Monte Irvin vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Monte Irvin across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 149), slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 117), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 109). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Al Kaline

Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10116
523.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.866
0.866
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
140
20.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2806
145.18
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1277
66.07
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
52.77
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
11.37
11.37
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.33
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
11.81
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
7.09
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Al Kaline

Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0