Harry Atkinson vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Harry Atkinson posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Virdon. Harry Atkinson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .321). Bill Virdon had the advantage in home run production (91 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Harry Atkinson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Bill Virdon

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Bill Virdon

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0