Mel Almada vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Mel Almada
Greatest GenerationMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mel Almada and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Mel Almada posted stronger numbers in OPS (.710 vs .692) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .314). Dick Higham had the advantage in slugging (.378 vs .367). By the career numbers, Mel Almada had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Almada and Dick Higham

Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646
141.61
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2737
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2483
544.32
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
154.77
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
557
122.1
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
23.46
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.92
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.99
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.29
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
32.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325.81
71.42
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
199.93
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
202.78
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
363
79.58
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
197
43.19
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
545
119.47
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362.66
79.5
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
234.07
77.89
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.1
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
46.91
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
150
32.88
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
18.25
18.25
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.67
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.88
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
12.28
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.66
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.92
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.66
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
18.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.31
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.47
67.47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Mel Almada and Dick Higham

Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.35
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10356
27
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3452
9
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
4.3
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
3.46
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.44
80.44
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.583
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.44
31.44
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0