Luis Melendez vs. Bill Taylor — Career Comparison

Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Taylor
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Luis Melendez and Bill Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Taylor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.668 vs .619) and slugging (.405 vs .318). Luis Melendez had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .264). By the career numbers, Bill Taylor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luis Melendez and Bill Taylor

Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
238
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
488.52
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
183
600
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
548.39
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
567.21
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
135.89
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
41
134.43
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
26
85.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.23
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.83
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.95
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.18
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.94
62.08
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
174.13
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
229.51
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
177.1
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
48
157.38
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
17
55.74
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
45.3
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
85.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
103.96
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
118.03
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
60.58
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.56
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
40.47
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.39
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.6
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
127.87
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
4.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.28
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.56
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.84
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.68
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.62
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Luis Melendez and Bill Taylor

Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.36
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
2.42
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.54
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
2.48
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Bill Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0