Bob Melvin vs. Valmy Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Valmy Thomas
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Melvin and Valmy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Valmy Thomas had the edge in on-base percentage (.286 vs .271). By the career numbers, Valmy Thomas 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 Valmy Thomas

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
221.7
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
682
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
626
550.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
144
126.69
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
95.89
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.56
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
35
30.79
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.25
49.49
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
206
181.23
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
168.91
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
49.83
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
56
49.27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
60
52.79
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
104
91.5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.24
50.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
39.59
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.5
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.63
8.63
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.52
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.52
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.32
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.99
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Valmy Thomas

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.31
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.95
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5161
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1720.1
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
5.9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.48
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
6.46
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
6.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.79
98.79
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.8
72.8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Valmy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Valmy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26