Bob Melvin vs. Andrés Mesa — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Andrés Mesa
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Melvin and Andrés Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Andrés Mesa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in slugging (.337 vs .316). By the career numbers, Andrés Mesa had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Melvin and Andrés Mesa

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
25
141.51
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
106
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
98
554.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
147.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.01
56.66
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
31
175.47
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
186.79
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
68.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.15
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.53
23.53
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Andrés Mesa

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.19
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.2
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.26
99.26
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Andrés Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Andrés Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0