David Eckstein vs. Adam Melhuse — Career Comparison

David Eckstein
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Adam Melhuse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, David Eckstein and Adam Melhuse are closely matched on the surface stats. David Eckstein posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .681) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .292). Adam Melhuse had the advantage in slugging (.389 vs .355). By the career numbers, David Eckstein had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for David Eckstein and Adam Melhuse

David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
137.88
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
233.54
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5705
600
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
799
600
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5041
530.17
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735
551.94
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
148.71
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
172
129.16
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
118.53
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
107
80.35
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
24.4
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.04
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.1
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.68
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.02
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
30.18
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.81
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639.76
67.28
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
83.54
62.73
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1791
188.36
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
214.77
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1933
203.3
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
231
173.47
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
73.72
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
76
57.07
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
41.23
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
73.59
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
111.27
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
112.64
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710.36
74.71
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
80.53
60.48
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
15.04
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
39.54
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
42.8
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
43.96
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
144.93
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
13.65
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.15
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.1
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.25
David Eckstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
9.26
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.27
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
12.94
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
4.73
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.67
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.25
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.21
73.21
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for David Eckstein and Adam Melhuse

David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1256
1.06
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.34
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1224
1.03
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.93
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32027
27
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4599
27
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10675.2
9
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1905
1.61
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
5.98
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3390
2.86
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.55
David Eckstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.08
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5393
4.55
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
6.56
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
4.46
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
6.53
David Eckstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
David Eckstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.216
4.216
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.856
4.856
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
69
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
0.66
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
David Eckstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Eckstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.59
David Eckstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Melhuse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23