MJ Melendez vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

MJ Melendez
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

MJ Melendez and Michael Saunders are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 96 for MJ Melendez, 98 for Michael Saunders), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Michael Saunders, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for MJ Melendez and Michael Saunders

MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
435
158.09
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
169.28
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2747
600
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
532.4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2455
536.22
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
315
114.48
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
124.5
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
177
64.32
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
75.79
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
27.26
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
26.87
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
18.9
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
17.69
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
50.15
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
48.71
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
184.86
67.18
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317.49
69.35
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
568
206.42
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
974
212.74
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
490
178.07
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
181.94
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
62.14
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
70.77
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
59.24
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
282
102.48
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
110.52
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
176.1
64
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.07
67.29
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.75
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
60.33
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.45
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.18
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
158.81
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
155.3
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
3.86
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.49
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
34
7.43
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.36
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
8.36
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for MJ Melendez and Michael Saunders

MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.18
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.1
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.05
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
1
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9303
27
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
3.12
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
2.19
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
3.31
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
2.26
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
3.25
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
2.24
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.42
98.42
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.768
2.768
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.14
89.14
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0