Rico Petrocelli vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Rico Petrocelli
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rico Petrocelli holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Rico Petrocelli led in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 66), walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 125 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 97). The edge belongs to Rico Petrocelli.

Hitting Stats for Rico Petrocelli and Bill Virdon

Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1553
151.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6170
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5390
524.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
1352
131.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
883
85.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
20.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
45.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775.75
75.44
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2263
220.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2039
198.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
653
63.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
75.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216
118.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.55
75.81
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.53
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
64.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
926
90.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.66
6.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.54
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
127
12.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 600 PA
31.25
31.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Rico Petrocelli and Bill Virdon

Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1508
1.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
1.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38746
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
12915.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
1.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
2.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5812
4.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5636
3.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.737
3.737
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Rico Petrocelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
0.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Petrocelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0