Matt Olson vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Matt Olson
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt Olson holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Matt Olson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 177 vs 66), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 101). The edge belongs to Matt Olson.

Hitting Stats for Matt Olson and Bill Virdon

Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1223
141.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5197
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4496
519.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1155
133.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
610
70.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
28.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
33.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
62.92
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817.74
94.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2283
263.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1824
210.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
712
82.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
93.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1232
142.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790.35
91.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.47
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
70.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
142.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
105
12.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Matt Olson and Bill Virdon

Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
1.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31797
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10599
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9188
7.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
0.66
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10013
8.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9962
8.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.213
8.213
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.02
98.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
0.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0