Steve Melter vs. Drew Pomeranz — Career Comparison

Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Pomeranz
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Drew Pomeranz 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. Steve Melter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 3.82 and 1.341 for Drew Pomeranz. By the career numbers, Steve Melter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Melter and Drew Pomeranz

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.82
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
8.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.14
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
3.81
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.36
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
9.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.34
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
37.35
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3871
38.37
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
4.13
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
34.27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3408
33.78
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Steve Melter and Drew Pomeranz

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.23
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.86
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Melter and Drew Pomeranz

Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
862.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2076
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
534
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
23.38
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
21.48
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
78
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
42
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
9.74
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.18
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
324
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA