Mel Ott
Melvin Thomas Ott (Master Melvin)
Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb. |
Born: March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA
High School: Gretna HS (Gretna, LA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1926. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1926 (Age 17.056, 5,642nd in MLB history)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season [*]
Team: Giants 1926-1947
Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 38.131)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1951 (197/226 ballots).
View Mel Ott Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA (Aged 49.264)
Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
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High School: Gretna HS (Gretna, LA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1926. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1926 (Age 17.056, 5,642nd in MLB history)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season [*]
Team: Giants 1926-1947
Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 38.131)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1951 (197/226 ballots).
View Mel Ott Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA (Aged 49.264)
Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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1926 | 17 | NYG | NL | 35 | 61 | 60 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .383 | .393 | .417 | .810 | 120 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7O | |||||
1927 | 18 | NYG | NL | 82 | 180 | 163 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 9 | .282 | .335 | .380 | .716 | 91 | 62 | 0 | 4 | O87 | |||||
1928 | 19 | NYG | NL | 124 | 500 | 435 | 69 | 140 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 77 | 3 | 52 | 36 | .322 | .397 | .524 | .921 | 139 | 228 | 2 | 10 | *O9/4758 | |||||
1929 | 20 | NYG | NL | 150 | 675 | 545 | 138 | 179 | 37 | 2 | 42 | 151 | 6 | 113 | 38 | .328 | .449 | .635 | 1.084 | 165 | 346 | 6 | 10 | *O9/48 | MVP-11 | ||||
1930 | 21 | NYG | NL | 148 | 648 | 521 | 122 | 182 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 119 | 9 | 103 | 35 | .349 | .458 | .578 | 1.036 | 150 | 301 | 2 | 20 | *O9 | |||||
1931 | 22 | NYG | NL | 138 | 580 | 497 | 104 | 145 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 115 | 10 | 80 | 44 | .292 | .392 | .545 | .937 | 151 | 271 | 2 | 1 | *O89 | |||||
1932 | 23 | NYG | NL | 154 | 673 | 566 | 119 | 180 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 6 | 100 | 39 | .318 | .424 | .601 | 1.025 | 174 | 340 | 4 | 3 | *O9 | MVP-10 | ||||
1933 | 24 | NYG | NL | 152 | 661 | 580 | 98 | 164 | 36 | 1 | 23 | 103 | 1 | 75 | 48 | .283 | .367 | .467 | .834 | 138 | 271 | 10 | 2 | 4 | *O98 | ||||
1934 ★ | 25 | NYG | NL | 153 | 671 | 582 | 119 | 190 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 135 | 0 | 85 | 43 | .326 | .415 | .591 | 1.006 | 168 | 344 | 10 | 3 | 1 | *O98 | AS,MVP-5 | |||
1935 ★ | 26 | NYG | NL | 152 | 683 | 593 | 113 | 191 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 114 | 7 | 82 | 58 | .322 | .407 | .555 | .962 | 157 | 329 | 4 | 3 | 5 | *O95 | AS,MVP-20 | |||
1936 ★ | 27 | NYG | NL | 150 | 660 | 534 | 120 | 175 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 135 | 6 | 111 | 41 | .328 | .448 | .588 | 1.036 | 177 | 314 | 8 | 5 | 10 | *O9 | AS,MVP-6 | |||
1937 ★ | 28 | NYG | NL | 151 | 654 | 545 | 99 | 160 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 95 | 7 | 102 | 69 | .294 | .408 | .523 | .931 | 150 | 285 | 4 | 3 | 4 | O95 | AS,MVP-7 | |||
1938 ★ | 29 | NYG | NL | 150 | 654 | 527 | 116 | 164 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 116 | 2 | 118 | 47 | .311 | .442 | .583 | 1.024 | 178 | 307 | 8 | 5 | 2 | *5O9 | AS,MVP-4 | |||
1939 ★ | 30 | NYG | NL | 125 | 508 | 396 | 85 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 80 | 2 | 100 | 50 | .308 | .449 | .581 | 1.030 | 174 | 230 | 5 | 1 | 11 | O95 | AS,MVP-11 | |||
1940 ★ | 31 | NYG | NL | 151 | 647 | 536 | 89 | 155 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 79 | 6 | 100 | 50 | .289 | .407 | .457 | .864 | 137 | 245 | 9 | 6 | 5 | *O95 | AS | |||
1941 ★ | 32 | NYG | NL | 148 | 634 | 525 | 89 | 150 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 90 | 5 | 100 | 68 | .286 | .403 | .495 | .898 | 150 | 260 | 2 | 3 | 6 | *O9/7 | AS,MVP-19 | |||
1942 ★ | 33 | NYG | NL | 152 | 664 | 549 | 118 | 162 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 6 | 109 | 61 | .295 | .415 | .497 | .912 | 165 | 273 | 8 | 3 | 3 | *O9 | AS,MVP-3 | |||
1943 ★ | 34 | NYG | NL | 125 | 485 | 380 | 65 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 95 | 48 | .234 | .391 | .418 | .810 | 134 | 159 | 4 | 3 | 4 | *O9/5 | AS,MVP-20 | |||
1944 ★ | 35 | NYG | NL | 120 | 494 | 399 | 91 | 115 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 82 | 2 | 90 | 47 | .288 | .423 | .544 | .967 | 172 | 217 | 3 | 3 | 2 | *O9/5 | AS,MVP-16 | |||
1945 | 36 | NYG | NL | 135 | 534 | 451 | 73 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 1 | 71 | 41 | .308 | .411 | .499 | .910 | 151 | 225 | 6 | 8 | 2 | *9O | MVP-13 | |||
1946 | 37 | NYG | NL | 31 | 78 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .074 | .171 | .132 | .303 | -13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | O9 | ||||
1947 | 38 | NYG | NL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
22 Yrs | 2730 | 11348 | 9456 | 1859 | 2876 | 488 | 72 | 511 | 1860 | 89 | 1708 | 896 | .304 | .414 | .533 | .947 | 155 | 5041 | 82 | 64 | 109 | ||||||||
162 Game Avg. | 162 | 673 | 561 | 110 | 171 | 29 | 4 | 30 | 110 | 5 | 101 | 53 | .304 | .414 | .533 | .947 | 155 | 299 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
Player Value--Batters
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926 | 17 | NYG | NL | 35 | 61 | 1 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | .502 | .501 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3 | 7O | ||
1927 | 18 | NYG | NL | 82 | 180 | -2 | -0 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -6 | -0.6 | 6 | -1 | -0.1 | .492 | .496 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2 | O87 | ||
1928 | 19 | NYG | NL | 124 | 500 | 25 | -0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 24 | 2.3 | 15 | 39 | 3.8 | .519 | .515 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 35 | *O9/4758 | ||
1929 | 20 | NYG | NL | 150 | 675 | 61 | -0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 61 | 5.4 | 20 | 81 | 7.4 | .536 | .533 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 74 | *O9/48 | MVP-11 | |
1930 | 21 | NYG | NL | 148 | 648 | 52 | -1 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 52 | 4.4 | 20 | 72 | 6.4 | .530 | .528 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 64 | *O9 | ||
1931 | 22 | NYG | NL | 138 | 580 | 37 | -1 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 38 | 3.7 | 18 | 55 | 5.6 | .528 | .524 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 49 | *O89 | ||
1932 | 23 | NYG | NL | 154 | 673 | 62 | -0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 58 | 5.7 | 20 | 79 | 7.9 | .538 | .536 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 75 | *O9 | MVP-10 | |
1933 | 24 | NYG | NL | 152 | 661 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 31 | 3.3 | 20 | 50 | 5.5 | .523 | .521 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 42 | *O98 | ||
1934 ★ | 25 | NYG | NL | 153 | 671 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 53 | 5.2 | 20 | 74 | 7.3 | .534 | .532 | 7.0 | -0.4 | 72 | *O98 | AS,MVP-5 | |
1935 ★ | 26 | NYG | NL | 152 | 683 | 49 | -1 | 0 | 9 | -6 | 51 | 5.0 | 20 | 71 | 7.1 | .533 | .531 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 62 | *O95 | AS,MVP-20 | |
1936 ★ | 27 | NYG | NL | 150 | 660 | 63 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 57 | 5.5 | 21 | 79 | 7.8 | .537 | .535 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 77 | *O9 | AS,MVP-6 | |
1937 ★ | 28 | NYG | NL | 151 | 654 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 42 | 4.2 | 21 | 64 | 6.4 | .529 | .527 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 58 | $17,500 | O95 | AS,MVP-7 |
1938 ★ | 29 | NYG | NL | 150 | 654 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0 | 67 | 6.6 | 21 | 88 | 8.9 | .545 | .542 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 82 | *5O9 | AS,MVP-4 | |
1939 ★ | 30 | NYG | NL | 125 | 508 | 45 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4 | 40 | 3.9 | 17 | 56 | 5.7 | .533 | .525 | 5.9 | -0.6 | 58 | $17,500 | O95 | AS,MVP-11 |
1940 ★ | 31 | NYG | NL | 151 | 647 | 31 | -0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 28 | 2.8 | 22 | 51 | 5.2 | .520 | .518 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 48 | *O95 | AS | |
1941 ★ | 32 | NYG | NL | 148 | 634 | 37 | -0 | 0 | -6 | -7 | 23 | 2.4 | 22 | 45 | 4.6 | .517 | .515 | 5.3 | -1.4 | 51 | *O9/7 | AS,MVP-19 | |
1942 ★ | 33 | NYG | NL | 152 | 664 | 47 | -0 | 0 | -2 | -7 | 37 | 4.1 | 21 | 58 | 6.3 | .528 | .526 | 6.6 | -1.1 | 60 | *O9 | AS,MVP-3 | |
1943 ★ | 34 | NYG | NL | 125 | 485 | 20 | -0 | 0 | -3 | -5 | 11 | 1.3 | 15 | 27 | 2.8 | .510 | .508 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 30 | *O9/5 | AS,MVP-20 | |
1944 ★ | 35 | NYG | NL | 120 | 494 | 40 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 35 | 3.7 | 16 | 51 | 5.2 | .531 | .523 | 5.3 | -0.5 | 51 | *O9/5 | AS,MVP-16 | |
1945 | 36 | NYG | NL | 135 | 534 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 27 | 2.9 | 17 | 44 | 4.5 | .521 | .517 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 44 | *9O | MVP-13 | |
1946 | 37 | NYG | NL | 31 | 78 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -11 | -1.2 | 3 | -8 | -0.9 | .460 | .492 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -8 | $35,000 | O9 | |
1947 | 38 | NYG | NL | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | .472 | .499 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1 | |||
22 Seasons | 2730 | 11348 | 775 | -5 | 0 | 50 | -101 | 719 | 70.6 | 358 | 1077 | 107.8 | .526 | .524 | 103.5 | -6.0 | 1027 | $70,000 | |||||
Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards |
Postseason Batting
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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1933 ❍ | 24 | NYG | NL | WS | WSH | W | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .389 | .500 | .722 | 1.222 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1936 | 27 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .304 | .385 | .522 | .906 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1937 | 28 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .350 | .588 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 Yrs (3 Series) | 16 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | .295 | .377 | .525 | .901 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
3 WS | 16 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | .295 | .377 | .525 | .901 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926 | NYG | NL | 17 | LF | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 2.10 | .961 | 2.21 | ||||
1926 | NYG | NL | 17 | OF | 10 | 9 | 7 | 68.0 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 2.78 | 2.10 | .965 | 2.46 | 2.42 | |
1927 | NYG | NL | 18 | OF | 32 | 27 | 16 | 241.0 | 55 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 2.02 | 1.69 | .970 | 2.52 | 2.49 | |
1927 | NYG | NL | 18 | CF | 21 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.67 | .973 | 2.97 | ||||
1927 | NYG | NL | 18 | LF | 13 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.46 | .970 | 2.25 | ||||
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | OF | 115 | 102 | 91 | 918.0 | 235 | 214 | 14 | 7 | 4 | .970 | 2.24 | 1.98 | .972 | 2.48 | 2.47 | |
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | RF | 109 | 97 | 86 | 220 | 199 | 14 | 7 | 4 | .968 | 1.95 | .968 | 2.26 | ||||
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | 2B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .964 | 5.65 | 5.40 | .970 | 5.94 | 5.92 | |
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | LF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | .972 | 2.24 | ||||
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 2.00 | .945 | 3.15 | 3.10 | |
1928 | NYG | NL | 19 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.90 | ||||||
1929 | NYG | NL | 20 | OF | 149 | 148 | 146 | 1337.0 | 371 | 335 | 26 | 10 | 12 | .973 | 2.43 | 2.42 | .973 | 2.51 | 2.47 | MVP-11 |
1929 | NYG | NL | 20 | RF | 148 | 147 | 145 | 372 | 337 | 25 | 10 | 12 | .973 | 2.45 | .971 | 2.37 | MVP-11 | |||
1929 | NYG | NL | 20 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.00 | 5.00 | .968 | 5.90 | 5.80 | MVP-11 |
1929 | NYG | NL | 20 | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .980 | 2.90 | MVP-11 | |||
1930 | NYG | NL | 21 | OF | 146 | 146 | 140 | 1281.0 | 354 | 320 | 23 | 11 | 6 | .969 | 2.41 | 2.35 | .968 | 2.44 | 2.40 | |
1930 | NYG | NL | 21 | RF | 146 | 146 | 140 | 354 | 320 | 23 | 11 | 6 | .969 | 2.35 | .966 | 2.41 | ||||
1931 | NYG | NL | 22 | OF | 137 | 137 | 134 | 1206.0 | 359 | 332 | 20 | 7 | 4 | .981 | 2.63 | 2.57 | .973 | 2.52 | 2.48 | |
1931 | NYG | NL | 22 | CF | 71 | 71 | 70 | 188 | 173 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .968 | 2.56 | .974 | 2.88 | ||||
1931 | NYG | NL | 22 | RF | 67 | 66 | 64 | 171 | 159 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .994 | 2.54 | .969 | 2.33 | ||||
1932 | NYG | NL | 23 | OF | 154 | 154 | 153 | 1373.0 | 364 | 347 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .984 | 2.35 | 2.32 | .976 | 2.53 | 2.52 | MVP-10 |
1932 | NYG | NL | 23 | RF | 154 | 154 | 153 | 364 | 347 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .984 | 2.32 | .969 | 2.32 | MVP-10 | |||
1933 | NYG | NL | 24 | OF | 152 | 152 | 135 | 1363.0 | 300 | 283 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .983 | 1.95 | 1.94 | .977 | 2.46 | 2.43 | |
1933 | NYG | NL | 24 | RF | 136 | 124 | 120 | 242 | 228 | 10 | 4 | 3 | .983 | 1.75 | .975 | 2.23 | ||||
1933 | NYG | NL | 24 | CF | 29 | 28 | 15 | 58 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 1.97 | .979 | 2.78 | ||||
1934 | NYG | NL | 25 | OF | 153 | 153 | 152 | 1369.0 | 306 | 286 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .974 | 1.96 | 1.95 | .973 | 2.40 | 2.37 | AS,MVP-5 |
1934 | NYG | NL | 25 | RF | 137 | 137 | 136 | 265 | 246 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .970 | 1.88 | .970 | 2.22 | AS,MVP-5 | |||
1934 | NYG | NL | 25 | CF | 17 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.41 | .979 | 2.70 | AS,MVP-5 | |||
1935 | NYG | NL | 26 | OF | 137 | 137 | 136 | 1235.0 | 305 | 285 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .990 | 2.20 | 2.20 | .971 | 2.45 | 2.42 | AS,MVP-20 |
1935 | NYG | NL | 26 | RF | 137 | 137 | 136 | 305 | 285 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .990 | 2.20 | .968 | 2.17 | AS,MVP-20 | |||
1935 | NYG | NL | 26 | 3B | 15 | 15 | 15 | 132.0 | 47 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 3.00 | 2.93 | .941 | 2.90 | 2.86 | AS,MVP-20 |
1936 | NYG | NL | 27 | OF | 148 | 147 | 145 | 1316.0 | 274 | 250 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .985 | 1.85 | 1.82 | .973 | 2.39 | 2.38 | AS,MVP-6 |
1936 | NYG | NL | 27 | RF | 148 | 147 | 145 | 274 | 250 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .985 | 1.82 | .966 | 2.12 | AS,MVP-6 | |||
1937 | NYG | NL | 28 | OF | 91 | 91 | 89 | 809.0 | 169 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.88 | 1.86 | .974 | 2.27 | 2.24 | AS,MVP-7 |
1937 | NYG | NL | 28 | RF | 91 | 91 | 89 | 169 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.86 | .972 | 1.99 | AS,MVP-7 | |||
1937 | NYG | NL | 28 | 3B | 60 | 58 | 57 | 526.0 | 165 | 42 | 113 | 10 | 5 | .939 | 2.65 | 2.58 | .954 | 2.92 | 2.87 | AS,MVP-7 |
1938 | NYG | NL | 29 | 3B | 113 | 113 | 109 | 991.0 | 351 | 98 | 238 | 15 | 14 | .957 | 3.05 | 2.97 | .945 | 3.05 | 3.03 | AS,MVP-4 |
1938 | NYG | NL | 29 | OF | 37 | 36 | 36 | 320.0 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.91 | 1.84 | .976 | 2.36 | 2.34 | AS,MVP-4 |
1938 | NYG | NL | 29 | RF | 37 | 36 | 36 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.84 | .978 | 2.08 | AS,MVP-4 | |||
1939 | NYG | NL | 30 | OF | 96 | 96 | 91 | 834.0 | 186 | 175 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .973 | 1.95 | 1.89 | .975 | 2.35 | 2.32 | AS,MVP-11 |
1939 | NYG | NL | 30 | RF | 96 | 96 | 91 | 186 | 175 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .973 | 1.89 | .973 | 2.12 | AS,MVP-11 | |||
1939 | NYG | NL | 30 | 3B | 20 | 19 | 19 | 171.0 | 60 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 4 | .900 | 2.84 | 2.70 | .942 | 3.04 | 3.00 | AS,MVP-11 |
1940 | NYG | NL | 31 | OF | 111 | 111 | 109 | 986.0 | 223 | 210 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 2.00 | 1.97 | .977 | 2.32 | 2.32 | AS |
1940 | NYG | NL | 31 | RF | 111 | 111 | 109 | 222 | 209 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 1.96 | .973 | 2.02 | AS | |||
