Cap Peterson vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Cap Peterson
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
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 Cap Peterson. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .623) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .298). 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 Cap Peterson and Bill Virdon

Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
249.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1289
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1170
544.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
269
125.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
201
93.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
20.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
31.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
112.39
52.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
380
176.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
376
175.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
106
49.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
56.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
97.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
114.88
53.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
47.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
90.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
14.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.72
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Cap Peterson and Bill Virdon

Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6591
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2197
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
1.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Cap Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.34
97.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.06
83.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0