Harry Anderson vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Harry Anderson
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Melton comes out clearly ahead of Harry Anderson across most offensive categories. Bill Melton led in home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 129), contact rate (K%+ 99 vs 77), and walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 99). Bill Melton was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harry Anderson and Bill Melton

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
162.69
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1586
533.11
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
140.84
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
261
87.73
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
88.61
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
27.56
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
20.17
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
53.11
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244.66
82.24
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
713
239.66
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
199.66
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
66.89
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
81.34
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
128.07
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242.99
81.68
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.38
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
53.45
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
10.76
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.82
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
97.82
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.04
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.75
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.02
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Harry Anderson and Bill Melton

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.08
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10697
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565.2
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
3.16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.17
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1344
3.39
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
3.33
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.077
3.077
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0