Mel Ott vs. Jim Presley — Career Comparison

Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star
Jim Presley
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mel Ott comes out clearly ahead of Jim Presley across most offensive categories. Mel Ott led in home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 151), walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 64), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 108). Mel Ott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mel Ott and Jim Presley

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2730
144.48
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
150.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
3818
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3546
557.26
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
152.21
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
875
137.51
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1805
95.53
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
545
85.65
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
25.83
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
28.44
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
3.81
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
135
21.22
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
56.68
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
330
51.86
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
426.69
67.05
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5041
266.79
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
234
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
1104
173.49
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
413
64.9
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
98.44
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
495
77.79
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3208
169.78
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
773
121.48
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
415.13
65.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.99
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
210
33
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.83
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
47.42
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
859
134.99
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.77
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.89
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.87
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
4.34
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
104
16.34
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.41
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.2
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
4.71
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.61
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Presley
Career
Per 600 PA
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Mel Ott and Jim Presley

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
1.07
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
1.03
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24223
27
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8074.1
9
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
0.98
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1739
1.94
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.14
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2746
3.06
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2617
2.92
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Jim Presley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.2
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Presley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0