Benny McCoy vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Benny McCoy
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Benny McCoy comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Benny McCoy led in walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 49), home run production (HR/PA+ 72 vs 46), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 84). Benny McCoy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Benny McCoy and Bob Melvin

Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
337
142.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1214
511.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
137.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
101.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
52
21.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.59
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
36.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177.48
74.83
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
463
195.22
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
218.41
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
76.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
65.78
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
135.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.75
80.43
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
80.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
51.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.66
11.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
1.56
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.65
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.53
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Benny McCoy and Bob Melvin

Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.099
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny McCoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Benny McCoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34