Mel Roach vs. Dick Wallace — Career Comparison

Mel Roach
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Dick Wallace
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Mel Roach and Dick Wallace are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Wallace posted stronger numbers in OPS (.643 vs .607) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .276). Mel Roach had the advantage in slugging (.331 vs .304). By the career numbers, Dick Wallace had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Roach and Dick Wallace

Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
252.22
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
137.24
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
540
600
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
600
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
554.44
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
506.63
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
132.22
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
131.12
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
87
96.67
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
112.76
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.78
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
15.31
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.53
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.53
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
18.37
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
43.27
48.08
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.71
59.55
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
183.33
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
154.08
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
146
162.22
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
192.35
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
42
46.67
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.39
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
47.78
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.88
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
78
86.67
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
111.73
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
44.43
49.36
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.32
69.55
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.06
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
24
26.67
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
58.16
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
75
83.33
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
7.2
7.2
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
1176
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
32.14
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.56
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.89
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.73
Mel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mel Roach and Dick Wallace

Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.5
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.05
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.05
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2970
27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
9
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.54
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
2.44
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.88
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.44
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
4.27
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
5.76
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
4.12
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
5.32
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.38
96.38
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.746
2.746
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.053
5.053
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Dick Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0