Bill Melton vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Bill Melton and Seth Smith 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, 106 for Seth Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 115). The overall lean goes to Seth Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Melton and Seth Smith

Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
934
137.25
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
88.61
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
857
125.94
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
5.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
63.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.82
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.63
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Melton and Seth Smith

Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
1.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.94
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
3.53
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3257
3.38
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.168
3.168
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0