Ed Appleton vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Appleton and Rube Melton are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Appleton had the edge in ERA (3.25 vs 3.62). By the career numbers, Ed Appleton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Rube Melton

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.08
27.08
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.62
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.08
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Rube Melton

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Rube Melton

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
496.55
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
13.76
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-3.62
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA