Don Heffner vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Don Heffner across most offensive categories. Bill Virdon led in home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 15), slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 72), and contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 105). Don Heffner held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 80). Bill Virdon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Bill Virdon

Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
743
156.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
610
128.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
486
102.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
52.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Bill Virdon

Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3695
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3584
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0