Gary Gray vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Gary Gray
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Gary Gray and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .283). Gary Gray had the advantage in slugging (.402 vs .379). 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 Gary Gray and Bill Virdon

Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
190.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625
565.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
150
135.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
90.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
45.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
70.44
63.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
227.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
186
168.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
58.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
64.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
112
101.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
68.63
62.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
123.98
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Gary Gray and Bill Virdon

Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2498
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
832.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
8.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
8.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.405
7.405
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.68
84.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0