Babe Melton vs. Ken Oberkfell — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Ken Oberkfell
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Ken Oberkfell. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .359). By the career numbers, Babe Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Babe Melton and Ken Oberkfell

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1602
173.88
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5528
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4874
529.02
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
146.96
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
79
107.24
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1044
113.31
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
25.72
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.78
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.15
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
33.65
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635.72
69
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1766
191.68
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1923
208.72
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
60.56
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
48.41
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975
105.82
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684.75
74.32
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.5
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
59.26
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
7.38
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
356
38.64
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
15.53
15.53
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.67
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.56
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
12.16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
6.73
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.1
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
11.83
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
56.88
56.88

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Ken Oberkfell

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.18
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1499
1.2
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
1.01
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33755
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251.2
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1573
1.26
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.98
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3003
2.4
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.1
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4701
3.76
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4576
3.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.34
97.34
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.053
3.053
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.32
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0