Eric Patterson vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Eric Patterson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft 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 Eric Patterson. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .637) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .294). Eric Patterson had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Eric Patterson and Bill Virdon

Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
236.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
574
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
508
531.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
114.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
76.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
38.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
61.09
63.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
174
181.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
175.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
67.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
109.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
59.71
62.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
154.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
41.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Eric Patterson and Bill Virdon

Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3587
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.33
70.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0