Carlos Frias vs. Jose Melendez — Career Comparison

Carlos Frias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carlos Frias built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.5 and 1.395 for Carlos Frias. By the career numbers, Jose Melendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Frias and Jose Melendez

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.92
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
38.29
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Carlos Frias and Jose Melendez

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.42
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.45
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.45
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Frias and Jose Melendez

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
33
618.75
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
543.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.13
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
8.61
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-32.72
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-19.16
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA