Babe Melton vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Whitfield. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in home run production (108 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 Fred Whitfield

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
400
542.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
42.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Fred Whitfield

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
3.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0