Walt Dropo vs. Babe Melton — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Walt Dropo. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .327). By the career numbers, Babe Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Babe Melton

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
400
542.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
20.17
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
93.43
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Babe Melton

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.71
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.86
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
3.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0