Monte Irvin vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Turner Ward across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 88), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 91), and contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 115). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Monte Irvin and Turner Ward

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3570
520.41
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1548
519.17
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.48
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
20.41
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
39
13.08
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
50.29
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
123
41.25
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210.75
70.68
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
601
201.57
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
588
197.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
73.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
390
130.8
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
214.94
72.09
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
186
62.38
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.92
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.71
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
11.81
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
12.07
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.87
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.07
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.1
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Monte Irvin and Turner Ward

Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
1.33
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
2.39
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
2.5
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
2.47
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.12
70.12
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0