Jerry Owens vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jerry Owens
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Bill Virdon posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Owens. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .625) and slugging (.379 vs .305). By the career numbers, Bill Virdon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Owens and Bill Virdon

Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
180
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
430
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
393
548.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
103
143.72
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
125.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
43.04
60.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
120
167.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
189.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
68.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
66
92.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
46.65
65.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
41.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100.47
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
62.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jerry Owens and Bill Virdon

Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
2.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Jerry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.144
2.144
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.08
81.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0