Red Haley vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Red Haley
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Red Haley and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.321 vs .303) and batting average (.267 vs .258). Red Haley had the advantage in OPS (.755 vs .700). 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 Red Haley and Bill Virdon

Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
254.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
75.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
254.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
82.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Red Haley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Red Haley and Bill Virdon

Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Red Haley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.385
3.385
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Haley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0