Joe Greene vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Joe Greene
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Greene. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .819) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .378). 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 Joe Greene and Monte Irvin

Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
163.46
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
925
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
777
504
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
212
137.51
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
137
88.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.68
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
75
48.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
143.97
93.39
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
343
222.49
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
344
223.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.864
0.864
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
86.44
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
141
91.46
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
175.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
167.06
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
148.93
96.61
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
82.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.78
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
77.08
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17.82
17.82
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.95
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.3
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.73
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.73
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Greene and Monte Irvin

Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.16
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5648
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1882.2
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
6.2
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.85
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.17
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
7.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
6.31
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
7.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.066
6.066
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.71
89.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0