Cecil Espy vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Cecil Espy across most offensive categories. Bill Virdon led in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 70), home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 26), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 88). Bill Virdon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Bill Virdon

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
546
236.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1248
540.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
304
131.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
238
103.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
18.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
28.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
134.55
58.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
400
173.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
411
178.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
46.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
137.71
59.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
45.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
120
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Bill Virdon

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7906
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
2.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0