Mel Ott vs. Dean Palmer — Career Comparison

Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star
Dean Palmer
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mel Ott comes out clearly ahead of Dean Palmer across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 205), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 98), and contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 65). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mel Ott and Dean Palmer

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1357
147.69
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5513
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4902
533.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
133.76
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1805
95.53
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
708
77.05
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
25.83
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
231
25.14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.63
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
27.04
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
29.93
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1071
56.68
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
56.7
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
769.24
83.72
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2315
251.95
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1785
194.27
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
734
79.88
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
849
92.4
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1308
142.35
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
752.04
81.85
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
3.39
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.88
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
502
54.63
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.29
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
144.97
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.77
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.55
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
94
10.23
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.22
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.37
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.6
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
60.76
60.76

Fielding Stats for Mel Ott and Dean Palmer

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
1.07
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
1.04
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30527
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10175.2
9
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
0.8
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
1.7
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.17
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3024
2.67
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2834
2.51
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.72
93.72
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.15
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0