Jose Melendez vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Jose Melendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Al Pratt

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Al Pratt

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Al Pratt

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100