How Monte Irvin's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Monte Irvin posted a career Fielding Percentage of 96.9, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1938, posting 100.0. The lowest point came in 1939 at 90.77. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 97.25 in 1954 to 96.08 in 1955 and 99.11 in 1956. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.

Monte Irvin Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Monte Irvin
Monte Irvin
Fielding Percentage
Career96.9
Season Avg.96.9
162 Game Avg.96.9
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Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage Per Season

Monte Irvin's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage by Team

Monte Irvin's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Monte Irvin career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Monte Irvin's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Monte Irvin's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Monte Irvin's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Monte Irvin Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table