Bill Melton vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bill Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Bill Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .265). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Bill Melton and Jimmy Smith

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
132.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
91.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
43.58
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1664
219.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
65.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
927
122.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.4
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Bill Melton and Jimmy Smith

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26038
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8679.1
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
1.22
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0