Ray Powell vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ray Powell
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Ray Powell 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+ 103 for Ray Powell, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Ray Powell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ray Powell and Bill Virdon

Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
875
140.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3728
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3324
534.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
890
143.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
671
107.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
117
18.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
10.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
219
35.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434.06
69.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1246
200.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1230
197.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
75.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
276
44.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
113.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472.86
76.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
51.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
74.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
8.09
8.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ray Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
8.21
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.01
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
17.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.66
47.66
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Powell and Bill Virdon

Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2020
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2144
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.596
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ray Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0