Dixie Howell vs. Bill Mellor — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Mellor
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Mellor posted the stronger offensive profile against Dixie Howell. Bill Mellor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.855 vs .652) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .315). Dixie Howell had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Mellor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dixie Howell and Bill Mellor

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
150
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
132.68
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
195
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
100.1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.11
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.78
57.32
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
103.3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
186.57
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
106.02
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.2
61.72
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
109.53
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Bill Mellor

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
10.04
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
10.5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.27
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0