Dick Billings vs. Luis Melendez — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Luis Melendez comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Luis Melendez led in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 98 vs 89), and slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 82). Dick Billings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 43). Luis Melendez was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Luis Melendez

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
238
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
548.39
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
135.89
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.83
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.07
49.41
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
174.13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
177.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
45.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
103.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145.18
53.9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
40.47
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
16.06
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.62
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Luis Melendez

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
2.42
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0