Dan Griner vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Dan Griner
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dan Griner and Cliff Melton are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dan Griner had the edge in home runs allowed (0.29 per nine innings vs 0.49). By the career numbers, Dan Griner had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dan Griner and Cliff Melton

Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.8
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.68
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.08
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.73
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.73
33.73
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.81
65.81
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
3.49
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.42
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
673.2
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
9.35
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.7
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
3.26
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2817
37.63
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6159
38.13
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
4.42
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.51
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5706
35.33
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Dan Griner and Cliff Melton

Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.95
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Griner and Cliff Melton

Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
336.59
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
302.22
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
246
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
534.15
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
126.83
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.12
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.83
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.71
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.67
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.61
52.71
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
163.41
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
175.61
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.02
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
82.93
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.67
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.14
56.43
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
48.78
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.22
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
185.37
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.07
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Dan Griner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA