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Mel Ott

Given Name: Melvin Thomas
Nickname: Master Melvin


Born: 3/2/1909 in Gretna, LA USA
Died: 11/21/1958
in New Orleans, LA USA

First Game: Tuesday April 27, 1926
Last Game: Friday July 11, 1947

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951
Received 197 of 227 votes (170 required)
Voted in by BBWAA
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Major League Career Statistics

Mel Ott's Batting Statistics
YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRTBRBISBCSBBSOIBBHBPSHSFGIDPAvgOBPSLGOPS
1926 NY1 35 60 7 23 2 0 0 25 4 1 1 9 0 0 .383 .393 .417 .810
1927 NY1 82 163 23 46 7 3 1 62 19 2 13 9 0 4 .282 .335 .380 .716
1928 NY1 124 435 69 140 26 4 18 228 77 3 52 36 2 10 .322 .397 .524 .921
1929 NY1 150 545 138 179 37 2 42 346 151 6 113 38 6 10 .328 .449 .635 1.084
1930 NY1 148 521 122 182 34 5 25 301 119 9 103 35 2 20 .349 .458 .578 1.036
1931 NY1 138 497 104 145 23 8 29 271 115 10 80 44 2 1 .292 .392 .545 .937
1932 NY1 154 566 119 180 30 8 38 340 123 6 100 39 4 3 .318 .424 .601 1.025
1933 NY1 152 580 98 164 36 1 23 271 103 1 75 48 2 4 10 .283 .367 .467 .834
1934 NY1 153 582 119 190 29 10 35 344 135 0 85 43 3 1 10 .326 .415 .591 1.006
1935 NY1 152 593 113 191 33 6 31 329 114 7 82 58 3 5 4 .322 .407 .555 .962
1936 NY1 150 534 120 175 28 6 33 314 135 6 111 41 5 10 8 .328 .448 .588 1.036
1937 NY1 151 545 99 160 28 2 31 285 95 7 102 69 3 4 4 .294 .408 .523 .931
1938 NY1 150 527 116 164 23 6 36 307 116 2 118 47 5 2 8 .311 .442 .583 1.024
1939 NY1 125 396 85 122 23 2 27 230 80 2 100 50 1 11 5 .308 .449 .581 1.030
1940 NY1 151 536 89 155 27 3 19 245 79 6 100 50 6 5 9 .289 .407 .457 .864
1941 NY1 148 525 89 150 29 0 27 260 90 5 100 68 3 6 2 .286 .403 .495 .898
1942 NY1 152 549 118 162 21 0 30 273 93 6 109 61 3 3 8 .295 .415 .497 .912
1943 NY1 125 380 65 89 12 2 18 159 47 7 95 48 3 4 4 .234 .391 .418 .810
1944 NY1 120 399 91 115 16 4 26 217 82 2 90 47 3 2 3 .288 .423 .544 .967
1945 NY1 135 451 73 139 23 0 21 225 79 1 71 41 8 2 6 .308 .411 .499 .910
1946 NY1 31 68 2 5 1 0 1 9 4 0 8 15 0 2 1 .074 .171 .132 .303
1947 NY1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career 2730 9456 1859 2876 488 72 511 5041 1860 89 1708 896 64 109 82 .304 .414 .533 .947
Max 154 593 138 191 37 10 42 346 151 10 118 69 8 20 10 .383 .458 .635 1.084
Rankings On All-Time Career Lists    
Games Played
#25
At Bats
#38
Runs Scored
#12
Hits
#38
Doubles
#55
Triples
#358
Home Runs
#21
Runs Batted In
#11
Stolen Bases
#855
Caught Stealing
#15480
Walks
#8
Strikeouts
#282
Intentional Walks
#14500
Hit By Pitch
#220
Sacrifice Hits
#325
Sacrifice Flies
#14534
Grounded Into Double Plays
#772
     
