How Mel Ott's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mel Ott totaled 1,859 career Runs, well above the league average of 234.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1929, posting 138, well above the league average of 33.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 0, well below the league average of 25.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 73 in 1945 to 2 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 Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 138 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mel Ott Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Career18592152.1332082188.26
Season Avg.84.597.82145.8299.47
162 Game Avg.110.31127.71190.36129.85
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Mel Ott Runs Per Season

Mel Ott's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Mel Ott Runs by Team

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

Mel Ott Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Ott's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Ott Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Ott's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Ott Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Ott's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table