Cliff Melton vs Max Lanier

Cliff MeltonMax Lanier

Cliff Melton and Max Lanier compared on their MLB careers: Cliff Melton played 8 seasons, 1937 to 1944, Max Lanier 14 seasons, 1938 to 1953. Cliff Melton has 86 wins to Max Lanier's 108. Max Lanier won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cliff Melton and Max Lanier career totals
272GP327
86W108
80L82
3.4ERA3.0
1453.2IP1619.1
660K821
431BB611
1.3WHIP1.3
16SV17

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cliff Melton and Max Lanier postseason
3GP7
0R0
12H24

Titles and awards

  • Cliff Melton: 0 championships; none on file
  • Max Lanier: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cliff Melton and Max Lanier season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19372092.611938034.20
2nd193814143.891939212.39
3rd193912153.561940963.34
4th194010114.9119411082.82
5th19418113.0119421382.96
6th19421152.6319431571.90
7th19439133.19194417122.65
8th1944224.061945221.73
9th————1946601.93
10th————1949543.82
11th————19501193.13
12th————19511193.26
13th————19527123.94
14th————1953017.16

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA