Mel Ott

Hall of Fame

Right Field

1926—1947

Player LeveL

Legend

Top 100 Rank

Right Field RANK

Player Detail

Melvin Thomas

GIVEN NAME

Ott

SURNAME

March 2, 1909, in Gretna, LA

BORN

November 21, 1958, in New Orleans, LA, USA

DIED

1926—1947

Playing Career

Played from 17-38

PLAYING AGE

New York Giants

Teams Played For

Right Field

PRIMARY POSITION

New York Giants

PRIMARY TEAM

1933

World Series titles

Master Melvin

NICKNAME

4 UNIFORM NUMBER

#4 IN LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

5-9 / 170

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

Left / Right

BATTED / THREW

April 27, 1926

Major League Debut

July 11, 1947

FINAL GAME

— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —

WHO IS Mel Ott?

Used high leg kick to pull the ball down the lines at the Polo Ground.

70

HITTING

70

POWER

40

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING

20 = NOT MLB CALIBER

30 = WELL BELOW AVG

40 = Below Average

50 = MLB AVERAGE

60 = ABOVE AVG

70 = EXCELLENT

80 = RARE, ELITE

Mel Ott was the first National Leaguer to reach 500 home runs.

Career Stats

GAMES	HITS	HR	RBI	AVG
2730	2876	511	1860	.304

11 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:

First Base:

Second Base:

Shortstop:

Third Base:

Left Field:

Center Field:

Right Field:

Pitcher:

pitcher:

manager:

Carl Hubbell

Hal Schumacher

John McGraw

BEST SEASON

1938 New York Giants

29 Years Old

.311

AVG

HR

116

RBI

116

RUNS

.442

OBP

164

HITS

2B

3B

.583

SLG

118

BB

SB

8.8

WAR

Somehow batted 50 points higher against left-handed pitching.

SLASH LINE

AVG	OBP	SLG
.304	.414	.533

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS	LG OPS	COMP
.947	.797	118.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	JAWS BY HOFER
82.7	58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

Contemporaries

Mel Ott Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

	AB	H	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB	TRB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ott	500	152	98	26	4	27	98	90	47	5	267	246	.304	.414	.533	947
AVG RF	534	156	81	28	7	12		54	45	8	233	213	.293	.361	.436	.797

Mel Ott Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	BASEBALL SCHOLAR	JAWS	BILL JAMES
5	3	4	3	3

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2021

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
3	3	5	5

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Mel Ott PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
110.7	54.7	38.1	26.0	6.56
73.7	43.4	30.3	21.5	5.03

BLUE = Mel Ott

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
524.2	244.7	177.3	110.2	31.1
389.8	205.2	143.3	96.9	26.7

BLUE = Mel Ott

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).