Del Howard vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Del Howard and Bill Virdon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Del Howard, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 101). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Bill Virdon

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
158.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
482
142.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
239.86
70.72
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Bill Virdon

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0