1940 | NYG | NL | 31 | 3B | 42 | 39 | 38 | 354.0 | 121 | 30 | 83 | 8 | 8 | .934 | 2.87 | 2.69 | .948 | 3.02 | 3.01 | AS |
1941 | NYG | NL | 32 | OF | 145 | 145 | 142 | 1277.0 | 284 | 256 | 19 | 9 | 3 | .968 | 1.94 | 1.90 | .975 | 2.33 | 2.31 | AS,MVP-19 |
1941 | NYG | NL | 32 | RF | 143 | 143 | 141 | 280 | 252 | 19 | 9 | 3 | .968 | 1.90 | .968 | 1.93 | AS,MVP-19 | |||
1941 | NYG | NL | 32 | LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | .977 | 2.30 | AS,MVP-19 | |||
1942 | NYG | NL | 33 | OF | 152 | 150 | 148 | 1333.0 | 287 | 269 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 1.92 | 1.87 | .981 | 2.34 | 2.34 | AS,MVP-3 |
1942 | NYG | NL | 33 | RF | 152 | 150 | 148 | 287 | 270 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 1.87 | .981 | 2.07 | AS,MVP-3 | |||
1943 | NYG | NL | 34 | OF | 111 | 111 | 109 | 973.0 | 237 | 219 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .975 | 2.14 | 2.08 | .977 | 2.41 | 2.41 | AS,MVP-20 |
1943 | NYG | NL | 34 | RF | 111 | 111 | 109 | 232 | 215 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .974 | 2.04 | .976 | 2.21 | AS,MVP-20 | |||
1943 | NYG | NL | 34 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 3.20 | AS,MVP-20 | ||
1944 | NYG | NL | 35 | OF | 103 | 101 | 98 | 892.0 | 208 | 199 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 2.07 | 1.99 | .980 | 2.49 | 2.47 | AS,MVP-16 |
1944 | NYG | NL | 35 | RF | 103 | 101 | 98 | 210 | 199 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 2.01 | .974 | 2.10 | AS,MVP-16 | |||
1944 | NYG | NL | 35 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 2 | 32.0 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 3.94 | 3.50 | .948 | 3.32 | 3.30 | AS,MVP-16 |
1945 | NYG | NL | 36 | RF | 119 | 116 | 111 | 232 | 217 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 1.92 | .978 | 2.13 | MVP-13 | |||
1945 | NYG | NL | 36 | OF | 118 | 116 | 111 | 1030.0 | 232 | 217 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 1.99 | 1.93 | .978 | 2.47 | 2.45 | MVP-13 |
1946 | NYG | NL | 37 | OF | 16 | 15 | 12 | 131.0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.72 | 1.56 | .977 | 2.41 | 2.39 | |
1946 | NYG | NL | 37 | RF | 16 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.56 | .976 | 2.08 | ||||
21 Seasons | OF | 2313 | 2284 | 2200 | 20292.0 | 4865 | 4511 | 256 | 98 | 60 | .980 | 2.11 | 2.06 | .975 | 2.43 | 2.40 | ||||
19 Seasons | RF | 2161 | 2125 | 2069 | 4478 | 4152 | 238 | 88 | 59 | .980 | 2.03 | .971 | 2.18 | |||||||
8 Seasons | 3B | 256 | 248 | 240 | 2212.0 | 764 | 205 | 513 | 46 | 34 | .940 | 2.92 | 2.80 | .947 | 3.01 | 2.98 | ||||
6 Seasons | CF | 140 | 132 | 111 | 324 | 301 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .975 | 2.26 | .975 | 2.85 | |||||||
4 Seasons | LF | 30 | 27 | 20 | 60 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 1.93 | .967 | 2.24 | |||||||
2 Seasons | 2B | 6 | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .941 | 5.54 | 5.33 | .970 | 5.94 | 5.90 | ||||
22 Seasons | TOT | 2575 | 2538 | 2446 | 22556.0 | 5663 | 4734 | 783 | 146 | 98 | .974 | 2.20 | 2.14 | .971 | 2.49 | 2.47 | ||||
Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary
Hall of Fame
1949 BBWAA (61.4%) 1949 Run Off (68.4%) 1950 BBWAA (68.5%) 1951 BBWAA (87.2%) Selected to HOF in 1951 by BBWAA | |||
WAR Position Players† †s c a p y
