Bob Melvin vs. Scott Thorman — Career Comparison

Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Scott Thorman
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Melvin and Scott Thorman are closely matched on the surface stats. Scott Thorman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .608) and slugging (.407 vs .337). Bob Melvin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.271 vs .265). By the career numbers, Scott Thorman 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 Scott Thorman

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
198.19
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
238.64
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
440
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1955
559.9
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
565.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
125.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
64.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
24.34
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
39.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.72
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.82
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
61.36
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
63.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
230.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
158.95
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
114
155.45
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
68.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
68.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
114.55
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.11
57.43
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.07
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
25.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
113.41
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
124.09
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.18
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.09
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Melvin and Scott Thorman

Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.29
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2570
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
856.2
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
7.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.69
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.14
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
8.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
99.1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.244
6.244
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.86
78.86
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.62
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Scott Thorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34
Scott Thorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0