Chick Evans vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans 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 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Rube Melton

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
38.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
39.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2653
33.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Rube Melton

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Rube Melton

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA