Bill Melton vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Melton holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Bill Melton led in walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 53), on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 94), and home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 192). Fred Whitfield held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 99). The edge belongs to Bill Melton.

Hitting Stats for Bill Melton and Fred Whitfield

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
132.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
88.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
21.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
65.31
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
927
122.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.63
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Melton and Fred Whitfield

Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.168
3.168
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0