#68 Mel "Master melvin" Ott, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mel Ott Master melvin 3/2/1909 25 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 8,770,000 1935 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 9 | 10 | 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 : 10 (Range), .961 (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 | @NYN | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | L 1-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @STL | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/27 | @STL | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/28 | BRO | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | PIT | W 20-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | CHC | W 5-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | PHI | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @BSN | W 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 159 | 552 | 174 | 33 | 4 | 64 | 159 | 139 | 115 | 61 | .315 | .438 | .737 | 1.175 | 1.411 | .422 |
Projected | 159 | 552 | 174 | 33 | 4 | 64 | 159 | 139 | 115 | 61 | .315 | .438 | .737 | 1.175 | 1.411 | .422 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 153 | 681 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 407 | 101 | 25 | 3 | 89.3 | 185.5 | 12.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 172 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .357 | .448 | .805 |
vs. RHP | 380 | 133 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 125 | 112 | 84 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .350 | .473 | .868 | 1.341 |
Close/Late | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .393 | .604 | .998 |
Scoring Position | 162 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 104 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .462 | .870 | 1.332 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 80 | 270 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 90 | 73 | 60 | 24 | .333 | .460 | .796 | 1.256 |
Road | 79 | 282 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 66 | 55 | 37 | .298 | .415 | .681 | 1.096 |
March/April | 26 | 95 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 9 | .316 | .420 | .768 | 1.189 |
May | 26 | 95 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 14 | .347 | .456 | .747 | 1.204 |
June | 27 | 89 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 10 | .371 | .525 | .944 | 1.469 |
July | 25 | 85 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 | .282 | .367 | .635 | 1.003 |
August | 26 | 89 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 15 | .303 | .451 | .888 | 1.339 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 99 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 4 | .273 | .395 | .465 | .860 |
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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 |
1929 | 146 | 523 | 177 | 29 | 6 | 42 | 122 | 139 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 5 | .338 | .433 | .658 | 1.090 | CIN,NL |
1930 | 157 | 545 | 173 | 40 | 2 | 40 | 127 | 135 | 116 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 25 | 1 | .317 | .435 | .618 | 1.054 | CIN,NL |
1931 | 92 | 329 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 74 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 1 | .286 | .393 | .559 | .953 | CIN |
1932 | 157 | 540 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 66 | 145 | 154 | 117 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 26 | 3 | .335 | .452 | .776 | 1.228 | CIN,NL |
1933 | 154 | 540 | 170 | 31 | 2 | 54 | 119 | 130 | 112 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 3 | .315 | .432 | .680 | 1.111 | CIN,NL |
1934 | 159 | 552 | 174 | 33 | 4 | 64 | 159 | 139 | 115 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 25 | 3 | .315 | .438 | .737 | 1.175 | CIN,NL |
Total | 1328 | 4642 | 1446 | 271 | 33 | 382 | 1050 | 1126 | 904 | 36 | 49 | 419 | 235 | 22 | .312 | .424 | .631 | 1.055 | |
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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% |
Third Base | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 1.59 | | | | |
Leftfield | 155 | 151 | 282 | 6 | 1 | 304 | 16 | .947 | 1314.1 | 2.08 | | | | |
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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. Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 3 runs on 4/22/1929... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1929, hitting .379 with 10 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Injured on 8/13/1929 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1929, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1929... Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/18/1930... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1930, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1930, hitting .374 with 8 HR, 25 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1930... 5/25/1931: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $8,770,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 7/1/1931 with a Broken Ribs, out for 10 weeks... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1932, hitting .384 with 15 HR, 27 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 5/8/1932... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1932, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1932, hitting .619 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 64 on 10/1/1932... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1932... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1933, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 8 RBI... Hit 4 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 7 runs on 6/16/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1934, hitting .577 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/11/1934...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1929 - .338 - 6th 1932 - .335 - 7th 1933 - .315 - 7th
| OBP 1926 - .401 - 8th 1927 - .407 - 7th 1928 - .409 - 9th 1929 - .433 - 4th 1930 - .435 - 2nd 1932 - .452 - 2nd 1933 - .432 - 1st
| SLG 1926 - .506 - 8th 1927 - .566 - 8th 1929 - .658 - 4th 1930 - .618 - 6th 1932 - .776 - 2nd 1933 - .680 - 4th
| OPS 1926 - .907 - 7th 1927 - .973 - 9th 1929 - 1.090 - 4th 1930 - 1.054 - 4th 1932 - 1.228 - 2nd 1933 - 1.111 - 3rd
| Hits 1932 - 181 - 9th
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Homeruns 1926 - 25 - 6th 1927 - 37 - 5th 1928 - 32 - 9th 1929 - 42 - 5th 1930 - 40 - 4th 1932 - 66 - 1st 1933 - 54 - 3rd
| RBI 1927 - 116 - 9th 1929 - 122 - 9th 1930 - 127 - 6th 1932 - 145 - 4th 1933 - 119 - 9th
| Runs 1926 - 112 - 7th 1927 - 118 - 7th 1928 - 125 - 8th 1929 - 139 - 4th 1930 - 135 - 3rd 1932 - 154 - 2nd 1933 - 130 - 3rd
| BB 1926 - 101 - 3rd 1927 - 96 - 3rd 1928 - 104 - 3rd 1929 - 86 - 4th 1930 - 116 - 2nd 1932 - 117 - 2nd 1933 - 112 - 2nd
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