Melvin Mora vs. Lou Piniella — Career Comparison

Melvin Mora
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Melvin Mora and Lou Piniella are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Melvin Mora, 109 for Lou Piniella), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 117). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Melvin Mora and Lou Piniella

Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
151.61
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
164.76
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
6158
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
5422
528.29
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5867
553.32
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
1503
146.44
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
100.36
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
283
27.57
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.85
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
16.66
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
102
9.62
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
46.09
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
448
42.25
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829.16
80.79
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
750.13
70.75
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2337
227.7
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2398
226.16
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2140
208.51
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
2104
198.43
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
77.36
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
651
61.4
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
754
73.47
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
72.24
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
134.17
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
124.02
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857.03
83.5
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
796.48
75.12
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
11.4
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.92
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
50.67
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
368
34.71
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.75
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
953
92.85
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
6.46
6.46
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.87
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.3
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.77
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
10.91
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
9.06
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.02
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.36
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
14.42
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
73
6.88
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.84
62.84
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
43.84
43.84

Fielding Stats for Melvin Mora and Lou Piniella

Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
1.13
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1404
1.1
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1371
1.02
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
1.03
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36329
27
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12109.2
9
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
1.33
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2546
1.99
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
1.82
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.08
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.11
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4380
3.26
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2704
2.11
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4232
3.15
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
2.07
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.62
96.62
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.9
89.9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Melvin Mora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.2
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0