Art Devlin vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Art Devlin
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Art Devlin comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Art Devlin led in walk rate (BB%+ 148 vs 80), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 101), and contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 127). Bill Virdon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 60). Art Devlin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Art Devlin and Bill Virdon

Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1313
150.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5241
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4412
505.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1185
135.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
954
109.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
164
18.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
57
6.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
26.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676.09
77.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1493
170.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1845
211.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
603
69.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
57.81
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1098
125.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726.95
83.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
65.94
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
39.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
15.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
19.35
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Art Devlin and Bill Virdon

Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27078
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9026
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2186
2.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2591
2.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5050
5.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4777
4.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.649
3.649
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.85
77.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0