Bob Melvin vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bob Melvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.271 vs .265). By the career numbers, Bob Melvin 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 Jimmy Smith

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
370
179.47
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
546.65
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171.39
49.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
158.95
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.72
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
104.28
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
49.48
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
30.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
90.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Jimmy Smith

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0