Rich Gedman vs. Mel Ott — Career Comparison

Rich Gedman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
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 Rich Gedman across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 128), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 73), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 107). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rich Gedman and Mel Ott

Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1033
178.72
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
3468
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3159
546.54
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
795
137.54
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
519
89.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1805
95.53
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
30.45
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
25.83
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.08
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
15.22
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
276
47.75
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
386.85
66.93
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
1259
217.82
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
1047
181.14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
331
57.27
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
382
66.09
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
625
108.13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
384.05
66.44
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.77
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
236
40.83
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.17
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
88.06
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
29
5.02
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.77
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.84
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
13.84
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.69
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rich Gedman and Mel Ott

Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.16
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22833
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7611
9
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5274
6.24
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
0.51
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.11
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5797
6.85
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5663
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5705
6.75
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5517
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.827
5.827
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.62
86.62
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.07
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
0.75
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.37
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0