Brent Gates vs. Mel Ott — Career Comparison

Brent Gates
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mel Ott comes out clearly ahead of Brent Gates across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 34), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 99), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 82). Brent Gates held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 114 vs 102). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brent Gates and Mel Ott

Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685
156.57
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2625
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
532.34
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
616
140.8
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
105.37
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
27.2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
25.83
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.51
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
155
35.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
269.51
61.6
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
832
190.17
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
851
194.51
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
268
61.26
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
279
63.77
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
522
119.31
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
290.3
66.35
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.29
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
225
51.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
79.77
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7.52
7.52
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.77
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
8.23
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
16.46
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.11
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.97
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.09
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
58.06
58.06
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brent Gates and Mel Ott

Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
1.17
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
0.99
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15516
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5172
9
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
1.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.81
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
4.63
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2598
4.52
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.25
84.25
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.52
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0