How Bill Virdon's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bill Virdon totaled 1,596 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1956, posting 185, well above the league average of 52.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 1, well below the league average of 50.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 115 in 1964 to 134 in 1965 and 1 in 1968, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 1 to 185 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Virdon Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career15964090.256
Season Avg.13334.080.256
162 Game Avg.163.3341.860.256
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Bill Virdon Hits Per Season

Bill Virdon's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Virdon Hits per season line chart

Bill Virdon Hits by Team

Bill Virdon's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Virdon career Hits by team bar chart

Bill Virdon Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Virdon's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill Virdon Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Virdon Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Virdon's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Virdon Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Virdon Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Virdon's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bill Virdon Hits season-by-season breakdown table