Monte Irvin vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Seth Smith across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 105), home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 124), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 103). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Seth Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
525
77.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
8.89
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Seth Smith

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
1.2
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0