Willie Hernandez vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 3.62 and 1.447 for Rube Melton. By the career numbers, Willie Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rube Melton

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
39.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
4.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2653
33.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rube Melton

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rube Melton

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
13.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-3.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
208.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA