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Mel Ott

Mel Ott

1926–1947  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 170 lb  ·  b. 1909 Gretna, LA

Career 2,730 G · 2,876 H · 511 HR · 1,860 RBI · .304 AVG

Seasons leading his league
25
2 best in baseball 23 league only
113 Top-5 finishes
13 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1942 Best season

Spanning 1929–1942, peaking at 4 titles in 1942.

Clubs 500 Home Run Club
Team records #1 Giants career RBI #1 Giants 1929 RBI #2 Giants career H #2 Giants career R #3 Giants career HR #3 Giants career OPS #3 Giants 1929 R #8 Giants 1929 OPS
Led in Walks for 3 straight seasons (1931–1933) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 96th League titles 25
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 35th Top-5 finishes 113

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Walks 6 1st 3 yrs (1931–1933) 1929 NL 113 1931 NL 80 1932 NL 100 1933 NL 75 1937 NL 102 1942 NL 109 1930 #2 1934 #2 1935 #3 1936 #3 1938 #2 1939 #2 1940 #2 1941 #3 1943 #2 1944 #3
Home Runs 6 1st 3 yrs (1936–1938) 1932 NL 38 1934 NL 35 1936 NL 33 1937 NL 31 1938 NL 36 1942 NL 30 1929 #2 1931 #2 1933 #3 1935 #2 1939 #2 1941 #2 1943 #2 1944 #2
On-Base Percentage 4 1st 2 yrs (1938–1939) 1930 NL .458 1932 NL .424 1938 NL .442 1939 NL .449 1929 #3 1934 #3 1935 #2 1936 #2 1940 #2 1942 #2
Outfield Assists 2 1st — 1929 26 1941 NL 19 1930 #2 1931 #3 1936 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. 2 1st — 1936 NL 1.036 1942 NL .912 1929 #3 1931 #3 1932 #2 1934 #2 1935 #3 1938 #2 1939 #2 1944 #2 1945 #3
Runs 2 1st — 1938 NL 116 1942 NL 118 1929 #3 1934 #2 1936 #3
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1935 .990 1931 #3 1936 #3
Slugging Percentage 1 1st — 1936 NL .588 1929 #3 1931 #3 1932 #2 1934 #2 1935 #3 1938 #2 1939 #2 1942 #2 1944 #3
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1934 NL 135 1929 #2 1931 #2 1933 #3 1936 #2 1938 #2
Third Base Fielding Percentage — #2 — 1938 #2
Total Bases — #2 — 1932 #3 1934 #2 1935 #2 1936 #2 1938 #3

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1942 4 HR 30 R 118 OPS .912 BB 109
1941 1 OF A 19
1939 1 OBP .449
1938 3 HR 36 R 116 OBP .442
1937 2 HR 31 BB 102
1936 3 HR 33 OPS 1.036 SLG .588
1935 1 OF FPCT .990
1934 2 HR 35 RBI 135
1933 1 BB 75
1932 3 HR 38 OBP .424 BB 100
1931 1 BB 80
1930 1 OBP .458
1929 2 BB 113 OF A 26

Batting

  led the league   22 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1926 NY1 NL 35 60 7 23 2 0 0 4 1 9 1 .383 .393 .417 .810
1927 NY1 NL 82 163 23 46 7 3 1 19 13 9 2 .282 .335 .380 .716
1928 NY1 NL 124 435 69 140 26 4 18 77 52 36 3 .322 .397 .524 .921
1929 NY1 NL 150 545 138 179 37 2 42 151 113 38 6 .328 .449 .635 1.084
1930 NY1 NL 148 521 122 182 34 5 25 119 103 35 9 .349 .458 .578 1.036
1931 NY1 NL 138 497 104 145 23 8 29 115 80 44 10 .292 .392 .545 .937
1932 NY1 NL 154 566 119 180 30 8 38 123 100 39 6 .318 .424 .601 1.025
1933 NY1 NL 152 580 98 164 36 1 23 103 75 48 1 .283 .367 .467 .834
1934 NY1 NL 153 582 119 190 29 10 35 135 85 43 0 .326 .415 .591 1.006
1935 NY1 NL 152 593 113 191 33 6 31 114 82 58 7 .322 .407 .555 .962
1936 NY1 NL 150 534 120 175 28 6 33 135 111 41 6 .328 .448 .588 1.036
1937 NY1 NL 151 545 99 160 28 2 31 95 102 69 7 .294 .408 .523 .931
1938 NY1 NL 150 527 116 164 23 6 36 116 118 47 2 .311 .442 .583 1.024
1939 NY1 NL 125 396 85 122 23 2 27 80 100 50 2 .308 .449 .581 1.030
1940 NY1 NL 151 536 89 155 27 3 19 79 100 50 6 .289 .407 .457 .864
1941 NY1 NL 148 525 89 150 29 0 27 90 100 68 5 .286 .403 .495 .898
1942 NY1 NL 152 549 118 162 21 0 30 93 109 61 6 .295 .415 .497 .912
1943 NY1 NL 125 380 65 89 12 2 18 47 95 48 7 .234 .391 .418 .810
1944 NY1 NL 120 399 91 115 16 4 26 82 90 47 2 .288 .423 .544 .967
1945 NY1 NL 135 451 73 139 23 0 21 79 71 41 1 .308 .411 .499 .910
1946 NY1 NL 31 68 2 5 1 0 1 4 8 15 0 .074 .171 .132 .303
1947 NY1 NL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 2,730 9,456 1,859 2,876 488 72 511 1,860 1,708 896 89 .304 .414 .533 .947

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1926 NY1 NL OF 10 — — 18 3 2 0 23 .913 2.10
1927 NY1 NL OF 32 — — 52 2 1 1 55 .982 1.69
1928 NY1 NL OF 115 — — 214 14 7 4 235 .970 1.98
2B 5 — — 14 13 1 4 28 .964 5.40
3B 1 — — 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1929 NY1 NL OF 149 — — 335 26 10 12 371 .973 2.42
2B 1 — — 4 1 1 0 6 .833 5.00
1930 NY1 NL OF 146 — — 320 23 11 6 354 .969 2.35
1931 NY1 NL OF 137 — — 332 20 7 4 359 .981 2.57
1932 NY1 NL OF 154 — — 347 11 6 5 364 .984 2.32
1933 NY1 NL OF 152 — — 283 12 5 3 300 .983 1.94
1934 NY1 NL OF 153 — — 286 12 8 1 306 .974 1.95
1935 NY1 NL OF 137 — — 285 17 3 7 305 .990 2.20
3B 15 — — 19 25 3 3 47 .936 2.93
1936 NY1 NL OF 148 — — 250 20 4 3 274 .985 1.82
1937 NY1 NL OF 91 — — 156 13 0 1 169 1.000 1.86
3B 60 — — 42 113 10 5 165 .939 2.58
1938 NY1 NL 3B 113 — — 98 238 15 14 351 .957 2.97
OF 37 — — 65 3 0 0 68 1.000 1.84
1939 NY1 NL OF 96 — — 175 6 5 2 186 .973 1.89
3B 20 — — 15 39 6 4 60 .900 2.70
1940 NY1 NL OF 111 — — 210 9 4 2 223 .982 1.97
3B 42 — — 30 83 8 8 121 .934 2.69
1941 NY1 NL OF 145 — — 256 19 9 3 284 .968 1.90
1942 NY1 NL OF 152 — — 269 15 3 3 287 .990 1.87
1943 NY1 NL OF 111 — — 219 12 6 1 237 .975 2.08
3B 1 — — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1944 NY1 NL OF 103 — — 199 6 3 0 208 .986 1.99
3B 4 — — 1 13 4 0 18 .778 3.50
1945 NY1 NL OF 118 — — 217 11 4 1 232 .983 1.93
1946 NY1 NL OF 16 — — 23 2 0 1 25 1.000 1.56
Career — — OF 2,313 — — 4,511 256 98 60 4,865 .980 2.06
— — 3B 256 — — 205 513 46 34 764 .940 2.80
— — 2B 6 — — 18 14 2 4 34 .941 5.33