#68 Mel "Master melvin" Ott, Leftfield, 19 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mel Ott Master melvin 3/2/1909 19 USA,LA,GRETNA 5"9 170
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1928 $ 6,500,000 (3 year(s)) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 10 10 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @STL | W 9-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @STL | W 8-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @CHC | W 9-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @CHC | W 12-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/28 | NYN | W 9-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | PHI | L 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | BRO | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/1 | BSN | W 5-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @PIT | W 11-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | BSN | W 14-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 520 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 100 | 125 | 104 | 41 | .290 | .409 | .548 | .957 | 1.087 | .258 |
Projected | 151 | 520 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 100 | 125 | 104 | 41 | .290 | .409 | .548 | .957 | 1.087 | .258 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 145 | 631 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 67 | 32 | 1 | 97.0 | 119.0 | 8.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 174 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .354 | .431 | .785 |
vs. RHP | 346 | 112 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 78 | 90 | 71 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .436 | .607 | 1.043 |
Close/Late | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .424 | .652 | 1.076 |
Scoring Position | 156 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .423 | .487 | .910 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 268 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 69 | 47 | 20 | .332 | .429 | .575 | 1.004 |
Road | 76 | 252 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 21 | .246 | .389 | .520 | .908 |
March/April | 26 | 88 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | .261 | .377 | .568 | .946 |
May | 24 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 5 | .276 | .402 | .500 | .902 |
June | 24 | 80 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 4 | .375 | .515 | .775 | 1.290 |
July | 25 | 82 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 7 | .244 | .400 | .451 | .851 |
August | 25 | 91 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 9 | .264 | .355 | .516 | .872 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 103 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 7 | .320 | .407 | .495 | .902 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1926 | 156 | 544 | 158 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 93 | 112 | 101 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 3 | .290 | .401 | .506 | .907 | CIN,NL |
1927 | 156 | 549 | 168 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 116 | 118 | 96 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 28 | 2 | .306 | .407 | .566 | .973 | CIN |
1928 | 151 | 520 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 100 | 125 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 32 | 1 | .290 | .409 | .548 | .957 | CIN |
Total | 463 | 1613 | 477 | 88 | 12 | 94 | 309 | 355 | 301 | 8 | 16 | 143 | 91 | 6 | .296 | .406 | .540 | .946 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 148 | 145 | 257 | 5 | 1 | 274 | 12 | .956 | 1243.2 | 1.98 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1926... Had first career hit on 4/1/1926, off William Mccall (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1926, off Hugh Canavan (BRO)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1926, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 3 runs on 9/27/1926... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1926, hitting .290 with 25 HR, 93 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1927, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... 8/5/1928: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1926 - .401 - 8th 1927 - .407 - 7th
| SLG 1926 - .506 - 8th 1927 - .566 - 8th
| OPS 1926 - .907 - 7th 1927 - .973 - 9th
| Homeruns 1926 - 25 - 6th 1927 - 37 - 5th
| RBI 1927 - 116 - 9th
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Runs 1926 - 112 - 7th 1927 - 118 - 7th
| BB 1926 - 101 - 3rd 1927 - 96 - 3rd
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