Dave Altizer vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Dave Altizer
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Altizer comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Dave Altizer led in contact rate (K%+ 158 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 104 vs 49), and home run production (HR/PA+ 75 vs 46). Dave Altizer was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Altizer and Bob Melvin

Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
514
154.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
1734
522.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
433
130.49
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
112.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
10.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
61
18.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.18
61.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
523
157.61
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
182.62
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
61.48
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
116
34.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
316
95.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.09
68.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
42.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
36.16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.59
16.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Altizer and Bob Melvin

Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11862
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3954
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1712
3.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
2.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
6.24
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2608
5.94
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.388
5.388
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.56
92.56
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34