Carlos Peña vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Carlos Peña
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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, Carlos Peña holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Carlos Peña led in home run production (HR/PA+ 215 vs 66), walk rate (BB%+ 180 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 65). The edge belongs to Carlos Peña.

Hitting Stats for Carlos Peña and Bill Virdon

Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1493
152.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
5892
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4949
503.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
116.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
603
61.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
23.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
29.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
55.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858.49
87.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2287
232.89
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2038
207.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
75.87
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
83.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
130.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820.41
83.55
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.64
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
83.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1577
160.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
4.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
51
5.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.86
56.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Carlos Peña and Bill Virdon

Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
1.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
34993
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11664.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10900
8.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11877
9.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11806
9.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.555
8.555
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Carlos Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
0.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0