Babe Melton vs. Mel Ott — Career Comparison

Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Babe Melton and Mel Ott are closely matched on the surface stats. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .947) and slugging (.588 vs .533). Mel Ott had the advantage in on-base percentage (.414 vs .384). By the career numbers, Babe Melton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Babe Melton and Mel Ott

Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
154.75
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
542.99
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.948
0.948
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
152.21
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
25.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
25.83
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
3.81
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.72
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1071
56.68
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2152.13
113.9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5041
266.79
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
167
226.7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.947
0.947
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.036
1.036
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1859
98.39
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
96.38
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
169.78
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188.26
115.81
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
3.39
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
896
47.42
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
12.65
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.77
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
82
4.34
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Babe Melton and Mel Ott

Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.18
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2614
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871.1
9
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.86
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.69
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0