Steve Melter vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Billy Norman built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Melter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 3.5 and 1.539 for Steve Melter. By the career numbers, Billy Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Melter and Billy Norman

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.4
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.8
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.36
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
37.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.88
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
34.27
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Melter and Billy Norman

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.4
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Melter and Billy Norman

Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
525
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
23.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
9.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA