Bob Fothergill vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Bob Fothergill
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Fothergill comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Bob Fothergill led in contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 100 vs 46), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 83). Bob Fothergill was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Fothergill and Bob Melvin

Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1106
185.41
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3579
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3269
548.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
178.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
125.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
37.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
6.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
52.47
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536.07
89.87
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
251.63
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
215.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
75.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
97.57
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
167.48
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581.52
97.49
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
33.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
29.67
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.22
20.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
1.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
14.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
15.76
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.68
44.68
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Bob Fothergill and Bob Melvin

Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1683
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.023
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fothergill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Bob Fothergill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34