Dave Mays vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Dave Mays
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Dave Mays posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Melvin. Dave Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.310 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dave Mays had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Mays and Bob Melvin

Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
17
167.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
54
531.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
66.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
196.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
177.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
157.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
74.13
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Mays and Bob Melvin

Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34