Oscar Melillo vs. Jimmy Wilkes — Career Comparison

Oscar Melillo
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jimmy Wilkes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Oscar Melillo and Jimmy Wilkes are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Melillo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .636) and slugging (.340 vs .310). Jimmy Wilkes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 vs .306). By the career numbers, Oscar Melillo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Oscar Melillo and Jimmy Wilkes

Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
149.24
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
171
141.13
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5536
600
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
727
600
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5063
548.74
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
630
519.94
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1316
142.63
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
147
121.32
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
110.55
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
117
96.56
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
22.76
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.03
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.94
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.6
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.38
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.13
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
32.08
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.76
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535.58
58.05
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.2
60.41
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1720
186.42
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
195
160.94
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1655
179.37
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
193.12
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
63.95
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
91.61
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
59.39
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
58
47.87
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
120.95
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
135.35
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600.78
65.11
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.4
67.18
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.3
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
35.44
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
70.15
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
306
33.16
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.09
18.09
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
14.52
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.25
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.83
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
7.48
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.25
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
7.04
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
14.52
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.25
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 600 PA
51.49
51.49
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Oscar Melillo and Jimmy Wilkes

Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.06
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4091
27
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363.2
9
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3463
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.22
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8184
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.41
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7966
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.3
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.34
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.901
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.115
2.115
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Oscar Melillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Melillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wilkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0