Tom Alston vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Melvin. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Tom Alston had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Bob Melvin

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Bob Melvin

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34