Jace Fry vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Jace Fry
MillenialOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Jace Fry 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 5.04 and 1.514 for Jace Fry. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jace Fry and Rube Melton

Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.04
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.69
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
7.98
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.05
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
10.85
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.64
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.85
10.85
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.823
1.823
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.97
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
39.72
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.74
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.16
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
33.52
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2653
33.92
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jace Fry and Rube Melton

Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139.1
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jace Fry and Rube Melton

Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
162
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
600
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.7
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA