Lave Cross vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Melton holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Bill Melton led in home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 99). The edge belongs to Bill Melton.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Bill Melton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1144
150.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Bill Melton

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.168
3.168
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0