Bob Melvin vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Merkle comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Fred Merkle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 46), walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 49), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 83). Fred Merkle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Melvin and Fred Merkle

Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5782
539.87
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Fred Merkle

Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0