Jon Meloan vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Jon Meloan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Meloan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.58 and 1.245 for Jon Meloan. By the career numbers, Luke Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Meloan and Luke Walker

Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
8.33
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.45
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.19
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
6.09
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.19
10.19
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.755
1.755
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
37.19
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3559
38.84
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.09
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
30.57
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
33.81
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Jon Meloan and Luke Walker

Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.31
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.7
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.58
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.597
0.597
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Meloan and Luke Walker

Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
668.81
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
600
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
517.43
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
3.37
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.3
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.01
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.41
-23.14
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
294.5
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.54
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA