Dave Altizer vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Dave Altizer
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Dave Altizer and Bill Virdon each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Dave Altizer had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 158 vs 127), while Bill Virdon led in batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 97). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Dave Altizer and Bill Virdon

Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
154.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
1734
522.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
433
130.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
112.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
10.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
61
18.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
203.18
61.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
523
157.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
606
182.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
204
61.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
116
34.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
316
95.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
228.09
68.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.94
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
42.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
36.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.59
16.59
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Altizer and Bill Virdon

Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11862
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3954
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
3.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
2.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
6.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
5.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.388
5.388
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.56
92.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dave Altizer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Altizer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0