How Mel Ott's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Mel Ott posted a career Equivalent Average of .948, well above the league average of .745 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1929, posting 1.06, well above the league average of .809 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at .000, well below the league average of .759 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .912 in 1945 to .359 in 1946 and .000 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Equivalent Average profile — ranging from .000 to 1.06 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mel Ott Lifetime Equivalent Average

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Mel Ott Equivalent Average Per Season

Mel Ott's Equivalent Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mel Ott Equivalent Average per season line chart

Mel Ott Equivalent Average by Team

Mel Ott's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Ott career Equivalent Average by team bar chart

Mel Ott Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mel Ott's career Equivalent Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mel Ott Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Ott Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Ott's seasonal Equivalent Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mel Ott Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Ott Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Ott's MLB career with Equivalent Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mel Ott Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table