Brian Anderson vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Brian Anderson posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Melvin. Brian Anderson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.292 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in batting average (.233 vs .227). By the career numbers, Brian Anderson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Bob Melvin

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
799
542.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.01
59.8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
172.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.26
56.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
44.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
113.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.15
48.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Bob Melvin

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.13
99.13
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34