Paul Erickson vs Rube Melton

Paul Erickson and Rube Melton compared on their MLB careers: Paul Erickson played 8 seasons, 1941 to 1948, Rube Melton 6 seasons, 1941 to 1947. Paul Erickson has 37 wins to Rube Melton's 30.

Who has the better career numbers?

Paul Erickson and Rube Melton career totals
207GP162
37W30
48L50
3.9ERA3.6
814.1IP704
432K363
425BB395
1.5WHIP1.4
6SV5

Titles and awards

  • Paul Erickson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Rube Melton: 0 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.

Paul Erickson and Rube Melton 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.
1st1941573.701941154.73
2nd1942165.4319429203.70
3rd1943136.121943583.92
4th1944593.5519449133.46
5th1945743.321946631.99
6th1946972.4319470113.50
7th19477124.34
8th1948205.25

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA