Ray Gardner vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Ray Gardner
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Gardner. Bill Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .615) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .326). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Ray Gardner and Bill Melton

Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
222.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
310
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
269
520.65
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3971
522.84
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
68
131.61
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
132.19
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
120
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.81
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.33
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.61
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
24.88
48.15
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150.97
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
97
187.74
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.74
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
25
48.39
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
114.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
927
122.05
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
29.55
57.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
56.13
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.97
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.38
19.38
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.23
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.35
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.1
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.45
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Ray Gardner and Bill Melton

Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26038
27
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8679.1
9
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
1.22
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Ray Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.127
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0