Mel Ott vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Mel Ott
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mel Ott holds a real edge over Al Simmons in this comparison. Mel Ott led in walk rate (BB%+ 219 vs 72), home run production (HR/PA+ 387 vs 354), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 128 vs 118). Al Simmons held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 111). The edge belongs to Mel Ott.

Hitting Stats for Mel Ott and Al Simmons

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2730
144.48
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11337
600
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9456
500.45
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.914
0.914
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
2876
152.21
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1805
95.53
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
488
25.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
72
3.81
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
27.04
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1071
56.68
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152.13
113.9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1688.59
106.48
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5041
266.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4648
245.99
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1859
98.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1507
95.03
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
98.44
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
169.78
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188.26
115.81
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1801.22
113.58
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
90.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
896
47.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
12.65
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
109
5.77
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
82
4.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Mel Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
89
4.71
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Mel Ott and Al Simmons

Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2143
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5517
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0