Buster Posey vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buster Posey comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Buster Posey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 66), contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 127), and walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 80). Buster Posey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buster Posey and Bill Virdon

Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1371
146.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
4970
531.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
16.91
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
49.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
70.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
78.01
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
132.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
721
77.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Buster Posey and Bill Virdon

Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
1.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0