Del Howard vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Del Howard comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Del Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 79 vs 46), contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 85), and walk rate (BB%+ 72 vs 49). Del Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Bob Melvin

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
32.73
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Bob Melvin

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34