Jay Payton vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Virdon holds a real edge over Jay Payton in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 62), on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 98), and batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 108). Jay Payton held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 116 vs 66). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Jay Payton and Bill Virdon

Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1259
168.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4154
555.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1157
154.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
815
108.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549.87
73.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1444
193.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
74.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
69.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579.57
77.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
255
34.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
67.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.92
8.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
10.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.49
59.49
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jay Payton and Bill Virdon

Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
1.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
0.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2535
2.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2629
2.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2596
2.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0