Rich Dauer vs. Adam Melhuse — Career Comparison

Rich Dauer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Adam Melhuse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rich Dauer and Adam Melhuse are closely matched on the surface stats. Adam Melhuse posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .654) and slugging (.389 vs .343). Rich Dauer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .292). By the career numbers, Adam Melhuse had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rich Dauer and Adam Melhuse

Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
162.16
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
233.54
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4218
600
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
799
600
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3829
544.67
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735
551.94
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
139.97
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
172
129.16
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
105.97
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
107
80.35
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
27.45
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.04
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.43
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.12
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.02
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
34
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.81
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387.45
55.11
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.54
62.73
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312
186.63
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
214.77
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1295
184.21
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
231
173.47
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
63.73
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
76
57.07
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
52.92
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
73.59
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
110.53
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
112.64
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422.6
60.11
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.53
60.48
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.99
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
42.25
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
42.8
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
31.15
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
144.93
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.26
19.26
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.26
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.84
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.25
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
18.21
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.27
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.85
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.85
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.7
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.25
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
31.58
31.58
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Rich Dauer and Adam Melhuse

Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
1.19
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.34
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
1.02
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.93
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27485
27
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4599
27
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9161.2
9
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
2.08
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
5.98
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2823
2.77
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.55
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.07
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5013
4.92
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
6.56
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4938
4.85
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
6.53
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.091
4.091
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.856
4.856
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.25
86.25
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
69
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
0.65
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.59
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23