Babe Melton vs. Jimmy Sheckard — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Sheckard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Sheckard. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .753) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .375). 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 Jimmy Sheckard

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
154.75
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2122
139.64
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9118
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7605
500.44
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2084
137.14
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1538
101.21
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
23.29
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
8.95
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.72
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.69
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
35.93
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311.62
86.31
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2878
189.38
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3311
217.88
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296
85.28
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
53.5
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2053
135.1
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368.26
90.04
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.43
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.05
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
74.69
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
849
55.87
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
10.74
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
1.34
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.5
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
18.82
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Jimmy Sheckard

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.18
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2098
1.26
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
0.58
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45051
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15017
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4242
2.54
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
0.22
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.14
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4843
2.9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4613
2.76
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
2.199
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.85
45.85
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.05
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0