Bob Melvin vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Bob Melvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Herb Thomas. Bob Melvin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .315) and batting average (.233 vs .221). Herb Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.285 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 Herb Thomas

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
235
542.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
52
120
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
83.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.14
53.41
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
168.46
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
62.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
34.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
41
94.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
55.57
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.62
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Herb Thomas

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.683
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0