Jose Melendez vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Melendez and Mike Venafro are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 115 for Jose Melendez and 113 for Mike Venafro, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 106 and 109 respectively. If forced to pick, Jose Melendez gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Mike Venafro

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.51
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Mike Venafro

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Mike Venafro

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
8.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-19.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA