Melvin Coleman vs. Cecil Fielder — Career Comparison

Melvin Coleman
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueShortstop
Cecil Fielder
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Melvin Coleman and Cecil Fielder are closely matched on the surface stats. Cecil Fielder posted stronger numbers in OPS (.835 vs .733) and slugging (.482 vs .371). Melvin Coleman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 vs .353). By the career numbers, Cecil Fielder had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Melvin Coleman and Cecil Fielder

Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
173.91
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
148.51
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5939
600
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5157
521
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
156.52
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1313
132.65
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
79.51
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
20.21
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.71
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
32.23
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
53.14
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.9
77.36
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867.45
87.64
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
200
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
250.95
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
217.39
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2049
207
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
75.16
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
101.84
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
173.91
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
144.77
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
88.45
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
843.96
85.26
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
70.01
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
7.68
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
1316
132.95
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
4.51
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
169
17.07
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.2
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.61
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.81
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25

Fielding Stats for Melvin Coleman and Cecil Fielder

Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.2
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
1.1
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.08
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
1.07
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22479
27
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
9
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.68
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7382
8.87
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.46
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
0.83
Melvin Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.08
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
5.58
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8146
9.78
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.13
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8076
9.7
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.05
92.05
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.263
4.263
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.826
8.826
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
0.89
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0