Monte Irvin vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Third Baseman

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .514) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .276). 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 Jimmy Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
147.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
517.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.44
37.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
158.82
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
86.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
135.29
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
43.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Jimmy Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.06
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.2
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.72
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0