Monte Irvin vs. Otis Johnson — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Otis Johnson. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .741) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .363). 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 Monte Irvin and Otis Johnson

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
162.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
41.22
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
35.98
82.4
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
91
208.4
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
82.44
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
123.66
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
36.2
82.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
98.47
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Otis Johnson

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13925
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641.2
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0