Luke Appling vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Luke Appling comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 85), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 49), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 84). Luke Appling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Bob Melvin

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3528
206.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Bob Melvin

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34