Yogi Berra vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yogi Berra comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Yogi Berra led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 66), contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 127), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 101). Yogi Berra was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Bill Virdon

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Bill Virdon

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0