Mickey Mantle vs. Oscar Melillo — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Oscar Melillo
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Oscar Melillo across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 43), walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 61), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 91). Oscar Melillo held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Oscar Melillo

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1377
149.24
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
5536
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5063
548.74
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1316
142.63
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1020
110.55
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
22.76
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.36
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.94
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.38
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
296
32.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
535.58
58.05
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1720
186.42
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1655
179.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
590
63.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
548
59.39
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1116
120.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
600.78
65.11
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.3
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
327
35.44
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
33.16
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.09
18.09
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
14.52
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.85
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.84
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
69
7.48
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
7.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
11.57
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
14.52
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
51.49
51.49

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Oscar Melillo

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48597
27
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16199
9
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3463
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.16
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.06
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
3.96
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8184
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7024
3.9
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7966
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.34
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.067
3.067
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.901
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.15
84.15
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0