Jason Heyward vs. MJ Melendez — Career Comparison

Jason Heyward
MillenialNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
MJ Melendez
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jason Heyward comes out clearly ahead of MJ Melendez across most offensive categories. Jason Heyward led in contact rate (K%+ 110 vs 88), batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 96). Jason Heyward was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jason Heyward and MJ Melendez

Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1824
156.75
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
158.09
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6982
600
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
530.56
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
532.4
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1575
135.35
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
315
114.48
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
89.54
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
177
64.32
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
26.3
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
27.26
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.52
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
15.98
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
18.9
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
45.8
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
50.15
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.17
76.67
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
184.86
67.18
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2521
216.64
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
568
206.42
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2343
201.35
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
490
178.07
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
879
75.54
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
62.14
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
730
62.73
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
163
59.24
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
122.29
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
282
102.48
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903.59
77.65
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
176.1
64
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
5.33
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.27
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
60.67
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
166
60.33
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.32
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.45
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1238
106.39
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
158.81
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.52
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.92
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
104
8.94
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
10.74
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.36
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
3.7
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
14.44
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
8.36
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.4
74.4
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Jason Heyward and MJ Melendez

Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
1.11
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.18
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
1.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.05
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43613
27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9303
27
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14537.2
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.09
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
3.12
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.05
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.02
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3499
2.17
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
3.31
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3459
2.14
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
3.25
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.42
98.42
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.768
2.768
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.36
91.36
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.14
89.14
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03