Scott Dunn vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Scott Dunn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Dunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 10.97 and 2.719 for Scott Dunn. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Dunn and Rube Melton

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
20.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.64
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.38
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
52.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.719
2.719
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
46.41
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Scott Dunn and Rube Melton

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Dunn and Rube Melton

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
600
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.7
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA