Ed Mayer vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Ed Mayer
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bob Melvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Mayer. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .555) and slugging (.337 vs .286). By the career numbers, Bob Melvin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Mayer and Bob Melvin

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
188
141
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
800
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
752
564
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1955
559.9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
167
125.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
97.5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
27.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
65
48.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171.39
49.09
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
215
161.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
161.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
54.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
75.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
129.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.84
52.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.07
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.31
12.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Mayer and Bob Melvin

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.04
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4920
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.54
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.81
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.46
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
3.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
3.35
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.91
87.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.233
3.233
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34