How Mel Ott's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Mel Ott totaled 2,876 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1935, posting 191, well above the league average of 61.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 0, well below the league average of 49.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 139 in 1945 to 5 in 1946 and 0 in 1947, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 191 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Mel Ott Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Mel Ott
| Mel Ott
Hits | Mel Ott
Extra Base Hits | Mel Ott
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 2876 | 1071 | 0.372 |
| Season Avg. | 130.73 | 48.68 | 0.372 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 170.66 | 63.55 | 0.372 |
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Mel Ott Hits Per Season
Mel Ott's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Mel Ott's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Ott Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Mel Ott's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mel Ott Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mel Ott's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mel Ott's MLB career with Hits 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.
