Ival Goodman vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Ival Goodman
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Ival Goodman and Bill Melton are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 105 for Ival Goodman, 104 for Bill Melton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 118). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ival Goodman and Bill Melton

Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
149.59
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1144
150.63
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
4440
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3928
530.81
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
149.19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
736
99.46
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
25.41
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
11.49
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
95
12.84
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
49.73
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.44
84.38
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
236.08
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
207.43
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
82.3
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
525
70.95
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
140.41
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659.74
89.15
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.62
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.79
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
382
51.62
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
51.35
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.68
11.68
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
10.95
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.78
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.62
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.62
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Ival Goodman and Bill Melton

Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26038
27
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8679.1
9
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
1.22
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Ival Goodman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.139
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ival Goodman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0