Babe Melton vs. Joc Pederson — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Joc Pederson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Joc Pederson. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .802) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .342). Joc Pederson had the advantage in home run production (218 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Joc Pederson

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1368
178.28
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4604
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3952
515.03
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
935
121.85
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
66.2
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
24.89
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.72
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
28.41
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
55.65
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649.37
84.63
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1816
236.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1555
202.65
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
78.97
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
74.93
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
125.5
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625.12
81.47
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.43
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.6
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
69.2
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.52
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
141.4
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.39
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
8.99
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.04
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.52
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.56
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.45
53.45

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Joc Pederson

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.18
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
1.25
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
1.01
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20810
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6936.2
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
1.99
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.05
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.03
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
2.07
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
2.04
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0