Dick Porter vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Dick Porter
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Dick Porter and Bill Virdon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 105 for Dick Porter, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Bill Virdon, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dick Porter and Bill Virdon

Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
675
142.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
2844
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
2515
530.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
163.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
119.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
33.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
43.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404.79
85.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
219.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
221.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
89.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
59.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
147.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436.57
92.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
56.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
39.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.29
15.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
1.44
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
11.39
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Dick Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
46
46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Porter and Bill Virdon

Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1102
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Dick Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.939
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0