Doug Clarey vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Doug Clarey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Doug Clarey and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Doug Clarey posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .700) and slugging (1.000 vs .379). Bill Virdon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .250). By the career numbers, Doug Clarey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Doug Clarey and Bill Virdon

Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1350
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
152.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Doug Clarey and Bill Virdon

Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0