John Potts vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

John Potts
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, John Potts and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. John Potts posted a career OPS of .747 against Bill Virdon's .700. On the surface stats, John Potts and Bill Virdon are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for John Potts and Bill Virdon

John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
184.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
133
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
102
460.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
121.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
22
99.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.39
87.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
34
153.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
239.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
22
99.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
91.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
112.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.65
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for John Potts and Bill Virdon

John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0