Bob Melvin vs. Johnny Sturm — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Johnny Sturm
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Melvin and Johnny Sturm are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .592) and slugging (.337 vs .300). Johnny Sturm had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .271). 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 Johnny Sturm

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.99
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
568
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
524
553.52
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
132.04
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.75
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.96
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171.39
49.09
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
44.35
46.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
174.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
61.27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
36
38.03
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
91
96.13
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.3
52.08
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.82
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
11.36
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Johnny Sturm

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.548
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Johnny Sturm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Johnny Sturm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0