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Honus Wagner vs Mel Ott Comparison

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Info

Teams

Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)
Mel Ott New York Giants (1926-1947)

Position

Honus Wagner Shortstop
Mel Ott Outfielder, Third Baseman

Height

Honus Wagner 5'11"
Mel Ott 5'9"

Weight

Honus Wagner 200
Mel Ott 170

Bats

Honus Wagner Right
Mel Ott Left

Throws

Honus Wagner Right
Mel Ott Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Honus Wagner 1 (1909) Star
Mel Ott 1 (1933) Star

World Series Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar
Mel Ott 3 (1933, 1936-1937) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar
Mel Ott 3 (1933, 1936-1937) StarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mel Ott Yes 87.2% in 1951

Number Retired

Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33
Mel Ott Yes Giants #4

MVP

Honus Wagner 0
Mel Ott 0

League Batting Champion

Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Honus Wagner 0
Mel Ott 6 (1932, 1934, 1936-1938, 1942) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912) StarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 1 (1934) Star

League Leader in Hits

Honus Wagner 2 (1908, 1910) StarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1904, 1907-1908) StarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Doubles

Honus Wagner 7 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Triples

Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908) StarStarStar
Mel Ott 0

League Leader in Runs

Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906) StarStar
Mel Ott 2 (1938, 1942) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 4 (1930, 1932, 1938-1939) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mel Ott 1 (1936) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 2,794
Mel Ott 2,730

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 11,749
Mel Ott 11,348

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 10,439
Mel Ott 9,456

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner 0.328
Mel Ott 0.304

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 3,420
Mel Ott 2,876

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 1,739
Mel Ott 1,859

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 101
Mel Ott 511

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 1,732
Mel Ott 1,860

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 643
Mel Ott 488

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 252
Mel Ott 72

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 963
Mel Ott 1,708

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 735
Mel Ott 896

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 723
Mel Ott 89

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 26
Mel Ott 0

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner 0.391
Mel Ott 0.414

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner 0.467
Mel Ott 0.533

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 0.858
Mel Ott 0.947

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 125
Mel Ott 64

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 4,870
Mel Ott 5,041

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 996
Mel Ott 1,071

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner 0.346
Mel Ott 0.294

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner 0.139
Mel Ott 0.229

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner 0.298
Mel Ott 0.419

Total Average (TotA)

Honus Wagner 0.945
Mel Ott 1.036

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Honus Wagner 177.2
Mel Ott 151.6

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Honus Wagner 8.2%
Mel Ott 15.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner 6.3%
Mel Ott 7.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Honus Wagner 82%
Mel Ott 71%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner 103.4
Mel Ott 18.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner 130.9
Mel Ott 107.6

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 15
Mel Ott 16

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 62
Mel Ott 69

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 51
Mel Ott 61

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner .275
Mel Ott .295

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 14
Mel Ott 18

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 6
Mel Ott 8

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 0
Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 9
Mel Ott 10

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 3
Mel Ott 2

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 1
Mel Ott 0

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 7
Mel Ott 8

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 6
Mel Ott 9

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 9
Mel Ott 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 0
Mel Ott 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 3
Mel Ott 0

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 19
Mel Ott 32

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner .393
Mel Ott .377

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner .373
Mel Ott .525

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 0.766
Mel Ott 0.901

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner .311
Mel Ott .292

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner 9.7%
Mel Ott 13.0%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner 11.3%
Mel Ott 11.6%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner .098
Mel Ott .230

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner .412
Mel Ott .344

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 4
Mel Ott 6

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner 156 (1915)
Mel Ott 154 (1932)

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner 588 (1898)
Mel Ott 593 (1935)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner 641 (1908)
Mel Ott 683 (1935)

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner 0.381 (1900)
Mel Ott 0.383 (1926)

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner 201 (1908)
Mel Ott 191 (1935)

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner 114 (1905)
Mel Ott 138 (1929)

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner 10 (1908)
Mel Ott 42 (1929)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner 126 (1901)
Mel Ott 151 (1929)

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner 45 (1900)
Mel Ott 37 (1929)

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner 22 (1900)
Mel Ott 10 (1934)

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner 67 (1911)
Mel Ott 118 (1938)

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner 14 (1897)
Mel Ott 0 (1947)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner 61 (1907)
Mel Ott 10 (1931)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner 0 (1917)
Mel Ott 0 (1947)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner 14 (1902)
Mel Ott 8 (1945)

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner 308 (1908)
Mel Ott 346 (1929)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner 0.434 (1900)
Mel Ott 0.458 (1930)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner 0.573 (1900)
Mel Ott 0.635 (1929)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner 1.007 (1900)
Mel Ott 1.084 (1929)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner 11.5 (1908)
Mel Ott 8.9 (1938)

Runs Created (RC)

Honus Wagner 129 (1900)
Mel Ott 154 (1929)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner 0.395 (1905)
Mel Ott 0.451 (1926)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner 0.192 (1900)
Mel Ott 0.306 (1929)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner 0.400 (1904)
Mel Ott 0.530 (1939)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Honus Wagner 2.9% (1900)
Mel Ott 0.0% (1947)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner 12.0% (1911)
Mel Ott 19.7% (1939)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner 0.0 (1917)
Mel Ott 0.0 (1947)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner 71 (1900)
Mel Ott 81 (1929)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Honus Wagner 0 (1917)
Mel Ott 0 (1947)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)
Mel Ott New York Giants (1926-1947)

Position

Honus Wagner Shortstop
Mel Ott Outfielder, Third Baseman

Height

Honus Wagner 5'11"
Mel Ott 5'9"

Weight

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Bats

Honus Wagner Right
Mel Ott Left

Throws

Honus Wagner Right
Mel Ott Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Honus Wagner 1 (1909)
Mel Ott 1 (1933)

World Series Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)
Mel Ott 3 (1933, 1936-1937)

Playoff Appearances

Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)
Mel Ott 3 (1933, 1936-1937)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mel Ott Yes 87.2% in 1951

Number Retired

Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33
Mel Ott Yes Giants #4

MVP

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Batting Champion

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Home Runs

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in RBIs

Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912)
Mel Ott 1 (1934)

League Leader in Hits

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Total Bases

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Doubles

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Triples

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

League Leader in Runs

Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906)
Mel Ott 2 (1938, 1942)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909)
Mel Ott 4 (1930, 1932, 1938-1939)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909)
Mel Ott 1 (1936)

Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Total Average (TotA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Plate Appearances (PA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

At Bats (AB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Batting Average (BA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Hits (H)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Runs (R)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Home Runs (HR)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Doubles (2B)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Triples (3B)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Walks (BB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Strikeouts (SO)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Stolen Bases (SB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Caught Stealing (CS)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Total Bases (TB)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Secondary Average (SECA)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Honus Wagner Mel Ott

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