Nick Goody vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Nick Goody
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Goody 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 4.19 and 1.369 for Nick Goody. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Goody and Rube Melton

Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
7.98
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
10.85
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.64
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.85
10.85
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.664
1.664
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
38.97
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
39.13
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.3
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.54
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
34.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Nick Goody and Rube Melton

Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.83
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.076
0.076
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Goody and Rube Melton

Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
158
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
600
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.7
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Goody
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA