Rafael Almeida vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Rafael Almeida
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Rafael Almeida and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon had the edge in home run production (91 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Virdon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rafael Almeida and Bill Virdon

Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
176.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
456
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
405
532.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
109
143.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
80
105.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
15
19.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.59
70.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
155
203.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
142
186.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
50
65.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
72.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
134.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.28
78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
30
39.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
52.63
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.4
11.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Rafael Almeida and Bill Virdon

Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
7.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
6.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
15.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
13.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Rafael Almeida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.672
3.672
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.89
26.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Almeida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0