Johnny Gerlach vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Johnny Gerlach
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Gerlach and Monte Irvin are closely matched on the surface stats. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .753) and slugging (.494 vs .333). Johnny Gerlach had the advantage in on-base percentage (.419 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 Johnny Gerlach and Monte Irvin

Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
159.04
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
77.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
243.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1606
234.11
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
96.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gerlach and Monte Irvin

Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13925
27
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641.2
9
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Johnny Gerlach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.222
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gerlach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0