Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mel Ott | Stat | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 206.0 | Career VAL | 201.9 |
| 18.1 (1929) | Peak-season VAL | 16.7 (1955) |
| Inducted 1951 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1980 |
| 12× | All-Star Selections | 15× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 10× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 10 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Mel Ott | Stat | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,730 | Games | 2,834 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,876 | Hits | 3,007 |
| 511 | Home runs | 399 |
| 1,860 | RBI | 1,583 |
| 1,859 | Runs | 1,622 |
| 89 | Stolen bases | 137 |
| 1,708 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,277 |
| .304 | Batting avg | .297 |
|---|
| .414 | On-base % | .376 |
|---|
| .533 | Slugging % | .480 |
|---|
| 161 | OPS+ | 144 |
|---|
| Age | Mel Ott | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | — |
| 19 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 20 | 18.1 | 16.7 |
| 21 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| 22 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| 23 | 15.6 | 9.3 |
| 24 | 6 | 14.8 |
| 25 | 15.3 | 6.4 |
| 26 | 11.6 | 13 |
| 27 | 13.8 | 9.8 |
| 28 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| 29 | 14.4 | 11.3 |
| 30 | 11.7 | 9.6 |
| 31 | 7.7 | 13.5 |
| 32 | 11.1 | 16.1 |
| 33 | 13.7 | 7.4 |
| 34 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| 35 | 11 | 8.3 |
| 36 | 8.2 | 9.7 |
| 37 | — | 6.2 |
| 38 | — | 1.9 |
| 39 | — | 5.5 |