Player

Mel Ott HOF 1951

Player Info
Full Name
Melvin Thomas
Born
March 2, 1909
Gretna, LA, USA
Died
November 21, 1958
Size
5'9" / 170 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 27, 1926
Final Game
July 11, 1947
Career
22 years
Teams
Honors
12 x All-Star
1945, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934
1939 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1938 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1936 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1935 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1934 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1934 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
2,730
G
.304
AVG
2,876
H
511
HR
1,860
RBI
.944
OPS
163
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1947 New York Giants 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1946 New York Giants 31 68 5 1 0 1 2 .074
1945 New York Giants 135 451 139 23 0 21 73 .308
1944 New York Giants 120 399 115 16 4 26 91 .288
1943 New York Giants 125 380 89 12 2 18 65 .234
1942 New York Giants 152 549 162 21 0 30 118 .295
1941 New York Giants 148 525 150 29 0 27 89 .286
1940 New York Giants 151 536 155 27 3 19 89 .289
1939 New York Giants 125 396 122 23 2 27 85 .308
1938 New York Giants 150 527 164 23 6 36 116 .311
1937 New York Giants 151 545 160 28 2 31 99 .294
1936 New York Giants 150 534 175 28 6 33 120 .328
1935 New York Giants 152 593 191 33 6 31 113 .322
1934 New York Giants 153 582 190 29 10 35 119 .326
1933 New York Giants 152 580 164 36 1 23 98 .283
1932 New York Giants 154 566 180 30 8 38 119 .318
1931 New York Giants 138 497 145 23 8 29 104 .292
1930 New York Giants 148 521 182 34 5 25 122 .349
1929 New York Giants 150 545 179 37 2 42 138 .328
1928 New York Giants 124 435 140 26 4 18 69 .322
1927 New York Giants 82 163 46 7 3 1 23 .282
1926 New York Giants 35 60 23 2 0 0 7 .383
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1947 NL 4 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1946 NL 78 .059 .077 10.3 19.2 -11 1.1
1945 NL 532 .191 .303 13.3 7.7 160 22.1 ✓
1944 NL 494 .256 .273 18.2 9.5 179 27.2 ✓
1943 NL 482 .184 .226 19.7 10.0 141 18.7
1942 NL 664 .202 .288 16.4 9.2 175 31.6 ✓
1941 NL 634 .210 .286 15.8 10.7 161 28.0 ✓
1940 NL 647 .168 .291 15.5 7.7 146 20.3 ✓
1939 NL 508 .273 .298 19.7 9.8 184 29.0 ✓
1938 NL 652 .271 .288 18.1 7.2 189 38.4 ✓
1937 NL 654 .229 .290 15.6 10.6 160 33.0 ✓
1936 NL 660 .260 .309 16.8 6.2 185 34.7 ✓
1935 NL 683 .233 .318 12.0 8.5 164 32.2 ✓
1934 NL 671 .265 .308 12.7 6.4 174 37.1 ✓
1933 NL 661 .185 .277 11.3 7.3 144 23.9 ✓
1932 NL 673 .283 .290 14.9 5.8 181 40.0 ✓
1931 NL 580 .254 .274 13.8 7.6 158 30.7 ✓
1930 NL 646 .228 .341 15.9 5.4 156 26.3 ✓
1929 NL 674 .306 .295 16.8 5.6 175 44.8 ✓
1928 NL 499 .202 .320 10.4 7.2 148 18.8 ✓
1927 NL 180 .098 .294 7.2 5.0 97 1.0
1926 NL 61 .033 .451 1.6 14.8 124 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 2,313 4,511 256 98 60 .980
3B 256 205 513 46 34 .940
2B 6 18 14 2 4 .941
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1946 New York Giants OF 16 23 2 0 1 1.000
1945 New York Giants OF 118 217 11 4 1 .983
1944 New York Giants 3B 4 1 13 4 0 .778
1944 New York Giants OF 103 199 6 3 0 .986
1943 New York Giants 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 New York Giants OF 111 219 12 6 1 .975
1942 New York Giants OF 152 269 15 3 3 .990
1941 New York Giants OF 145 256 19 9 3 .968
1940 New York Giants 3B 42 30 83 8 8 .934
1940 New York Giants OF 111 210 9 4 2 .982
1939 New York Giants 3B 20 15 39 6 4 .900
1939 New York Giants OF 96 175 6 5 2 .973
1938 New York Giants 3B 113 98 238 15 14 .957
1938 New York Giants OF 37 65 3 0 0 1.000
1937 New York Giants 3B 60 42 113 10 5 .939
1937 New York Giants OF 91 156 13 0 1 1.000
1936 New York Giants OF 148 250 20 4 3 .985
1935 New York Giants 3B 15 19 25 3 3 .936
1935 New York Giants OF 137 285 17 3 7 .990
1934 New York Giants OF 153 286 12 8 1 .974
1933 New York Giants OF 152 283 12 5 3 .983
1932 New York Giants OF 154 347 11 6 5 .984
1931 New York Giants OF 137 332 20 7 4 .981
1930 New York Giants OF 146 320 23 11 6 .969
1929 New York Giants 2B 1 4 1 1 0 .833
1929 New York Giants OF 149 335 26 10 12 .973
1928 New York Giants 2B 5 14 13 1 4 .964
1928 New York Giants 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1928 New York Giants OF 115 214 14 7 4 .970
1927 New York Giants OF 32 52 2 1 1 .982
1926 New York Giants OF 10 18 3 2 0 .913
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 16 61 18 4 10 .295
1937 World Series New York Giants 5 20 4 1 3 .200
1936 World Series New York Giants 6 23 7 1 3 .304
1933 World Series New York Giants 5 18 7 2 4 .389
Managerial record: 464-530 (.467) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1948 New York Giants NL 76 37 38 .493 5
1947 New York Giants NL 155 81 73 .526 4 Player-Mgr
1946 New York Giants NL 154 61 93 .396 8 Player-Mgr
1945 New York Giants NL 154 78 74 .513 5 Player-Mgr
1944 New York Giants NL 155 67 87 .435 5 Player-Mgr
1943 New York Giants NL 156 55 98 .359 8 Player-Mgr
1942 New York Giants NL 154 85 67 .559 3 Player-Mgr