Dick Groat vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Monte Irvin holds a real edge over Dick Groat in this comparison. Monte Irvin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 25), walk rate (BB%+ 129 vs 72), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 103). Dick Groat held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 218 vs 140). The edge belongs to Monte Irvin.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Monte Irvin

Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2138
156.84
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.92
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
512
37.56
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
15.97
15.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
11.81
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.98
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Monte Irvin

Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
1.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.2
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9766
5.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9390
5.38
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.34
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0