Luis Melendez vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Luis Melendez and Joe Thurston are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Melendez posted a career OPS of .619 against Joe Thurston's .638. On the surface stats, Luis Melendez and Joe Thurston are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Luis Melendez and Joe Thurston

Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
238
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
548.39
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
135.89
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.83
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.34
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.34
55.22
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
174.13
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
177.1
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
45.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
103.96
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
54.33
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
40.47
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.06
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
6.68
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.62
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Luis Melendez and Joe Thurston

Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
0.92
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.88
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
2.42
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.55
67.55
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.25
48.25
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0