Hooks Dauss vs. Steve Melter — Career Comparison

Hooks Dauss
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hooks Dauss built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Melter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hooks Dauss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.5 and 1.539 for Steve Melter. By the career numbers, Hooks Dauss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hooks Dauss and Steve Melter

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.03
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.59
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.48
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.95
54.95
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.12
72.12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.65
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
3.3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10172
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3390.2
9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
9.04
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
2.83
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
3.19
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.36
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.13
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.32
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14203
37.7
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
37.35
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
4.24
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13015
34.55
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
34.27
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Hooks Dauss and Steve Melter

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
27
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.276
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hooks Dauss and Steve Melter

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
245.83
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1318
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
511.68
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
96.51
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
68.74
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
18.66
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.37
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.73
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
27.77
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.94
44.59
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
23.38
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
136.12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
164.34
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
48.71
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
48.71
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
94.69
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.46
45.73
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
9.74
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.64
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
64.19
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
131.56
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
4.56
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
20.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.37
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA