Frank Malzone vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Frank Malzone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Frank Malzone comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Frank Malzone led in contact rate (K%+ 168 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 105 vs 46), and slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 83). Frank Malzone was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Frank Malzone and Bob Melvin

Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
147.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5868
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5428
555.01
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1486
151.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
111.76
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
24.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
13.6
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
40.18
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653.6
66.83
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2166
221.47
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
188.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
66.16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
74.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1242
126.99
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699.23
71.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
34.46
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
44.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
13.52
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
5.62
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
165
16.87
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.32
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.43
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.43
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Frank Malzone and Bob Melvin

Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1370
1.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
1.02
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35908
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11969.1
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
0.98
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
2.17
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4388
3.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4192
3.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34