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Mel OttvsDwight Evans

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

RF · VAL group BAT

Mel Ott

1926–1947 · 22 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Dwight Evans

1972–1991 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Mel Ott and Dwight Evans: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mel Ott	Stat	Dwight Evans
22	Seasons	20
206.0	Career VAL	170.1
18.1 (1929)	Peak-season VAL	17.4 (1987)
Inducted 1951	Hall of Fame	—
12×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Gold Gloves	8×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
—	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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Mel Ott and Dwight Evans have
Mel Ott	Stat	Dwight Evans
Career
2,730	Games	2,606
Batting
2,876	Hits	2,446
511	Home runs	385
1,860	RBI	1,384
1,859	Runs	1,470
89	Stolen bases	78
1,708

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Mel Ott	Dwight Evans
18	0	—
19	7	—
20	18.1	—
21	14.1	1.7
22	10.8	5.7
23	15.6	6.1
24	6	5.5
25	15.3	4.9
26	11.6	7.3
27	13.8	7.5
28	9.6	7.2
29	14.4	11.3
30	11.7	16.6
31	7.7	6.2
32	11.1	17
33	13.7	11.9
34	6.3	9.8
35	11	17.4
36	8.2	13.3
37	—	12.3
38	—	4.2
39	—	4.2