Luis Melendez vs. Luis Valbuena — Career Comparison

Luis Melendez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luis Valbuena holds a real edge over Luis Melendez in this comparison. Luis Valbuena led in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 43), walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 71), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 89). Luis Melendez held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 95). The edge belongs to Luis Valbuena.

Hitting Stats for Luis Melendez and Luis Valbuena

Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
238
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
169.87
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1616
600
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1477
548.39
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
528.93
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
135.89
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
119.29
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
109.16
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
70.23
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.56
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.83
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
19.15
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.73
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
49.06
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
133.07
49.41
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.79
68.35
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
469
174.13
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
208.18
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
477
177.1
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
185.33
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
167
62
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
63.34
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
45.3
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
61.66
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
280
103.96
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.85
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
145.18
53.9
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391.95
65.86
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.19
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
109
40.47
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
62.84
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.6
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.86
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
64.98
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
788
132.4
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.05
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.34
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.53
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
17.08
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
9.58
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.68
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.85
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.69
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.62
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.54
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Luis Melendez and Luis Valbuena

Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.36
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
1.17
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.92
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.01
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9757
27
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252.1
9
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
2.42
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
Luis Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.09
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.54
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3289
3.91
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
2.48
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
3.82
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.279
3.279
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.55
67.55
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
0.4
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0