Ed Phelps vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ed Phelps
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
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 Ed Phelps in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 84), home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 44), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 89). Ed Phelps held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 80). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Ed Phelps and Bill Virdon

Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
633
181.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
2092
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1832
525.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
460
131.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
392
112.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
45
12.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
68
19.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
201.12
57.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
554
158.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
189.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
186
53.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
58.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
111.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
231.75
66.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
10.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
46.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
58.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.31
10.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
17.21
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Phelps and Bill Virdon

Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
0.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
12219
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4073
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2237
4.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2878
6.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
6.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.165
5.165
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.44
69.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0