Rube Melton vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Rube Melton built a career as a starting pitcher and W. Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Melton and W. Williams

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.6
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Rube Melton and W. Williams

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Melton and W. Williams

Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.7
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA