Ed Jurak vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Jurak and Bill Melton are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .692) and slugging (.419 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .341). By the career numbers, Bill Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Jurak and Bill Melton

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3971
522.84
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
65.31
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
927
122.05
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
40.13
69
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
63.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.16
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Bill Melton

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.69
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
2.16
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.15
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.325
3.325
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.168
3.168
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0