Jeff's Bespoke Baseball Stats

Mickey Mantle vs. Melky Mesa — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle

Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Melky Mesa

MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mickey Mantle and Melky Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Mickey Mantle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.985 vs .971) and slugging (.557 vs .533). Melky Mesa had the advantage in on-base percentage (.438 vs .428). By the career numbers, Mickey Mantle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Melky Mesa

Seasons Hitting

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

18

18

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

2

2

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

2401

145.38

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

8

300

Plate Appearances

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

9909

600

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

16

600

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

8102

490.58

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

15

562.5

Batting Average

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

0.298

0.298

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.4

0.4

Equivalent Average

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.976

0.976

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.912

0.912

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

2415

146.23

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

6

225

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

1463

88.59

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

4

150

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

344

20.83

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2

75

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

72

4.36

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

536

32.46

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Extra Base Hits

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

952

57.64

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2

75

Extra Base Hit Pct

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.394

0.394

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.333

0.333

Home Runs Per at Bat

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.066

0.066

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Home Runs Per Hit

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.222

0.222

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1981.8

120

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

3

112.33

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

4511

273.15

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

8

300

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

4161

251.95

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

7

262.5

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

0.421

0.421

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.438

0.438

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.557

0.557

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.533

0.533

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.977

0.977

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.971

0.971

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.259

0.259

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.133

0.133

Gross Production Average (GPA)

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

0.328

0.328

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.33

0.33

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1.098

1.098

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.9

0.9

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

0.318

0.318

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.462

0.462

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1677

101.54

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

2

75

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1509

91.37

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

2

75

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2650

160.46

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

4

150

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1945.53

117.8

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

3.05

114.32

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

13

0.79

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1733

104.93

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

1

37.5

Intentional Walks

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

126

7.63

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

1710

103.54

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2

75

Plate Appearances per Strikeout

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

5.79

5.79

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

8

8

Walks Per Strikeout

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1.01

1.01

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0.5

0.5

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

14

0.85

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

47

2.85

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 600 PA

113

6.84

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

153

9.26

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Caught Stealing

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

38

2.3

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

1

37.5

Stolen Base Attempts

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

191

11.57

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PAverified

1

37.5

Stolen Base Percentage

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

80.1

80.1

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Melky Mesa

Seasons Fielding

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

18

18

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

2

2

Games Played as Fielder

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2290

1.27

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

5

1.5

Starts as Fielder

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1927

1.07

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

3

0.9

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

48597

27

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

90

27

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

16199

9

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

30

9

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

6734

3.74

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

11

3.3

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

290

0.16

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

107

0.06

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7131

3.96

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

11

3.3

Chances Accepted

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7024

3.9

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

11

3.3

Fielding Percentage

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

98.5

98.5

Melky Mesa

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

100

100

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3.067

3.067

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

2.2

2.2

Games Started %

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

84.15

84.15

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

60

60

Mickey Mantle

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

201

0.11

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Wild Pitch as Fielder

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Stolen Base Allowed

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Catcher Caught Stealing

Mickey Mantle

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Melky Mesa

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0