Frank Connaughton vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Frank Connaughton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Frank Connaughton and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .687) and slugging (.379 vs .343). Frank Connaughton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 vs .321). By the career numbers, Bill Virdon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Connaughton and Bill Virdon

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
149.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
530
543.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
153.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
133.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.07
72.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
182
186.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
204.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
175.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.53
82.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.38
24.38
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Frank Connaughton and Bill Virdon

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3279
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.54
89.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.279
4.279
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0