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
	288	26	11	29	2	.196	.283

	178^th 294 PA	237^th 35 R	101^st 9 HR	193^rd 34 RBI	212^th 6 SB	321^st .243 AVG	253^rd .309 wOBA

	K%	BB%	IPA%	HC%	xAVG	xwOBA
	26.0%	7.3%	26.4%	28.6%	.237	.329

	260^th 21.9% K%	202^nd 8.1% BB%	170^th 26.0% IPA%	119^th 26.4% HC%	198^th .241 xAVG	117^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	85	288	26	11	29	2	.196	.260	.392	.283	.329	77.4%	26.0%	7.3%	16.2%	.229	9.5%	40.0%	26.4%
MLB Percentile		57	49	32	66	42	31	8	9	49	25	65	12	25	41	74	8	71	64	51
MLB AVG		78	294	35	9	34	6	.243	.311	.396	.309	.313	84.0%	21.9%	8.1%	12.7%	.289	7.5%	38.0%	26.0%
Career		362	1,424	148	45	147	10	.220	.303	.395	.307	.334	76.5%	26.4%	10.5%	13.6%	.274	10.2%	42.1%	26.4%

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	24	15	2	11	2	1	75	21	2	52	104	82	18
MLB Percentile		13	64	71	66	31	35	29	47	31	34	-	-	-
MLB AVG		42	13	1	9	6	2	64	24	3	65	84	79	15
Career		157	65	10	45	10	8	376	149	6	277	497	407	91

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	26.0%	7.3%	.196	.260	.392	.283	.196	.229	.237	.469	.329	.279	.417	112.9	88.3	14.9
MLB Percentile		25	41	8	9	49	25	-	8	42	81	65	46	81	-	60	66
MLB AVG		21.9%	8.1%	.243	.311	.396	.309	.153	.289	.241	.411	.313	.281	.365	110.4	87.3	13.0
Career		26.4%	10.5%	.220	.303	.395	.307	.175	.274	.237	.451	.334	.288	.413	113.2	90.7	15.9

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	43.9%	20.1%	36.0%	13.8%	29.6%	51.1%	26.8%	22.1%	21.1%	59.8%	22.8%	7.9%	9.5%	40.0%
MLB Percentile		49	28	62	14	11	95	4	28	87	-	32	81	71	64
MLB AVG		44.3%	21.8%	33.9%	9.8%	34.9%	41.3%	33.6%	25.1%	18.2%	61.9%	24.6%	6.1%	7.5%	38.0%
Career		41.1%	21.6%	37.3%	11.6%	33.3%	48.4%	31.6%	20.0%	17.5%	57.7%	24.7%	7.3%	10.2%	42.1%

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	.196	.283	.229	.274	.237	.329	.279	.417	91.1	88.3	14.9	16.2%	40.0%	26.4%
MLB Percentile		8	25	8	14	42	65	46	81	85	60	66	74	64	51
MLB AVG		.243	.309	.289	.319	.241	.313	.281	.365	88.3	87.3	13.0	12.7%	38.0%	26.0%
Career		.220	.307	.274	.310	.237	.334	.288	.413	91.8	90.7	15.9	13.6%	42.1%	26.4%

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	44.9%	64.8%	52.9%	31.1%	29.7%	21.1%	70.3%	77.4%	55.4%	11.9%	15.7%	27.6%	-	60.4%
MLB Percentile		30	53	84	47	22	87	22	12	38	92	13	60	-	71
MLB AVG		46.1%	64.5%	48.1%	30.6%	24.7%	18.2%	75.3%	84.0%	58.5%	16.5%	11.9%	28.4%	-	58.9%
Career		45.2%	62.9%	47.7%	28.3%	31.0%	17.5%	69.0%	76.5%	53.5%	15.3%	14.8%	30.0%	-	58.2%

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	44.9%	31.2%	27.3%	41.5%	35.8%	22.2%	42.1%	39.1%	33.6%	6.5%
MLB Percentile		30	75	81	19	87	5	24	75	21	43
MLB AVG		46.1%	29.0%	25.8%	45.2%	29.6%	24.8%	45.6%	34.1%	40.1%	6.7%
Career		45.2%	30.0%	26.7%	43.2%	32.7%	23.0%	44.3%	38.5%	34.8%	6.6%

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%	11.0%	34.4%	14.6%	62.7%	49.8%	14.9%	26.4%	18.5%
MLB Percentile		96	40	2	43	56	40	6	41	52
MLB AVG		59.0%	11.5%	29.8%	15.1%	62.3%	50.8%	21.5%	25.5%	18.9%
Career		56.8%	12.1%	31.4%	12.3%	60.8%	50.5%	20.1%	25.1%	20.6%

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	1,177	5.16	47.6%	18.9%	33.5%	14.0%	-	1.6	-5
MLB Percentile		53	59	36	44	63	63	-	30	11
MLB AVG		1,142	5.14	48.2%	19.1%	32.6%	15.6%	-	-	+10
Career		5,813	5.02	45.4%	18.6%	36.0%	9.5%	-	8.5	-21

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