Monte Irvin
1938–1956 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ASP, Chicago Cubs, NLS, NNS, Newark Eagles, New York Giants
1,047G
.310AVG
.394OBP
.500SLG
1,090H
143HR
632RBI
52SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,047 | 4,038 | 3,514 | 578 | 1,090 | 147 | 46 | 143 | 632 | 467 | 226 | 52 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 1,758 | .310 | .394 | .500 | .894 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1947-06-17 to 1947-08-03
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1953-07-08 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1950-09-27 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1946-06-27 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 554 | 2076 | 580 | 71 | 312 | 227 | 106 | .319 | .389 | .506 |
| Away | 493 | 1962 | 510 | 72 | 320 | 240 | 120 | .301 | .382 | .495 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 68 | 278 | 54 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 22 | .223 | .309 | .401 |
| May | 185 | 733 | 192 | 29 | 128 | 89 | 49 | .303 | .383 | .507 |
| June | 199 | 793 | 217 | 30 | 136 | 88 | 51 | .313 | .385 | .509 |
| July | 204 | 822 | 240 | 24 | 116 | 98 | 38 | .337 | .411 | .508 |
| August | 209 | 764 | 204 | 25 | 111 | 100 | 34 | .313 | .398 | .498 |
| September | 180 | 646 | 182 | 25 | 103 | 60 | 32 | .314 | .375 | .514 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 111 | 444 | 120 | 19 | 70 | 46 | 30 | .309 | .374 | .521 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 109 | 402 | 89 | 18 | 58 | 56 | 39 | .260 | .361 | .471 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 108 | 405 | 104 | 13 | 64 | 55 | 19 | .301 | .393 | .464 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 103 | 398 | 91 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 42 | .262 | .347 | .429 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 102 | 382 | 100 | 6 | 52 | 47 | 26 | .302 | .385 | .426 |
| chicago-cubs | 95 | 350 | 101 | 17 | 73 | 39 | 27 | .334 | .400 | .593 |
| philadelphia-stars | 68 | 269 | 75 | 11 | 45 | 28 | 3 | .315 | .383 | .529 |
| homestead-grays | 68 | 273 | 83 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 0 | .355 | .436 | .560 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NENewark Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1939 | NENewark Eagles | 34 | 123 | 42 | 3 | 17 | – | .341 | – | – |
| 1940 | NENewark Eagles | 42 | 156 | 54 | 5 | 25 | 3 | .346 | – | – |
| 1941 | NENewark Eagles | 42 | 154 | 68 | 11 | 39 | 3 | .442 | – | – |
| 1942 | NENewark Eagles | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | .714 | – | – |
| 1945 | NENewark Eagles | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .538 | – | – |
| 1946 | NENewark Eagles | 57 | 213 | 79 | 8 | 35 | 3 | .371 | – | – |
| 1947 | NENewark Eagles | 60 | 210 | 67 | 11 | 42 | 6 | .319 | – | – |
| 1948 | NENewark Eagles | 42 | 143 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 8 | .273 | – | – |
| 1949 |  New York Giants | 36 | 76 | 17 | – | 7 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1950 | New York Giants | 110 | 374 | 112 | 15 | 66 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 148 | 546 | 171 | 23 | 121 | 12 | .313 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 46 | 126 | 39 | 4 | 21 | – | .310 | – | – |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 124 | 444 | 146 | 21 | 97 | 2 | .329 | – | – |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 135 | 432 | 113 | 19 | 66 | 7 | .262 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 51 | 150 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Chicago Cubs | 111 | 339 | 92 | 15 | 50 | 1 | .271 | – | – |