Monte Irvin vs. Joe Kelley — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Joe Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Monte Irvin and Joe Kelley are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for Monte Irvin, 113 for Joe Kelley), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Joe Kelley

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
136.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8139
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7006
516.48
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.896
0.896
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
159.04
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2220
163.66
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1603
118.17
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
26.39
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
14.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
65
4.79
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
45.48
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
693.89
101.15
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445.07
106.53
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3161
233.03
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1606
234.11
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3213
236.86
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.908
0.908
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
593
86.44
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
104.75
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
88.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
167.06
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2550
187.98
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
722.77
105.36
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497.57
110.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.04
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
67.16
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
31.7
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17.82
17.82
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.93
18.93
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
10.32
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Joe Kelley

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
1.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.22
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46890
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15630
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5562
3.2
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
0.35
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.13
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6389
3.68
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6163
3.55
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.342
3.342
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
21.1
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.12
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0