Monte Irvin vs. Tim Salmon — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Tim Salmon
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tim Salmon comes out clearly ahead of Monte Irvin across most offensive categories. Tim Salmon led in home run production (HR/PA+ 181 vs 149), walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 129), and slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 117). Monte Irvin held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 81). Tim Salmon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Tim Salmon

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1672
142.52
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7039
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5934
505.81
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.888
0.888
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1674
142.69
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
86.26
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
28.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
140
20.41
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
25.49
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
56.43
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176.96
100.32
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2958
252.14
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2711
231.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.884
0.884
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.908
0.908
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
84.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1016
86.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1703
145.16
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.95
99.9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
484
70.55
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
970
82.68
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1360
115.93
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.35
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.09
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.58
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
7.67
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Tim Salmon

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
1.04
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
1.03
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32884
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10961.1
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695
2.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.08
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2858
2.35
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794
2.29
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.207
2.207
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0