Homer Hillebrand vs. Steve Melter — Career Comparison

Homer Hillebrand
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Homer Hillebrand built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Melter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Homer Hillebrand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.51 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 3.5 and 1.539 for Steve Melter. By the career numbers, Homer Hillebrand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Steve Melter

Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.51
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.75
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.14
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.36
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
35.63
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
37.35
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.26
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
34.27
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Steve Melter

Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.22
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.37
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.65
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.66
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
6.45
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.66
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.296
5.296
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Steve Melter

Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
197.2
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
549.65
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.39
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.97
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
23.38
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
83.92
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
54.74
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
9.74
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
29.37
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA