Ben Petrick vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ben Petrick
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Ben Petrick posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Virdon. Ben Petrick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .321). Bill Virdon had the advantage in batting average (.267 vs .257). By the career numbers, Ben Petrick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Petrick and Bill Virdon

Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
188.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
764
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
669
525.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
172
135.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
103
80.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
54.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
235.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
201.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
89.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
73.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
142.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.98
80.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
61.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
139.01
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
8.64
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ben Petrick and Bill Virdon

Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4897
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
5.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
5.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
5.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.877
4.877
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.65
82.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0