Jerry Benjamin vs. Babe Melton — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Benjamin. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .367). By the career numbers, Babe 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 Jerry Benjamin and Babe Melton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
154.75
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
157.33
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
79
107.24
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
7.24
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478.05
84.41
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1219
215.24
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
81
109.95
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
170.22
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525.26
92.75
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.43
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
110.5
110.5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.53
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
99.26
99.26
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Babe Melton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.18
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.03
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.09
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0