Ed Delahanty vs. Mel Ott — Career Comparison

Ed Delahanty
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star

Ed Delahanty and Mel Ott are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 131 for Ed Delahanty, 128 for Mel Ott), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 150 vs 146). The overall lean goes to Ed Delahanty, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Delahanty and Mel Ott

Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1837
131.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2730
144.48
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
8400
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7510
536.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.954
0.954
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.948
0.948
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2597
185.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
152.21
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1788
127.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
37.29
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
488
25.83
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
13.29
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
72
3.81
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
101
7.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
809
57.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1071
56.68
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1663.61
118.83
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2152.13
113.9
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3794
271
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5041
266.79
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3433
245.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.917
0.917
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1.035
1.035
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1600
114.29
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1859
98.39
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1466
104.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
98.44
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2965
211.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
169.78
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718.49
122.75
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188.26
115.81
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.71
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
64
3.39
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
742
53
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
31.36
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
896
47.42
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.13
19.13
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
12.65
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
54
3.86
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.77
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
82
4.34
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Delahanty and Mel Ott

Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1859
1.03
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48654
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16218
9
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6076
3.37
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
0.58
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
4.2
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5663
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7129
3.96
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5517
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.835
3.835
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.16
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0