Lloyd McClendon vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Lloyd McClendon
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Lloyd McClendon and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Lloyd McClendon posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.328 vs .321) and home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Virdon had the advantage in batting average (.267 vs .244). By the career numbers, Lloyd McClendon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lloyd McClendon and Bill Virdon

Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
248.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
1375
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
1204
525.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
294
128.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
202
88.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
23.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
40.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156.23
68.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
459
200.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
194.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
150
65.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
67.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
117.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
159.41
69.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.49
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
62.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
8.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
10.47
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Lloyd McClendon and Bill Virdon

Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7564
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
4.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
4.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.912
2.912
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.14
67.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0