Bill McGhee vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Bill McGhee
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill McGhee and Bob Melvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill McGhee posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in slugging (.337 vs .315). By the career numbers, Bill McGhee had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill McGhee and Bob Melvin

Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
170
174.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
583
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
537
552.66
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
150.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
129.67
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18.52
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.72
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.58
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.62
55.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
169
173.93
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
197.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
52.49
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
38
39.11
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.12
64.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.05
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.19
16.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Bill McGhee and Bob Melvin

Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
844
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.863
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Bill McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34