Jack Creel vs. Jose Melendez — Career Comparison

Jack Creel
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Creel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.14 and 1.414 for Jack Creel. By the career numbers, Jose Melendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Creel and Jose Melendez

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.69
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.07
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.66
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
38.69
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.03
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.24
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
33.41
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Jack Creel and Jose Melendez

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
27
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220.2
9
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.43
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.31
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.846
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Creel and Jose Melendez

Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
35
677.42
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
7.22
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
8.61
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.74
-14.24
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA