Mel Ott vs. Orlando Palmeiro — Career Comparison

Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star
Orlando Palmeiro
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mel Ott comes out clearly ahead of Orlando Palmeiro across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 13), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 80). Orlando Palmeiro held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 202 vs 102). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mel Ott and Orlando Palmeiro

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1206
267.5
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
2705
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2335
517.93
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
640
141.96
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501
111.13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
25.83
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
113
25.06
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.11
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.66
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
139
30.83
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
301.36
66.84
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
817
181.22
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
930
206.28
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
306
67.87
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
226
50.13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
520
115.34
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
330.74
73.36
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
3.39
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.55
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
265
58.78
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.88
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
51.02
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
11.76
11.76
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
1.15
1.15
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.77
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
12.42
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.32
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
7.76
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.21
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
14.42
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.92
56.92

Fielding Stats for Mel Ott and Orlando Palmeiro

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
1.55
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
0.89
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12541
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4180.1
9
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
2.19
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
2.27
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
2.25
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0