Ed Pinkham vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ed Pinkham
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Ed Pinkham posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Virdon. Ed Pinkham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.381 vs .321). Bill Virdon had the advantage in home run production (91 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Pinkham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Pinkham and Bill Virdon

Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
24
127.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
95
504.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
96.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.904
0.904
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
143.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.05
95.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Pinkham and Bill Virdon

Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.12
76.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.517
3.517
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.76
82.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0