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| Name | Team | Age |
| Herman Melville | Retired (1971, Age 34) | Died (2007, Age 70) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 6 (1961) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mookie Wilson League | 0 | 7 years (112 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/22/1937 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (2B) |
| (96.6 %) | (47.8 %) | (7.5 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1961 | SS | DET | 22 | 22 | 190.66 | 107 | 40 | 62 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 4.81 | .953 |
| CF | DET | 15 | 4 | 51.66 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.26 | 1.000 | |
| RF | DET | 7 | 5 | 45.33 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | .909 | |
| 1962 | 2B | DET | 1 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 1.000 |
| LF | DET | 102 | 102 | 891.33 | 240 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2.41 | .996 | |
| 1963 | LF | DET | 144 | 144 | 1273.0 | 321 | 316 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +3 | 2.23 | .984 |
| 1964 | 1B | DET | 136 | 136 | 1208.0 | 1318 | 1282 | 35 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 9.81 | .999 |
| LF | DET | 8 | 8 | 68.0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.51 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | 1B | DET | 45 | 45 | 396.33 | 436 | 423 | 13 | 0 | 23 | +4 | 9.90 | 1.000 |
| 2B | DET | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3.18 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| SS | DET | 53 | 53 | 464.33 | 238 | 80 | 145 | 13 | 12 | -21 | 4.36 | .945 | |
| LF | DET | 17 | 17 | 144.0 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2.62 | .955 | |
| CF | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |
| RF | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1966 | 1B | DET | 12 | 11 | 95.66 | 104 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.78 | 1.000 |
| 2B | DET | 11 | 11 | 94.33 | 53 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4.87 | .962 | |
| 1968 | 1B | DET | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.000 |
| Pos Total | 1B | 194 | 192 | 1701.99 | 1862 | 1811 | 50 | 1 | 105 | +4 | 9.84 | .999 | |
| 2B | 18 | 18 | 153.66 | 75 | 25 | 48 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 4.28 | .973 | ||
| 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | 75 | 75 | 654.99 | 345 | 120 | 207 | 18 | 24 | -25 | 4.49 | .948 | ||
| LF | 271 | 271 | 2376.33 | 624 | 615 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +5 | 2.33 | .987 | ||
| CF | 16 | 5 | 60.66 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.23 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | 8 | 6 | 54.33 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 | .917 | ||
| Total | 583 | 568 | 5010.96 | 2936 | 2598 | 308 | 30 | 130 | -21 | 5.22 | .990 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Herman Melville has retired from the Detroit Bluffs |
| 1969-04-01 | The Detroit Bluffs have promoted Joe Pacheco to the major league team. The Detroit Bluffs have promoted Luke Dustal to the major league team. The Detroit Bluffs have designated Herman Melville for assignment. |
| 1961-09-05 | The Detroit Demons have promoted Chad Berman to the major league team. The Detroit Demons have promoted Herman Melville to the major league team. The Detroit Demons have designated Joe Magee for assignment. The Detroit Demons have designated Joe Martin for assignment. |
| 1961-07-27 | The Detroit Demons have sent Herman Melville down to the minors. |
| 1961-04-01 | The Detroit Demons have renamed Hi Robinson to Herman Melville. |
| 1961-04-01 | The Detroit Demons have promoted Hi Robinson to the major league team. |