Cliff Melton vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.42 and 1.291 for Cliff Melton. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Melton and Skel Roach

Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6159
38.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
35.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Cliff Melton and Skel Roach

Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Melton and Skel Roach

Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
85.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.8
16.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
107.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.46
12.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA