Joe Garagiola vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Joe Garagiola
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Joe Garagiola across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 92), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 98), and contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 124). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Garagiola and Monte Irvin

Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
187
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2169
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
1872
517.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
481
133.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
341
94.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
82
22.68
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
42
11.62
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.73
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
264.25
73.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
721
199.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
764
211.34
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
198
54.77
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
255
70.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
411
113.69
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
280.16
77.5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
73.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
47.86
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
12.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.32
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
13.28
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
11.81
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.94
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Garagiola and Monte Irvin

Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
12.79
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
1.95
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
49.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.79
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.2
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
56.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
6.31
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
55.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.342
4.342
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.34
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0