Rube Melton vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Melton posted a stronger line than Norman Plitt. Rube Melton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 4.77) and WHIP (1.447 vs 1.716). By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Melton and Norman Plitt

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.64
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.53
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
36.04
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Rube Melton and Norman Plitt

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Melton and Norman Plitt

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
545.45
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
13.76
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-3.62
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA