Monte Irvin vs. Johnny Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Johnny Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftBats LeftChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Johnny Smith. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .342). 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 Johnny Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
153.79
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
159
147.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
610
565.69
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
159.04
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
173.42
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
142.81
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
17.62
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.71
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.2
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
30.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81.6
75.67
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
237
219.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
220
204.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81
75.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
158
146.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94.74
87.85
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
30.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.64
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17.82
17.82
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.4
129.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.64
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.64
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Johnny Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3915
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.99
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.752
1.752
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.52
91.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0