MJ Melendez

#1 - LF

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Left / Right
Date of Birth	11/29/1998 (25)
Height, Weight	6'1", 190 lb
Hometown	Daytona Beach, FL

2024 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	wOBA
	451	44	17	44	4	.206	.292

	166^th 451 PA	212^th 54 R	112^th 14 HR	202^nd 52 RBI	197^th 9 SB	313^th .245 AVG	238^th .311 wOBA

	K%	BB%	IPA%	HC%	xAVG	xwOBA
	25.1%	7.8%	25.3%	30.0%	.235	.327

	239^th 22.2% K%	179^th 8.1% BB%	205^th 25.9% IPA%	76^th 26.2% HC%	210^th .241 xAVG	116^th .313 xwOBA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	xwOBA	Z-Con%	K%	BB%	HR/FB%	BABIP	Brl%	ICR	IPA%
2022	KC	129	534	57	18	62	2	.217	.313	.393	.310	.343	79.8%	24.5%	12.4%	14.5%	.258	10.5%	40.2%	25.3%
2023	KC	148	602	65	16	56	6	.235	.316	.398	.310	.322	73.2%	28.2%	10.3%	11.4%	.311	10.4%	45.0%	27.4%
2024	KC	135	451	44	17	44	4	.206	.273	.400	.292	.327	77.0%	25.1%	7.8%	15.2%	.241	8.4%	38.1%	25.3%
MLB Percentile		62	52	37	67	41	39	10	10	52	32	66	9	31	47	67	7	62	50	40
MLB AVG		120	451	54	14	52	9	.245	.313	.401	.311	.313	83.9%	22.2%	8.1%	13.0%	.292	7.4%	38.0%	25.9%
Career		412	1,587	166	51	162	12	.221	.303	.397	.307	.333	76.5%	26.1%	10.3%	13.6%	.272	9.8%	41.3%	26.1%

Game Log

Date Range

Standard

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Year	Team	1B	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	K	BB	HBP	H	TB	HC	Brl
2022	KC	58	21	3	18	2	3	131	66	1	100	181	143	35
2023	KC	75	29	5	16	6	4	170	62	3	125	212	182	38
2024	KC	42	23	3	17	4	4	113	35	3	85	165	135	25
MLB Percentile		19	65	74	67	39	76	33	51	29	37	-	-	-
MLB AVG		65	20	2	14	9	2	99	37	5	101	131	121	23
Career		175	73	11	51	12	11	414	163	7	310	558	460	98

Advanced

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Year	Team	K%	BB%	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	ISO	BABIP	xAVG	xSLG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	Max EV	FB EV	LA
2022	KC	24.5%	12.4%	.217	.313	.393	.310	.176	.258	.244	.457	.343	.286	.410	110.8	89.5	15.3
2023	KC	28.2%	10.3%	.235	.316	.398	.310	.163	.311	.233	.437	.322	.294	.407	113.2	92.8	16.9
2024	KC	25.1%	7.8%	.206	.273	.400	.292	.194	.241	.235	.463	.327	.274	.406	112.9	89.4	14.7
MLB Percentile		31	47	10	10	52	32	-	7	40	79	66	38	76	-	72	63
MLB AVG		22.2%	8.1%	.245	.313	.401	.311	.156	.292	.241	.412	.313	.282	.367	110.7	87.4	13.3
Career		26.1%	10.3%	.221	.303	.397	.307	.176	.272	.237	.451	.333	.285	.411	113.2	90.7	15.7

Batted Ball › Contact

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Year	Team	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	SS%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul Str%	PC%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	ICR
2022	KC	41.7%	21.0%	37.2%	9.9%	31.2%	49.1%	31.8%	19.0%	16.9%	59.4%	24.6%	5.4%	10.5%	40.2%
2023	KC	39.0%	22.9%	38.1%	12.0%	37.1%	46.3%	33.8%	19.9%	16.4%	55.1%	25.9%	8.7%	10.4%	45.0%
2024	KC	43.6%	18.8%	37.6%	12.1%	30.2%	48.5%	29.4%	22.1%	20.7%	61.7%	20.8%	9.1%	8.4%	38.1%
MLB Percentile		49	11	70	25	9	88	11	26	85	-	11	95	62	50
MLB AVG		43.8%	22.1%	34.2%	9.9%	35.3%	41.6%	33.4%	24.9%	18.3%	61.9%	24.6%	6.1%	7.4%	38.0%
Career		41.3%	21.0%	37.7%	11.3%	33.1%	47.9%	31.8%	20.3%	17.8%	58.6%	23.9%	7.7%	9.8%	41.3%

Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year	Team	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB	ICR	IPA%
2022	KC	.217	.310	.258	.298	.244	.343	.286	.410	90.7	89.5	15.3	14.5%	40.2%	25.3%
2023	KC	.235	.310	.311	.341	.233	.322	.294	.407	93.2	92.8	16.9	11.4%	45.0%	27.4%
2024	KC	.206	.292	.241	.284	.235	.327	.274	.406	91.1	89.4	14.7	15.2%	38.1%	25.3%
MLB Percentile		10	32	7	14	40	66	38	76	86	72	63	67	50	40
MLB AVG		.245	.311	.292	.324	.241	.313	.282	.367	88.3	87.4	13.3	13.0%	38.0%	25.9%
Career		.221	.307	.272	.309	.237	.333	.285	.411	91.7	90.7	15.7	13.6%	41.3%	26.1%

Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year	Team	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	BIP%	PLUS%
2022	KC	44.8%	61.2%	44.5%	26.3%	27.7%	16.9%	72.3%	79.8%	56.6%	16.7%	12.3%	29.0%	-	56.6%
2023	KC	45.6%	63.6%	47.9%	28.8%	34.4%	16.4%	65.6%	73.2%	50.0%	15.7%	16.5%	32.1%	-	58.4%
2024	KC	45.0%	64.8%	52.4%	31.4%	29.6%	20.7%	70.4%	77.0%	56.9%	12.4%	15.5%	27.9%	-	60.2%
MLB Percentile		33	56	82	42	23	85	23	9	47	90	16	58	-	72
MLB AVG		45.9%	64.5%	48.1%	30.7%	24.9%	18.3%	75.1%	83.9%	58.2%	16.3%	12.0%	28.4%	-	58.8%
Career		45.2%	63.1%	48.0%	28.7%	30.8%	17.8%	69.2%	76.5%	54.2%	15.1%	14.8%	29.9%	-	58.3%

Approach › Locations

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Year	Team	Zone%	iLoc%	x-mLoc%	oLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	aLoc%	gLoc%	mmLoc%
2022	KC	44.8%	29.8%	27.2%	43.0%	31.6%	24.5%	44.0%	37.4%	35.4%	6.6%
2023	KC	45.6%	29.7%	26.0%	44.3%	32.2%	22.0%	45.8%	39.2%	34.8%	6.6%
2024	KC	45.0%	30.0%	27.0%	42.9%	33.0%	22.2%	44.8%	40.4%	32.6%	6.4%
MLB Percentile		33	71	79	21	73	3	48	76	19	36
MLB AVG		45.9%	28.5%	25.8%	45.7%	30.0%	24.6%	45.4%	34.4%	39.8%	6.7%
Career		45.2%	29.8%	26.7%	43.4%	32.2%	22.9%	44.9%	38.9%	34.3%	6.5%

Approach › Counts

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Year	Team	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	PAR%
2022	KC	56.4%	13.4%	30.4%	11.4%	55.3%	45.1%	21.6%	24.9%	19.6%
2023	KC	58.2%	11.5%	30.7%	12.0%	64.7%	55.6%	21.2%	24.7%	22.7%
2024	KC	54.9%	11.7%	33.7%	14.4%	63.3%	50.9%	16.0%	26.4%	18.2%
MLB Percentile		97	52	3	42	62	48	10	38	56
MLB AVG		58.8%	11.5%	30.1%	15.0%	62.3%	50.9%	21.4%	25.4%	18.9%
Career		56.6%	12.2%	31.5%	12.5%	61.1%	50.7%	19.9%	25.3%	20.3%

PLV

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Year	Team	P	PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	MTK%	HP	HL
2022	KC	2,196	4.98	44.8%	17.3%	37.9%	6.9%	-	7.9	-7
2023	KC	2,440	5.00	45.0%	19.6%	35.4%	9.6%	-	-1.1	-9
2024	KC	1,845	5.15	47.1%	19.0%	33.9%	13.2%	-	9.6	0
MLB Percentile		57	58	25	45	73	73	-	44	21
MLB AVG		1,753	5.13	48.1%	19.1%	32.7%	15.4%	-	-	+16
Career		6,481	5.03	45.5%	18.6%	35.8%	9.7%	-	16.5	-17

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