Davey Lopes vs. Luis Melendez — Career Comparison

Davey Lopes
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Davey Lopes comes out clearly ahead of Luis Melendez across most offensive categories. Davey Lopes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 43), walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 71), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 89). Luis Melendez held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 125). Davey Lopes was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Davey Lopes and Luis Melendez

Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
148.12
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
238
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7340
600
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6354
519.4
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1477
548.39
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1671
136.59
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
366
135.89
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
100.87
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
18.96
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.09
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.83
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
12.67
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
35.72
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.24
80.29
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2468
201.74
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
469
174.13
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2535
207.22
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
477
177.1
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
83.62
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
167
62
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
50.19
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
45.3
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
121.14
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
280
103.96
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
996.49
81.46
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.53
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
68.09
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
109
40.47
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.11
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 600 PA
852
69.65
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
8.62
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
6.05
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.92
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
10.3
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
45.53
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
6.68
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
9.32
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.94
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
54.85
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
34
12.62
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.01
83.01
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Davey Lopes and Luis Melendez

Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1725
1.11
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.36
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1607
1.03
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42096
27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
9
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
2.28
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
2.42
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3931
2.52
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.11
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7666
4.92
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7489
4.8
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.341
4.341
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.16
93.16
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Davey Lopes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
0.53
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davey Lopes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0