Monte Irvin vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Joe Sugden across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 75), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 88). Joe Sugden held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 141 vs 140). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Joe Sugden

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
163.02
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2729
532.14
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
696
135.72
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
108.75
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
23.18
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.87
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
288.71
56.3
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
949
185.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
303
59.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
283
55.18
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
583
113.68
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
336.8
65.67
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.52
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
220
42.9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
33.67
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17.82
17.82
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.6
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.36
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.02
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.36
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
88.52
88.52
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Joe Sugden

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3499
4.69
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.03
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
1.22
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.2
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4598
6.16
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
5.91
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.136
3.136
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.386
5.386
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.15
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98