Tim O'Rourke vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Tim O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Tim O'Rourke and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim O'Rourke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .321). Bill Virdon had the advantage in slugging (.379 vs .352). By the career numbers, Tim O'Rourke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim O'Rourke and Bill Virdon

Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
387
134.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1731
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1510
523.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
152.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
129.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
43
14.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
23.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243.22
84.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
532
184.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655
227.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
94.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
70.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
164.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265.94
92.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
68.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
20.1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.84
29.84
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
28.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
28.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Tim O'Rourke and Bill Virdon

Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9492
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3164
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
2.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
5.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
4.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0