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Mel Ott
Melvin Thomas Ott (Master Melvin)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut April 27, 1926
Final Game July 11, 1947
Born March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA
Died November 21, 1958 (age 49)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 24 NYN NL  147  571   99  169  26   4  23   97   0   1   84   48  .296  .384  .476  .860   121   272   0   7   7   2  18  MVP-4
 1934 25 NYN NL  149  586  127  192  32  14  32  128   0   0   78   49  .328  .403  .594  .997   138   348   0   7   3   1  17  MVP-2
 1935 26 NYN NL  148  597  124  184  27   9  27  124   3   3   80   76  .308  .395  .519  .914   121   310   0   4   0   8  28  MVP-3
 1936 27 NYN NL  151  578  133  179  35   2  28  117   3   2  137   53  .310  .440  .522  .962   125   302   0  10   4   5  24  MVP-4
 1937 28 NYN NL  154  591  108  174  31   3  25   77   6   7  102   95  .294  .395  .484  .879   119   286   0   7   1   1  16  MVP-4
 1938 29 NYN NL  154  567  149  188  31   6  34  127   1   0  136   41  .332  .463  .587 1.050   137   333   0   6   4   8  14  MVP-1
 1939 30 NYN NL  116  422  114  156  23   5  40  105   6   3   88   73  .370  .477  .732 1.209   163   309   1   5   0   3   9  MVP-1
 1940 31 NYN NL  146  583  103  167  23   4  18   80   9   3  107   70  .286  .399  .432  .831   111   252   8   4   0   5  23  MVP-8
 1941 32 NYN NL  147  531   90  147  33   0  25   86   4   2   89   78  .277  .383  .480  .863   125   255   2   4   1   5   6  MVP-6
 1942 33 NYN NL  154  587  107  159  26   0  29   93   7   3  105   97  .271  .381  .463  .844   127   272   0   5   6   2  17  MVP-3
 1943 34 NYN NL  135  417   79  110  11   1  21   66  10   1  106   66  .264  .412  .446  .858   124   186   0   5   2   3  17  
 1944 35 NYN NL  118  435   86  136  18   6  29   95   5   5   97   70  .313  .436  .582 1.018   146   253   0   6   2   3   8  MVP-7
 1945 36 NYN NL  134  483   67  150  26   0  22   64   0   0   90   60  .311  .417  .501  .918   130   242   0   6   6   2  14  MVP-10
 1946 37 NYN NL   26   99    6   18   2   0   1   11   0   0   10   25  .182  .259  .232  .491    72    23   0   2   0   1   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     1879 7047 1392 2129 344  54 354 1270  54  30 1309  901  .302  .411  .517  .928        3643  11  78  36  49 216
 Per 600 PA           498   98  150  24   4  25   90   4   2   92   64                                 257   1   6   3   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2     1879 7047 1392 2129 344  54 354 1270  54  30 1309  901  .302  .411  .517  .928        3643  11  78  36  49 216
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 24 NYN NL  27  105   6.6   4   0   0  .000   1   42   31  .738    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5    26   
 1934 25 NYN NL  25  140   9.1   3   1   0  .333   9   58   43  .741    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e8    -9   
 1935 26 NYN NL  29  117   7.1   0   0   0  .000   5   54   43  .796    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e3   -48   
 1936 27 NYN NL  23  139   8.6   0   0   0  .000   3   64   53  .828    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e4   -73   
 1937 28 NYN NL  20  115   7.0   0   0   0  .000  19   70   43  .614    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e9   -52   
 1938 29 NYN NL  18  165  11.2   0   0   0  .000  20   76   45  .592    0    0  .000  3B   3e20       26   
 1939 30 NYN NL  20  153  14.6   3   0   0  .000  40   59   24  .407    0    0  .000  3B   3e45      180   
 1940 31 NYN NL  20  104   6.2   0   0   0  .000  18   74   43  .581    0    0  .000  3B   3e29      -32   
 1941 32 NYN NL  15  105   7.1   7   2   2  .286   5   56   48  .857    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e10  -35   
 1942 33 NYN NL  16  107   6.4   0   0   0  .000   4   75   60  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e3   -68   
 1943 34 NYN NL   9   83   6.9  10   2   0  .200   5   78   53  .679    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e8    49   
 1944 35 NYN NL  21  117   9.9   0   0   0  .000   2   67   56  .836    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e4    51   
 1945 36 NYN NL  19  104   8.0   4   0   0  .000   0   56   43  .768    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5     7   
 1946 37 NYN NL  28    5   1.8   0   0   0  .000   1    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e8   188   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 14 Seasons         1565   8.0  31   5   2  .161 132  833  586  .703    0    0  .000                  -1   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 60.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 137.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 24 NYN NL  RF   142   206     8    1    0   .995   141  1262.2   1.53
                 CF     3     6     1    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   3.50
 1934 25 NYN NL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1935 26 NYN NL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 3B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1936 27 NYN NL  RF   148   397    17    2    5   .995   148  1332.1   2.80  GG
                 CF     3     6     1    1    0   .875     3    26.0   2.42
 1937 28 NYN NL  RF    94   187    11   11    0   .947    94   835.0   2.13
                 3B    62    51   124    8   15   .956    60   528.0   2.98
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1938 29 NYN NL  3B   154   114   313   20   22   .955   154  1367.1   2.81
 1939 30 NYN NL  3B   113   130   275   40   29   .910   113  1016.1   3.59
 1940 31 NYN NL  3B   146   167   415   18   38   .970   146  1312.2   3.99
 1941 32 NYN NL  RF   139   244    19    5    0   .981   138  1255.0   1.89
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1942 33 NYN NL  CF   154   378    28    4    1   .990   154  1421.0   2.57
 1943 34 NYN NL  CF   109   256    27    2    1   .993   108   962.2   2.65
                 3B     9     9    21    3    4   .909     9    79.0   3.42
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1944 35 NYN NL  CF   112   271    21    2    3   .993   112   999.2   2.63
                 LF     6    18     0    0    0  1.000     6    52.0   3.12
                 3B     4     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   1.23
 1945 36 NYN NL  CF   126   265    18    0    2  1.000   126  1127.0   2.26
                 RF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.0   1.29
 1946 37 NYN NL  RF    25    37     5    1    1   .977    25   227.0   1.67
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   552  1073    60   20    6   .983   547  4926.0   2.07
                 CF   509  1185    96    9    7   .993   505  4560.1   2.53
                 3B   488   471  1149   89  108   .948   482  4310.2   3.38
                 LF     8    19     0    0    0  1.000     6    55.0   3.11
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  NYN   86-68   David Dick
 1934  NYN   77-77   David Dick
 1935  NYN   87-67   David Dick
 1936  NYN   87-67   David Dick
 1937  NYN   76-78   David Dick
 1938  NYN   99-55   David Dick
 1939  NYN   81-73   David Dick
 1940  NYN   69-85   David Dick
 1941  NYN   63-91   David Dick
 1942  NYN   89-65   Rick Field
 1943  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
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 1945  NYN   68-86   Rick Field
 1946  NYN   60-94   Rick Field

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