Joe Cronin vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Joe Cronin and Monte Irvin are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Joe Cronin, 112 for Monte Irvin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 117). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Monte Irvin

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.864
0.864
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422.19
96.55
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3546
240.73
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3378
229.33
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.872
0.872
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
83.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1424
96.67
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
167.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468.62
99.7
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
700
47.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
12.63
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
1.51
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
5.91
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Monte Irvin

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13925
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641.2
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0