Bill Melton vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Bill Melton in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 99), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 110), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 104). Bill Melton held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Bill Melton and Lou Whitaker

Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1144
150.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3971
522.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
21.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
576.65
75.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
1527
201.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
496
65.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591
77.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
927
122.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
585.25
77.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
479
63.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
88.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
48.94
48.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Melton and Lou Whitaker

Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
2.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.168
3.168
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0