P | Detroit Tigers
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 210 lbs | Age: 25
Draft: 2022 | Rd. 4, No. 117, Detroit Tigers | San Diego State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 3 2 2.76 16 4 0 45.2 36 1.01
2026 4 1 2.05 7 7 0 44 32 0.80
2 Seasons 7 3 2.41 23 11 0 89.2 68 0.90
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 16 3-2 2.76 45.2 36 1.01
2026 7 4-1 2.05 44 32 0.80
2 Seasons 23 7-3 2.41 89.2 68 0.90
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2025 24 656 128 11 8.6 6.1 90.8 109.2 14.2 32.0 .210 .406 .268 .297 .332 49.2 20.0 8.3 2.76 3.64
2026 25 606 123 7 5.7 4.2 89.0 111.9 15.2 27.6 .216 .347 .244 .274 .303 35.0 19.2 6.0 2.04 3.06
Player 1262 251 18 7.2 5.2 89.9 111.9 14.7 29.9 .213 .377 .256 .286 .318 42.2 19.6 7.2
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Melton relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.4%) ,
Slider
(19.1%) ,
Cutter
(18.8%) ,
Split Finger
(8.9%) ,
Sinker
(8.4%) ,
Curveball
(6.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 43.8 56.3 28.9 18.8 8.6 41.4 32.8 25.8 23.4 16.4 3.9 18.0 16.4 21.9
2026 43.1 56.9 26.8 22.0 8.1 44.7 30.9 24.4 28.5 9.8 4.9 16.3 21.1 19.5
Player 43.4 56.6 27.9 20.3 8.4 43.0 31.9 25.1 25.9 13.1 4.4 17.1 18.7 20.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 3.1 32.8 26.6 15.6 13.3 8.6 6.1
2026 4.1 28.5 34.1 22.0 5.7 5.7 4.2
Player 3.6 30.7 30.3 18.7 9.6 7.2 5.2
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Sinker DET R 51 95.2 19.7 -2.2 13.9ARM -1.6 10.3 -2.7 13.9ARM -1.3
2026 Split-Finger DET R 54 88.4 33.2 0.9 9.0ARM -3.1 1.5 1.5 9.0ARM -2.5
2026 4-Seam Fastball DET R 233 96.0 14.7 -0.8 5.6ARM -2.3 14.9 -0.9 5.6ARM -2.2
2026 Cutter DET R 114 91.6 25.4 -1.3 4.7GLV 2.9 6.9 -1.2 4.7GLV 2.4
2026 Slider DET R 116 86.1 37.7 2.0 7.3GLV 3.1 -0.9 2.3 7.3GLV 3.5
2026 Curveball DET R 38 77.8 54.8 -1.4 16.1GLV 6.2 -9.3 -0.9 16.1GLV 6.9
2025 Cutter DET R 71 90.9 27.1 -2.7 3.5GLV 2.0 5.7 -2.7 3.5GLV 1.3
2025 Sinker DET R 69 95.4 20.2 -1.8 14.0ARM -1.5 9.7 -2.3 14.0ARM -1.1
2025 Slider DET R 154 85.5 38.6 3.0 7.2GLV 2.7 -1.3 3.1 7.2GLV 3.0
2025 Split-Finger DET R 53 88.2 34.4 1.9 9.7ARM -2.5 0.6 2.5 9.7ARM -1.6
2025 Curveball DET R 35 78.8 54.0 0.1 14.1GLV 4.5 -9.5 -0.7 14.1GLV 5.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball DET R 274 97.1 14.1 -0.3 6.9ARM -1.5 14.9 -0.9 6.9ARM -0.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 2 233 38.4 69 .185 .462 .292 17.5 11.6 14.8 .234 .445 .312 40.4
2026 Slider 0.8 1 116 19.1 38 .200 .400 .270 29.7 31.6 28.6 .236 .356 .275 41.7
2026 Cutter 3.8 4 114 18.8 31 .077 .115 .182 26.4 22.6 23.3 .101 .126 .195 5.3
2026 Split-Finger 0.9 0 54 8.9 14 .143 .143 .129 29.2 14.3 10.5 .265 .347 .265 50.0
2026 Sinker 3.0 2 51 8.4 10 .222 .222 .250 17.4 10.0 16.7 .285 .319 .307 25.0
2026 Curveball 2.7 1 38 6.3 5 .000 .000 .000 33.3 40.0 25.0 .192 .215 .177 33.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 4 274 41.8 80 .162 .279 .282 28.8 27.5 32.4 .180 .337 .284 44.7
2025 Slider 2.9 4 154 23.5 43 .146 .171 .187 29.3 20.9 16.1 .190 .315 .237 50.0
2025 Cutter -5.1 -4 71 10.8 20 .368 1.053 .588 12.8 5.0 9.1 .344 .836 .497 61.1
2025 Sinker -1.8 -1 69 10.5 16 .286 .500 .381 7.1 6.3 20.0 .259 .673 .424 53.8
2025 Split-Finger 2.7 1 53 8.1 15 .067 .067 .060 13.0 13.3 11.8 .170 .203 .161 46.2
2025 Curveball -0.3 0 35 5.3 6 .400 .400 .300 15.4 16.7 10.0 .244 .317 .261 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Curveball 38 77.8 85 20.8 7:30 7:45 -15
2026 Cutter 114 91.6 51 8.0 11:45 10:45 60
2026 4-Seam Fastball 233 96.0 88 15.5 1:00 12:45 15
2026 Split-Finger 45 88.3 74 9.8 1:45 2:45 -60
2026 Sinker 51 95.2 90 17.4 1:00 2:00 -60
2026 Slider 116 86.1 47 8.2 9:15 8:30 45
2025 Curveball 35 78.8 88 19.3 7:15 7:45 -30
2025 Cutter 71 90.9 45 6.3 11:15 10:45 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 274 97.1 90 16.1 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Split-Finger 44 88.0 71 10.3 2:00 3:00 -60
2025 Sinker 69 95.4 88 17.2 1:00 2:00 -60
2025 Slider 153 85.5 54 8.3 9:00 8:15 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 180 656 6 4 -4 -1 5
