Ed McGhee vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Ed McGhee
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed McGhee and Bob Melvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed McGhee posted stronger numbers in OPS (.632 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in slugging (.337 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ed 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 Ed McGhee and Bob Melvin

Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
206.32
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
505
531.58
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.53
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.37
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.16
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.88
52.5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
190.53
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.11
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
45.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
104.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.42
58.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
64.21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.37
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.95
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.32
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Ed McGhee and Bob Melvin

Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.86
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
10
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.44
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
10.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.34
21.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34