Rufus Battle vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Rufus Battle
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCatcher
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Rufus Battle. Bill Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .264) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .148). By the career numbers, Bill Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rufus Battle and Bill Melton

Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
132.19
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
88.61
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.33
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.18
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
9.15
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-3.99
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Rufus Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Rufus Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Rufus Battle and Bill Melton

Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.56
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
1.04
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.43
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.25
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Rufus Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.68
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.68
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Rufus Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0