 0.90 | #211 | #26,224 |
| 1976 | SD | 92 | -1.96 | #375 | #50,190 |
| 1977 | SD | 8 | -2.39 | #737 | #94,302 |
★ Best season by Z