2026 167 606 12 5 -4 -2 11
Player 347 1,262 18 9 -8 18 16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2025 656 52.7 70.8 82.0 23.2 58.3 41.3 67.2 48.3 23.3 10.2 74.6
2026 606 50.5 69.6 85.4 28.7 54.7 42.9 53.9 49.3 23.4 6.8 82.9
Player 1,262 51.7 70.2 83.6 25.9 56.3 42.1 60.8 48.8 23.4 8.6 77.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.5 57.9 42.7 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 86 32 87
2026 89 90 70 65 84 74 32 47 33 38 28 84 77 75 52 83
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2025 23.18 9 9.6 -1 5 8 3 33.3
2026 22.32 7 3.7 3 5 3 1 14.3
Player 22.75 16 13.3 3 10 11 4 25.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2025 9 11 5 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 6 9 10 12 10 8 10 9 10 13 9 8 12 11 10 7 9 10 10 10 9
2026 7 5 2 5 3 4 3 3 9 3 2 5 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 7 2 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3
Player 16 16 7 17 15 15 13 12 18 11 8 14 13 16 14 13 13 12 13 20 11 12 17 15 13 9 12 13 13 12 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .162 -.029 .191
xBA .216 +.006 .210
OBP .222 -.041 .263
xOBP .272 -.008 .280
SLG .331 -.015 .346
xSLG .347 -.059 .406
ISO .169 +.015 .154
xISO .131 -.065 .196
BABIP .155 -.045 .200
wOBA .244 -.024 .268
xwOBA .274 -.023 .297
wOBAcon .262 -.029 .291
xwOBAcon .303 -.029 .332
BACON .203 -.041 .244
xBACON .272 +.003 .269
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 35.0 -14.2 49.2
Avg Exit Velocity 89.0 -1.8 90.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 27.6 -4.4 32.0
Barrel % 5.7 -2.9 8.6
Avg Launch Angle 15.2 +1.0 14.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.9 +1.5 71.4
Attack Angle 11° +2°
Ideal Attack Angle % 59.4 +7.5 51.9
Attack Direction -4° -4°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° 32°
Swing Length 7.5 +0.3 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.7 -1.1 95.8
Breaking Velocity 84.0 -0.2 84.2
Offspeed Velocity 88.4 +0.2 88.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 7 -4 11
Popup % 8.1 -0.5 8.6
Flyball % 26.8 -2.1 28.9
Line Drive % 22.0 +3.2 18.8
Groundball % 43.1 -0.7 43.8
Pull % 44.7 +3.3 41.4
Straight Away % 30.9 -1.9 32.8
Opposite Field % 24.4 -1.4 25.8
Weak Contact % 4.1 +1.0 3.1
Pull Airball % 16.3 -1.7 18.0
Topped Contact % 28.5 -4.3 32.8
Under Contact % 34.1 +7.5 26.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.0 +6.4 15.6
Solid Contact % 5.7 -7.6 13.3
HR/FB % 21.2 +2.3 18.9
Popups 10 -1 11
Flyballs 33 -4 37
Line Drives 27 +3 24
Groundballs 53 -3 56
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.5 -2.2 52.7
Out of Zone % 49.5 +2.2 47.3
Edge % 42.9 +1.6 41.3
Zone Swing % 69.6 -1.2 70.8
Out of Zone Swing % 28.7 +5.5 23.2
In Zone Contact % 85.4 +3.4 82.0
Out of Zone Contact % 54.7 -3.6 58.3
Whiff % 23.4 +0.1 23.3
First Strike % 53.9 -13.3 67.2
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 -8.4 38.9
Swing % 49.3 +1.0 48.3
Meatball Swing % 82.9 +8.3 74.6
Meatball % 6.8 -3.4 10.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 14.6 -3.4 18.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 45.3 +3.6 41.7
In Zone 306 -40 346
Out of Zone 300 -10 310
Edge 260 -11 271
In Zone Swings 213 -32 245
Out of Zone Swings 86 +14 72
In Zone Swing & Misses 31 -13 44
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 39 +9 30
Basic
Pitches 606 -50 656
PA 167 -13 180
AB 154 -8 162
Hits 25 -6 31
Singles 13 -7 20
Doubles 5 +1 4
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 7 0 7
Walks 10 -5 15
Strikeouts 32 -4 36
K% 19.2 -0.8 20.0
BB% 6.0 -2.3 8.3
HBP 2 +1 1
Batted Balls 123 -5 128
Fastball Percent 65.7 +2.6 63.1
Offspeed Percent 8.9 +0.8 8.1
Breaking Percent 25.4 -3.4 28.8
Number of Fastballs 398 -16 414
Number of Offspeed 54 +1 53
Number of Breaking 154 -35 189
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 180 .268 84 6 7.1 96 71 74.0
2026 Shades 167 .244 61 8 13.1 106 76 71.7
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2025 176 14.1 66.5% 0.0% 105 18.1 1.0% 0.0%
2026 167 14.3 64.1% 0.0% 51 18.0 0.0% 2.0%

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Pitch Distribution