Bill Melton vs. Johnny Rizzo — Career Comparison

Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Johnny Rizzo
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Bill Melton and Johnny Rizzo 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+ 104 for Bill Melton, 105 for Johnny Rizzo), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Johnny Rizzo, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Melton and Johnny Rizzo

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
557
161.06
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
2075
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1842
532.63
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
143.71
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
95.42
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
26.02
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.63
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
61
17.64
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
48.29
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274.41
79.35
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
802
231.9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
205.01
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
77.49
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
83.57
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
143.42
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285.91
82.67
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.47
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
200
57.83
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
56.96
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.53
10.53
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.07
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.38
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
14.75
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.02
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.02
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Melton and Johnny Rizzo

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26038
27
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8679.1
9
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
1.22
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Johnny Rizzo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.141
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rizzo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0