Dixie Howell vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Dixie Howell posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Melvin. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dixie Howell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dixie Howell and Bob Melvin

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.85
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.15
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Bob Melvin

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34