Ben Oglivie vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ben Oglivie
Baby BoomersPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Oglivie comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Ben Oglivie led in home run production (HR/PA+ 222 vs 66), slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 101), and walk rate (BB%+ 101 vs 80). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 102). Ben Oglivie was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ben Oglivie and Bill Virdon

Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
159.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6598
600
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
5913
537.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1615
146.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
97.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
49.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903.69
82.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
242.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2210
200.97
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
71.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
81.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1450
131.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907.89
82.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
50.92
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.55
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
852
77.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
7.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
122
11.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
7.91
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
14.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.41
55.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ben Oglivie and Bill Virdon

Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
1.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37499
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12499.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3399
2.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.09
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3594
2.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3520
2.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.94
97.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.374
2.374
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.4
94.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0