Lave Cross vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 85), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 83), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 93). Bob Melvin held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 46 vs 39). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Bob Melvin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Bob Melvin

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.13
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34