Ken Berry vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ken Berry
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Ken Berry and Bill Virdon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Ken Berry, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Bill Virdon, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ken Berry and Bill Virdon

Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
182.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4545
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4136
546.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
139.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
822
108.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
150
19.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
231
30.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
426.52
56.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
187.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
1381
182.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
422
55.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
343
45.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
707
93.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
456.5
60.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.96
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
298
39.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
75.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
7.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
8.45
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
12.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.45
49.45
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Berry and Bill Virdon

Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
1.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
0.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
30556
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10185.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2722
2.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
2.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807
2.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.69
83.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0