Mel Ott vs. Charlie Root — Matchup Analysis

Charlie Root has kept Ott in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.809 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 15% below where Ott typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Ott striking out less often than usual, once every 15.6 PA versus a career rate of once every 12.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Root. Slight edge: Root. Context matters here.

How Mel Ott put the ball into play against Charlie Root

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Charlie Root to Mel Ott

Matchup Details for Mel Ott and Charlie Root

Stats that describe the matchup between Mel Ott and Charlie Root including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
156
Mel Ott Career Plate Appearances
11337
Charlie Root Career Batters Faced
13529
In this matchup
134
Mel Ott Career At Bats
9456
Charlie Root Career At Bats Pitched
12561
In this matchup
0.231
Mel Ott Career Batting Average
0.304
Charlie Root Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
31
Mel Ott Career Hits
2876
Charlie Root Career Hits Allowed
3252
In this matchup
16
Mel Ott Career Singles
1805
In this matchup
5
Mel Ott Career Doubles
488
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Triples
72
In this matchup
10
Mel Ott Career Home Runs
511
Charlie Root Career Home Runs Allowed
187

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
15
Mel Ott Career Extra Base Hits
1071
In this matchup
0.075
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Charlie Root Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.323
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.178
Charlie Root Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.058

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.570
Charlie Root Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.128
In this matchup
66
Mel Ott Total Bases
5041
In this matchup
49
Mel Ott Career Times on Base
4648
In this matchup
0.316
Mel Ott Career On Base Percentage
0.414
In this matchup
0.493
Mel Ott Career Slugging Percentage
0.533
In this matchup
0.809
Mel Ott Career OPS
0.947
In this matchup
0.261
Mel Ott Career Isolated Power
0.229
In this matchup
0.265
Mel Ott Career Gross Production Average
0.320
In this matchup
0.179
Mel Ott Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Charlie Root Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
31
Mel Ott Career RBIs
1860
In this matchup
21.276
Mel Ott Career Runs Created
2188.260
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Hit By Pitch
64
Charlie Root Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79

Outs

In this matchup
94
In this matchup
18
Mel Ott Career Walks
1708
Charlie Root Career Walks Allowed
889
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Intentional Walks
0
Charlie Root Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
10
Mel Ott Career Strikeouts
896
Charlie Root Career Strikeouts Thrown
1459
In this matchup
15.600
Mel Ott Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.650
Charlie Root Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.273
In this matchup
1.800
Mel Ott Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.910
Charlie Root Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.610

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.314
Mel Ott Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
Charlie Root Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Mel Ott Career Sacrifice Hits
109
Charlie Root Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
3
Mel Ott Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Charlie Root Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Mel Ott Career Ground into Double Play
82
Charlie Root Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0