Dell Alston vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Dell Alston
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dell Alston and Bob Melvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .310) and home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). Dell Alston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.303 vs .271). By the career numbers, Bob Melvin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dell Alston and Bob Melvin

Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
303.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
374
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
332
532.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
79
126.74
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
104.28
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.42
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
14
22.46
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.29
48.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171.39
49.09
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
103
165.24
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
174.87
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
35
56.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
128.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.89
49.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
70.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
5.73
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.42
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
32.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.69
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
65.78
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.78
48.78
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Dell Alston and Bob Melvin

Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
2.49
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.39
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34