Mahlon Higbee vs. Mel Ott — Career Comparison

Mahlon Higbee
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Mahlon Higbee posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Ott. Mahlon Higbee posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.100 vs .947) and slugging (.700 vs .533). Mel Ott had the advantage in on-base percentage (.414 vs .400). By the career numbers, Mahlon Higbee had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mahlon Higbee and Mel Ott

Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.091
1.091
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.948
0.948
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
152.21
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
25.83
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
27.04
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
127.61
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2152.13
113.9
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5041
266.79
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.1
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.947
0.947
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.036
1.036
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1859
98.39
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
98.44
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
169.78
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
144.91
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188.26
115.81
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.77
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
82
4.34
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mahlon Higbee and Mel Ott

Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Mahlon Higbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mahlon Higbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0