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Troy Melton
Detroit Tigers
SP · #52 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'4" · 210 lb · Age 25 · 2 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
28.3
- Runs prevented
- +2.7
- IP · ERA
- 114.1 · 2.76
- K · BB
- 94 · 37
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts94 vs 105 avg−2.9
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)318 vs 304 avg+2.7
- Home runs allowed13 vs 14 avg+1.8
- Walks37 vs 41 avg+1.2
- Hit batters7 vs 5 avg−0.5
- Parks pitched in+0.4
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20@CHW | L 1-8 | L | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 31.0 |
| Mon, Sep 14@TOR | W 6-5 | GS | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 17.8 |
| Mon, Sep 7vsMIN | W 5-4 | W | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 29.7 |
| Tue, Sep 1@MIN | L 2-15 | L | 5.1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 16.9 |
| Wed, Aug 26vsTB | L 0-3 | L | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 59.2 |
| Fri, Aug 21@KC | L 2-5 | L | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 14.9 |
| Sat, Aug 15vsCHW | L 3-4 | GS | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 19.2 |
| Sun, Aug 9@SF | W 3-1 | GS | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 77.3 |
| Tue, Aug 4@SEA | W 8-0 | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 93.0 |
| Tue, Jul 28vsBAL | W 14-0 | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 93.7 |
| Thu, Jul 23vsKC | W 4-3 | GS | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 27.7 |
| Fri, Jul 17@LAA | W 2-1 | GS | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 56.7 |
| Wed, Jul 8vsATH | W 6-1 | W | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 80.8 |
| Wed, Jul 1@NYY | W 6-2 | GS | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 96.1 |
| Thu, Jun 25vsHOU | L 1-2 | L | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 93.2 |
| Sat, Jun 20vsCHW | W 4-1 | W | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 85.1 |
| Tue, Jun 9vsMIN | W 10-4 | W | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 3.1 |
| Wed, Jun 3@TB | W 7-2 | W | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 89.3 |
| Fri, May 29@CHW | L 3-4 | GS | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 69.7 |
| Sun, May 24@BAL | W 4-1 | W | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 88.5 |
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