Mickey Mantle vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 46), walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 49), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 83). Bob Melvin held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Bob Melvin

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.79
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1710
103.54
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Bob Melvin

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6734
3.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
3.96
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7024
3.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.067
3.067
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.15
84.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34