Mel Ott's Sabermetrics and Fantasy Baseball Statistics
YearTeamGABISORCBABIPEyeCT%TBRBISBCSBBSOIBBHBPSHSFGIDPAvgOBPSLGOPS
1926 NY1 35 60 .033 9 .451 0.11 85.0
1927 NY1 82 163 .098 21 .294 1.44 94.5
1928 NY1 124 435 .202 94 .320 1.44 91.7
1929 NY1 150 545 .306 166 .295 2.97 93.0
1930 NY1 148 521 .228 145 .341 2.94 93.3
1931 NY1 138 497 .254 114 .274 1.82 91.1
1932 NY1 154 566 .283 154 .290 2.56 93.1
1933 NY1 152 580 .184 101 .277 1.56 91.7
1934 NY1 153 582 .265 146 .308 1.98 92.6
1935 NY1 152 593 .233 139 .317 1.41 90.2
1936 NY1 150 534 .260 147 .309 2.71 92.3
1937 NY1 151 545 .229 124 .290 1.48 87.3
1938 NY1 150 527 .271 145 .288 2.51 91.1
1939 NY1 125 396 .273 109 .298 2.00 87.4
1940 NY1 151 536 .168 106 .291 2.00 90.7
1941 NY1 148 525 .210 113 .286 1.47 87.0
1942 NY1 152 549 .202 121 .288 1.79 88.9
1943 NY1 125 380 .184 70 .226 1.98 87.4
1944 NY1 120 399 .256 100 .273 1.91 88.2
1945 NY1 135 451 .191 97 .303 1.73 90.9
1946 NY1 31 68 .059 1 .077 0.53 77.9
1947 NY1 4 4 .000 0 .000 0.00 100.0
2730 9456 2222 .294 1.91 90.5 4409 1708 896 .304 .411 .466 .877
Max 154 593 .306 166 .451 2.97 100.0 151 10 118 69 8 20 10 .000 .000 .000 .000

Mel Ott's Post-Season Batting Statistics
YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRTBRBISBCSBBSOIBBHBPSHSFGIDPAvgOBPSLGOPS
1933 WS NY1 5 18 3 7 0 0 2 13 4 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .389 .500 .722 1.222
1936 WS NY1 6 23 4 7 2 0 1 12 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .385 .522 .906
1937 WS NY1 5 20 1 4 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .238 .350 .588
16 61 8 18 2 0 4 32 10 0 1 8 9 1 0 0 0 1 .295 .377 .525 .901

Mel Ott's Fielding Statistics
YearTeamPosGGSInnPOAEDPPB
1926 NY1 OF 10 0.0 18 3 2 0
1927 NY1 OF 32 0.0 52 2 1 1
1928 NY1 3B 1 0.0 0 2 0 0
1928 NY1 2B 5 0.0 14 13 1 4
1928 NY1 OF 115 0.0 214 14 7 4
1929 NY1 2B 1 0.0 4 1 1 0
1929 NY1 OF 149 0.0 335 26 10 12
1930 NY1 OF 146 0.0 320 23 11 6
1931 NY1 OF 137 0.0 332 20 7 4
1932 NY1 OF 154 0.0 347 11 6 5
1933 NY1 OF 152 0.0 283 12 5 3
1934 NY1 OF 153 0.0 286 12 8 1
1935 NY1 3B 15 0.0 19 25 3 3
1935 NY1 OF 137 0.0 285 17 3 7
1936 NY1 OF 148 0.0 250 20 4 3
1937 NY1 3B 60 0.0 42 113 10 5
1937 NY1 OF 91 0.0 156 13 0 1
1938 NY1 OF 37 0.0 65 3 0 0
1938 NY1 3B 113 0.0 98 238 15 14
1939 NY1 3B 20 0.0 15 39 6 4
1939 NY1 OF 96 0.0 175 6 5 2
1940 NY1 3B 42 0.0 30 83 8 8
1940 NY1 OF 111 0.0 210 9 4 2
1941 NY1 OF 145 0.0 256 19 9 3
1942 NY1 OF 152 0.0 269 15 3 3
1943 NY1 3B 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
1943 NY1 OF 111 0.0 219 12 6 1
1944 NY1 3B 4 0.0 1 13 4 0
1944 NY1 OF 103 0.0 199 6 3 0
1945 NY1 OF 118 0.0 217 11 4 1
1946 NY1 OF 16 0.0 23 2 0 1
Career 2B 6 0.0 18 14 2 4
Career 3B 256 0.0 205 513 46 34
Career OF 2313 0.0 4511 256 98 60
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