Joe Pepitone vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
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 Joe Pepitone in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 66), on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 97), and batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 105). Joe Pepitone held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 66). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Joe Pepitone and Bill Virdon

Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
121.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
666.03
72.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.07
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.16
56.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Pepitone and Bill Virdon

Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0