Luis Melendez vs. Jim Thome — Career Comparison
When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Thome comes out clearly ahead of Luis Melendez across most offensive categories. Jim Thome led in home run production (HR/PA+ 257 vs 43), walk rate (BB%+ 213 vs 71), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 89). Luis Melendez held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 68). Jim Thome was the more complete offensive player.
Hitting Stats for Luis Melendez and Jim Thome
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
641
238
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
147.95
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
10313
600
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1477
548.39
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
8422
489.98
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.949
0.949
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1089
63.36
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1941.62
112.96
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
469
174.13
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4667
271.52
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
477
177.1
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4144
241.09
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1.036
1.036
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
280
103.96
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2670
155.34
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1863.74
108.43
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
173
10.06
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
175
64.98
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2548
148.24
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9.23
9.23
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
165
9.6
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.94
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.16
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
34
12.62
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Fielding Stats for Luis Melendez and Jim Thome
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.36
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
1.05
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
1.03
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
40972
27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13657.1
9
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
2.42
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9450
6.23
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
1.03
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11152
7.35
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11015
7.26
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.889
6.889
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
0.65