Don Dillard vs. Paul Meloan — Career Comparison

Don Dillard
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueUnknown
Paul Meloan
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Don Dillard and Paul Meloan are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Dillard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .667) and slugging (.387 vs .350). Paul Meloan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .295). By the career numbers, Don Dillard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Dillard and Paul Meloan

Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
319.37
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
130
160.16
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
487
600
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
558.9
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
431
531.01
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
136.2
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
109
134.29
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
81
95.11
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
99.79
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.79
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.94
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.87
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.86
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.44
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.7
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
41.1
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
34.5
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.22
62.49
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.66
64.88
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
216.05
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
151
186.04
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
149
174.95
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
183.57
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
69.28
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
53
65.3
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
55.19
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
46.82
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
108.02
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
108.42
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
54.13
63.56
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.4
70.72
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.86
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
37.57
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
39.43
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
85
99.8
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
77.62
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.71
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.74
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.55
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.55
Don Dillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Dillard and Paul Meloan

Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.44
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.96
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.03
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
27
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
27
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755.1
9
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
9
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.86
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.36
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.98
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.96
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.93
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.73
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Don Dillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.98
61.98
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.5
52.5
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0