Garret Anderson vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Garret Anderson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Garret Anderson comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Garret Anderson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 145 vs 46), contact rate (K%+ 123 vs 85), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 83). Garret Anderson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Garret Anderson and Bob Melvin

Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2228
145.67
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9177
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8640
564.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1955
559.9
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2529
165.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
110.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
34.13
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
18.76
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
55.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1237.65
80.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3984
260.48
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2966
193.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
70.87
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1365
89.24
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
141.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1278.79
83.61
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.52
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
28.05
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.07
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
6.8
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1224
80.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
5.69
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
3.07
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
8.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.99
62.99
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Garret Anderson and Bob Melvin

Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1913
1.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
1.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49549
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16516.1
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4057
2.21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
2.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4166
2.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.178
2.178
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34