Troy Melton
24-Year-Old
2025 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.14
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in July of 2025.
Successful bullpen debut
Melton tossed two scoreless innings of relief in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Twins. He walked two and struck out one.
Analysis
After making two starts for the Tigers to begin his MLB career, Melton shifted to the bullpen for the first time Tuesday and didn't skip a beat. The rookie righty was moved to a relief role after Detroit added veterans Chris Paddack and Charlie Morton to its rotation before the trade deadline to supplement the trio of Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize and Jack Flaherty. Melton has more upside than Paddack or Morton at this point, but with Detroit looking like a serious contender this year, the team opted for more experienced starters down the stretch. The 24-year-old Melton has less fantasy appeal in a long-relief role versus starting, though his stuff could play up a bit, making him a potential weapon for the Tigers to use in a variety of spots.
After making two starts for the Tigers to begin his MLB career, Melton shifted to the bullpen for the first time Tuesday and didn't skip a beat. The rookie righty was moved to a relief role after Detroit added veterans Chris Paddack and Charlie Morton to its rotation before the trade deadline to supplement the trio of Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize and Jack Flaherty. Melton has more upside than Paddack or Morton at this point, but with Detroit looking like a serious contender this year, the team opted for more experienced starters down the stretch. The 24-year-old Melton has less fantasy appeal in a long-relief role versus starting, though his stuff could play up a bit, making him a potential weapon for the Tigers to use in a variety of spots.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
71
Last 10 Games
71
Last 5 Games
71
How many pitches does Troy Melton generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Troy Melton generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-46%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-46%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .308 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .167 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .308 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .167 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-100%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 0.00 | 0.78 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 10.80 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 12.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 0.78 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 10.80 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 12.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Troy Melton compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.25K/9
8.4BB/9
2.6HR/9
1.3Fastball
96.9 mphERA
3.86WHIP
1.14BABIP
.274GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
75.8%Exit Velocity
87.9 mphBarrels/BBE
7.5%Spin Rate
2133 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
37.3%Swinging Strike
12.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Moving to relief role
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Thursday that Melton will shift to a relief role, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Fires seven scoreless for first win
Melton (1-1) earned the win against the Diamondbacks on Monday, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings.
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Next start coming Monday
Melton will start Monday's series opener against the Diamondbacks in Detroit, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Hammered in big-league debut
Melton (0-1) took the loss Wednesday, surrendering six runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings as the Tigers were downed 6-1 by the Pirates. He struck out seven.
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Called up for MLB debut
The Tigers selected Melton's contract from Triple-A Toledo ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday versus the Pirates at PNC Park.
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