Mel Ott vs. Tom Padden — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mel Ott comes out clearly ahead of Tom Padden across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 22), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 140), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 77). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mel Ott and Tom Padden

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
181.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
1319
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1170
532.22
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
318
144.66
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
122.82
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
25.83
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
40
18.2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.73
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
21.83
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
128.89
58.63
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
376
171.04
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
448
203.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
122
55.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
110
50.04
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
230
104.62
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
150.56
68.49
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.36
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
127
57.77
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
55.04
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
10.9
10.9
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.77
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.64
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
14.1
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mel Ott and Tom Padden

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1745
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.496
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0