James Buford vs. Babe Melton — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against James Buford. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .320). 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 James Buford and Babe Melton

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
542.99
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
109
161.88
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
79
107.24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
80.09
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
42.08
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Babe Melton

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.98
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
3.69
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for James Buford and Babe Melton

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.96
11.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.476
0.476
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
48.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.6
48.6