Jim Price vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jim Price
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Bill Virdon posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Price. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .632) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .291). Jim Price had the advantage in home run production (18 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Virdon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Price and Bill Virdon

Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
231.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
602
534.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
129
114.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
89
78.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
40
35.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
60.14
53.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
205
181.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
193
171.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
58
51.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
63.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
62.13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
9.66
9.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Price and Bill Virdon

Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
4136
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
6.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
7.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
7.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.217
6.217
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0