Joe Matthews vs. Jon Meloan — Career Comparison

Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Meloan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Meloan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.100 compared to 4.58 and 1.245 for Jon Meloan. By the career numbers, Joe Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Matthews and Jon Meloan

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.19
10.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.755
1.755
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
37.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.09
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
33.3
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
30.57
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Matthews and Jon Meloan

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Matthews and Jon Meloan

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA