League Leaders
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
22
0 best in baseball 22 league only
96 Top-5 finishes
11 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1942 Best season

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

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

  • 51st League titles 22
  • 20th Top-5 finishes 96

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 .459 1932 NL .424 1938 NL .442 1939 NL .449 1929 #3 1934 #3 1935 #2 1936 #2 1940 #2 1942 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 2 1st — 1936 NL 1.036 1942 NL .912 1929 #3 1931 #3 1932 #2 1934 #2 1935 #2 1938 #2 1939 #2 1944 #2 1945 #3
Runs 2 1st — 1938 NL 116 1942 NL 118 1929 #3 1934 #2 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
Total Bases — #2 — 1932 #3 1934 #2 1935 #2 1936 #2 1938 #3

Title Seasons

11 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1942 4 HR 30 R 118 OPS .912 BB 109
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
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 .459
1929 1 BB 113

Batting

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 .459 .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 .327 .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 .304
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 by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 2,313 4,511 256 98 60 .980
3B 256 205 513 46 34 .940
2B 6 18 14 2 4 .941