Joe Altobelli vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Altobelli and Bob Melvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .323) and batting average (.233 vs .210). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in on-base percentage (.277 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 Joe Altobelli and Bob Melvin

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.63
50.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
163.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
55.86
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
103.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.71
51.13
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
5.73
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bob Melvin

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34