Melky Cabrera vs. Babe Twombly — Career Comparison

Melky Cabrera
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Babe Twombly
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Melky Cabrera and Babe Twombly are closely matched on the surface stats. Melky Cabrera posted stronger numbers in OPS (.755 vs .723) and slugging (.417 vs .366). Babe Twombly had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .338). By the career numbers, Melky Cabrera had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Melky Cabrera and Babe Twombly

Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1887
150.42
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
250.63
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7527
600
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6878
548.27
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
358
543.8
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1962
156.4
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.57
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1390
110.8
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.3
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
30.53
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.59
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.04
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
11.48
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.56
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
45.6
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.27
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939.28
74.87
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
44.49
67.59
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2867
228.54
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
131
198.99
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2499
199.2
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
209.62
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
895
71.34
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.39
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
68.07
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.61
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1605
127.94
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
76
115.44
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.97
78.91
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
51.74
78.59
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.15
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
40.65
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.53
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.27
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
891
71.02
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.57
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
13.17
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
3.83
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.15
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.1
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
181
14.43
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
8.05
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.67
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.95
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.78
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
11
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
36.46
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.19
73.19
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Melky Cabrera and Babe Twombly

Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1784
1.09
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
1.03
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44393
27
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14797.2
9
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3232
1.97
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.07
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3393
2.06
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
2.04
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.881
1.881
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.065
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.01
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0