Monte Irvin vs. Ray Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Ray Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Monte Irvin posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Smith. Monte Irvin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.887 vs .529) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .259). 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 Ray Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
215.58
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
231
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
558.44
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
47
122.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
101.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.58
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.78
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.73
38.26
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58
150.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
153.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
41.56
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.97
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
64.94
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
41.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
46.75
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.79
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.39
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Ray Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Ray Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621
5.08
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
5.71
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
6.26
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
6.11
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
6.19
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.976
4.976
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43