Melky Cabrera vs. Pinky Swander — Career Comparison

Melky Cabrera
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Pinky Swander
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Melky Cabrera and Pinky Swander are closely matched on the surface stats. Melky Cabrera posted stronger numbers in slugging (.417 vs .385) and batting average (.285 vs .269). Pinky Swander had the advantage in OPS (.791 vs .755). By the career numbers, Melky Cabrera had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Melky Cabrera and Pinky Swander

Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1887
150.42
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7527
600
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6878
548.27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
52
487.5
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1962
156.4
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1390
110.8
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
30.53
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.59
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
11.48
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
45.6
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939.28
74.87
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
91.61
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2867
228.54
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2499
199.2
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
895
71.34
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
68.07
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1605
127.94
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.97
78.91
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.16
95.26
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.15
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
40.65
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
891
71.02
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.83
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.1
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
181
14.43
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.05
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.95
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
11
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.19
73.19
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Melky Cabrera and Pinky Swander

Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1784
1.09
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.13
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
1.03
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44393
27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14797.2
9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3232
1.97
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.07
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.02
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3393
2.06
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.45
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
2.04
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.881
1.881
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.01
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0