Bert Cole vs. Jon Meloan — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Meloan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Meloan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Meloan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Jon Meloan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Meloan

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.19
10.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.755
1.755
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
37.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
30.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Meloan

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Meloan

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
600
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA