Jerry Benjamin vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Bill Melton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Benjamin posted a career OPS of .756 against Bill Melton's .760. On the surface stats, Jerry Benjamin and Bill Melton are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Bill Melton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1144
150.63
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2993
528.49
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.33
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
312
55.09
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Bill Melton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.12
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
1.04
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.3
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.9
94.9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0