Monte Irvin vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Hal Smith across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 50), walk rate (BB%+ 129 vs 63), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 140). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Hal Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
11.81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Hal Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
6.31
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24