1929 NL 7.4 (3rd) 1930 NL 6.4 (5th) 1931 NL 5.6 (3rd) 1932 NL 7.9 (1st) 1933 NL 5.5 (4th) 1934 NL 7.3 (1st) 1935 NL 7.1 (2nd) 1936 NL 7.8 (1st) 1937 NL 6.4 (4th) 1938 NL 8.9 (1st) 1939 NL 5.7 (4th) 1940 NL 5.2 (6th) 1941 NL 4.6 (7th) 1942 NL 6.3 (1st) 1944 NL 5.3 (7th) 1945 NL 4.5 (9th) Career 107.8 (16th) |
Offensive WAR† †s c a p y
1929 NL 6.8 (3rd) 1930 NL 5.8 (6th) 1931 NL 5.1 (4th) 1932 NL 7.5 (1st) 1933 NL 4.6 (6th) 1934 NL 7.0 (1st) 1935 NL 6.2 (2nd) 1936 NL 7.5 (2nd) 1937 NL 5.8 (4th) 1938 NL 8.3 (1st) 1939 NL 5.9 (2nd) 1940 NL 4.9 (4th) 1941 NL 5.3 (4th) 1942 NL 6.6 (1st) 1944 NL 5.3 (6th) 1945 NL 4.5 (8th) Career 103.5 (18th) |
On-Base% s c a p y
1929 NL .449 (4th) 1930 NL .458 (1st) 1932 NL .424 (1st) 1933 NL .367 (10th) 1934 NL .415 (3rd) 1935 NL .407 (2nd) 1936 NL .448 (2nd) 1937 NL .408 (6th) 1938 NL .442 (1st) 1939 NL .449 (1st) 1940 NL .407 (2nd) 1941 NL .403 (7th) 1942 NL .415 (2nd) 1943 NL .391 (6th) 1944 NL .423 (4th) 1945 NL .411 (6th) Career .414 (27th) | |
Slugging % s c a p y
1928 NL .524 (7th) 1929 NL .635 (3rd) 1930 NL .578 (10th) 1931 NL .545 (4th) 1932 NL .601 (2nd) 1933 NL .467 (8th) 1934 NL .591 (2nd) 1935 NL .555 (3rd) 1936 NL .588 (1st) 1937 NL .523 (5th) 1938 NL .583 (2nd) 1939 NL .581 (2nd) 1941 NL .495 (6th) 1942 NL .497 (2nd) 1944 NL .544 (3rd) 1945 NL .499 (4th) Career .533 (42nd) |
On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1928 NL .921 (8th) 1929 NL 1.084 (3rd) 1930 NL 1.036 (8th) 1931 NL .937 (4th) 1932 NL 1.025 (2nd) 1933 NL .834 (9th) 1934 NL 1.006 (2nd) 1935 NL .962 (3rd) 1936 NL 1.036 (1st) 1937 NL .931 (5th) 1938 NL 1.024 (2nd) 1939 NL 1.030 (2nd) 1940 NL .864 (8th) 1941 NL .898 (4th) 1942 NL .912 (1st) 1943 NL .810 (8th) 1944 NL .967 (2nd) 1945 NL .910 (3rd) Career .947 (22nd) | ||
Home Runs s c a p y
1928 NL 18 (8th) 1929 NL 42 (2nd) 1930 NL 25 (7th) 1931 NL 29 (2nd) 1932 NL 38 (1st) 1933 NL 23 (3rd) 1934 NL 35 (1st) 1935 NL 31 (2nd) 1936 NL 33 (1st) 1937 NL 31 (1st) 1938 NL 36 (1st) 1939 NL 27 (2nd) 1940 NL 19 (5th) 1941 NL 27 (2nd) 1942 NL 30 (1st) 1943 NL 18 (2nd) 1944 NL 26 (2nd) 1945 NL 21 (4th) Career 511 (24th) | |||
Bases on Balls s c a p y
1929 NL 113 (1st) 1930 NL 103 (2nd) 1931 NL 80 (1st) 1932 NL 100 (1st) 1933 NL 75 (1st) 1934 NL 85 (2nd) 1935 NL 82 (3rd) 1936 NL 111 (3rd) 1937 NL 102 (1st) 1938 NL 118 (2nd) 1939 NL 100 (2nd) 1940 NL 100 (2nd) 1941 NL 100 (3rd) 1942 NL 109 (1st) 1943 NL 95 (2nd) 1944 NL 90 (3rd) Career 1,708 (9th) |
Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1928 NL 139 (8th) 1929 NL 165 (2nd) 1930 NL 150 (5th) 1931 NL 151 (4th) 1932 NL 174 (1st) 1933 NL 138 (6th) 1934 NL 168 (1st) 1935 NL 157 (2nd) 1936 NL 177 (1st) 1937 NL 150 (5th) 1938 NL 178 (1st) 1939 NL 174 (2nd) 1940 NL 137 (9th) 1941 NL 150 (4th) 1942 NL 165 (1st) 1943 NL 134 (6th) 1944 NL 172 (3rd) 1945 NL 151 (3rd) Career 155 (23rd) | ||
Runs Created s c a p y
1929 NL 154 (4th) 1930 NL 137 (9th) 1931 NL 106 (6th) 1932 NL 143 (2nd) 1933 NL 99 (6th) 1934 NL 142 (2nd) 1935 NL 133 (3rd) 1936 NL 139 (2nd) 1937 NL 115 (4th) 1938 NL 134 (2nd) 1939 NL 103 (7th) 1940 NL 98 (6th) 1941 NL 104 (3rd) 1942 NL 112 (2nd) 1945 NL 91 (9th) Career 2,086 (16th) |
Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1929 NL 61 (3rd) 1930 NL 49 (5th) 1931 NL 37 (3rd) 1932 NL 63 (1st) 1933 NL 31 (4th) 1934 NL 57 (1st) 1935 NL 50 (2nd) 1936 NL 63 (1st) 1937 NL 42 (4th) 1938 NL 63 (1st) 1939 NL 47 (2nd) 1940 NL 32 (4th) 1941 NL 39 (4th) 1942 NL 50 (1st) 1943 NL 21 (9th) 1944 NL 42 (5th) 1945 NL 34 (4th) Career 794 (12th) |
Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1929 NL 5.4 (3rd) 1930 NL 4.2 (5th) 1931 NL 3.6 (3rd) 1932 NL 6.0 (1st) 1933 NL 3.2 (4th) 1934 NL 5.5 (1st) 1935 NL 4.8 (2nd) 1936 NL 6.1 (1st) 1937 NL 4.1 (4th) 1938 NL 6.2 (1st) 1939 NL 4.5 (2nd) 1940 NL 3.2 (4th) 1941 NL 4.0 (4th) 1942 NL 5.3 (1st) 1943 NL 2.3 (9th) 1944 NL 4.2 (5th) 1945 NL 3.4 (4th) Career 77.0 (13th) | |
Offensive Win % s c a p y
1928 NL .713 (7th) 1929 NL .779 (4th) 1930 NL .731 (7th) 1931 NL .733 (6th) 1932 NL .796 (2nd) 1933 NL .681 (10th) 1934 NL .778 (1st) 1935 NL .755 (3rd) 1936 NL .797 (1st) 1937 NL .732 (5th) 1938 NL .808 (2nd) 1939 NL .792 (2nd) 1940 NL .686 (7th) 1941 NL .737 (4th) 1942 NL .779 (2nd) 1944 NL .783 (3rd) 1945 NL .742 (3rd) Career .747 (25th) | |||
AB per HR s c a p y
1928 NL 24.2 (8th) 1929 NL 13.0 (1st) 1930 NL 20.8 (7th) 1931 NL 17.1 (1st) 1932 NL 14.9 (1st) 1933 NL 25.2 (3rd) 1934 NL 16.6 (1st) 1935 NL 19.1 (2nd) 1936 NL 16.2 (1st) 1937 NL 17.6 (1st) 1938 NL 14.6 (1st) 1939 NL 14.7 (1st) 1940 NL 28.2 (9th) 1941 NL 19.4 (2nd) 1942 NL 18.3 (1st) 1943 NL 21.1 (2nd) 1944 NL 15.3 (1st) 1945 NL 21.5 (2nd) Career 18.5 (85th) | |||
Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1928 NL 109 (5th) 1929 NL 148 (1st) 1930 NL 146 (3rd) 1932 NL 154 (1st) 1933 NL 136 (3rd) 1934 NL 137 (3rd) 1935 NL 137 (3rd) 1936 NL 148 (2nd) 1939 NL 96 (4th) 1940 NL 111 (4th) 1941 NL 143 (1st) 1942 NL 152 (1st) 1944 NL 103 (5th) 1945 NL 119 (4th) Career 2,161 (4th) | |||
Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1928 NL .968 (4th) 1929 NL .973 (2nd) 1930 NL .969 (4th) 1932 NL .984 (1st) 1933 NL .983 (3rd) 1934 NL .970 (5th) 1935 NL .990 (1st) 1936 NL .985 (1st) 1940 NL .982 (2nd) 1941 NL .968 (3rd) 1942 NL .990 (1st) 1944 NL .986 (1st) 1945 NL .983 (3rd) Career .980 (90th) |
† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1938-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.
Black Ink | Batting - 50 (26), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
Gray Ink | Batting - 277 (16), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 217 (38), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 69 (18), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
JAWS | Right Field (4th), 107.8 career WAR/52.9 7yr-peak WAR/80.3 JAWS Average HOF RF (out of 24) = 73.2 career WAR/42.9 7yr-peak WAR/58.1 JAWS |
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Transactions
- January, 1926: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.
- September 15, 1947: Released by the New York Giants.
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Year | Age | Team | Salary | ServTm(OpnDay) | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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1937 | 28 | New York Giants | $17,500 | ? | 4/13/39 TSN, per government filings | |
1939 | 30 | New York Giants | $17,500 | ? | AP, per J. Durso, The All-Amer $, p. 222 | |
1946 | 37 | New York Giants | $35,000 | ? | 1/22/47 NYT | |
Career to date (may be incomplete) | $70,000 |
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
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Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesy of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesy of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.
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