Jay Bruce vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Jay Bruce and Bill Melton are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Jay Bruce, 104 for Bill Melton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Bill Melton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Bill Melton

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1144
150.63
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5964
538.83
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1004
132.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
673
88.61
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.89
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
21.07
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1471
132.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868.3
78.45
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
54.21
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.82
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.63
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.13
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.87
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.49
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.9
61.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Bill Melton

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
1.02
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0