Frank Austin vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Frank Austin
Greatest GenerationCZThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Frank Austin and Monte Irvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .846) and slugging (.494 vs .441). Frank Austin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.405 vs .393). 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 Frank Austin and Monte Irvin

Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
254
133.22
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
529.72
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.869
0.869
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
181.47
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
159.04
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
140.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
32.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.34
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
79
41.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
191.47
100.42
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
445
233.39
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
236.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1606
234.11
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.863
0.863
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.32
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
86.44
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
139
72.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
174.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
167.06
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.97
108.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722.77
105.36
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
101
52.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
572
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17.82
17.82
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.21
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Frank Austin and Monte Irvin

Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6479
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159.2
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
2.47
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
3.19
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.2
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
5.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
5.66
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.368
5.368
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.34
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0