Willie Mays vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 46), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 49), and slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 83). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Bob Melvin

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
25.12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
73.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
8.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
4.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
12.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Bob Melvin

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34