Ed Brinkman vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ed Brinkman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Virdon comes out clearly ahead of Ed Brinkman across most offensive categories. Bill Virdon led in slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 53), and batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 95). Ed Brinkman held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 127). Bill Virdon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Brinkman and Bill Virdon

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
166.72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6640
600
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6045
546.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1355
122.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
95.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
201
18.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
60
5.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
299
27.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
500.28
45.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1812
163.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1839
166.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
550
49.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
461
41.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
951
85.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
519.1
46.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
40.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.98
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
845
76.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
7.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
162
14.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Brinkman and Bill Virdon

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.07
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
1.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45887
27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15295.2
9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2936
1.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5500
3.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8697
5.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8436
4.96
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.635
4.635
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
0.59
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0