Humberto Cota vs. Luis Melendez — Career Comparison

Humberto Cota
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Humberto Cota and Luis Melendez are closely matched on the surface stats. Humberto Cota posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .619) and slugging (.358 vs .318). Luis Melendez had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .285). By the career numbers, Humberto Cota had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Humberto Cota and Luis Melendez

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
196
209.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
238
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
562
600
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
554.09
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
548.39
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
121
129.18
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
135.89
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
82
87.54
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.83
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.64
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.01
56.59
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
198.58
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
174.13
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
157
167.62
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
177.1
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
48
51.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.12
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
45.3
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
97
103.56
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
103.96
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.97
55.48
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
32
34.16
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
40.47
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
151.6
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.34
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.68
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.62
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Humberto Cota and Luis Melendez

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.25
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.36
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.01
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
27
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171.1
9
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
6.51
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
2.42
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
7.02
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.98
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.571
5.571
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.37
80.37
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0