Monte Irvin vs. Reggie Sanders — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Reggie Sanders
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Reggie Sanders. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .755) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .321). 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 Reggie Sanders

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
26
148.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
565.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
17
97.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13.15
75.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
43
245.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
32
182.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
68.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
108.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13.03
74.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
114.29
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Reggie Sanders

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.93
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
6.31
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
9.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.63
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.34
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0