Monte Irvin vs. Mance Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Mance Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows RightBats RightKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Mance Smith. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .473) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .256). 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 Mance Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
171.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
547.62
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
104.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
33.36
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
119.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
152.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
37.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.86
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Mance Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.89
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.98
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0