Dale Alexander vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Dale Alexander
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dale Alexander comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Dale Alexander led in home run production (HR/PA+ 148 vs 46), walk rate (BB%+ 102 vs 49), and slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 83). Dale Alexander was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dale Alexander and Bob Melvin

Dale Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
662
145.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2736
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
537.28
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
177.85
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
121.93
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
35.96
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
13.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
55.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472.8
103.68
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
267.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1065
233.55
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.895
0.895
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
80.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
100.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
168.2
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498.69
109.36
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.32
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
54.39
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
43.2
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
13.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.02
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.39
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
10.53
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.67
41.67
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Dale Alexander and Bob Melvin

Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.818
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Dale Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34