Bob Adams vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Adams and Monte Irvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .792) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .250). Bob Adams had the advantage in slugging (.542 vs .494). By the career numbers, Monte Irvin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Monte Irvin

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
375
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
20.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
84.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1762
256.85
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
83.49
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Monte Irvin

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
6.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0