Ron Pruitt vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ron Pruitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueUnknown
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Ron Pruitt and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron Pruitt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.710 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .321). Bill Virdon had the advantage in slugging (.379 vs .360). By the career numbers, Ron Pruitt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron Pruitt and Bill Virdon

Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
226.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
905
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
795
527.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
214
141.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
112.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
29.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97.9
64.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
286
189.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
205.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
88
58.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
111.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.98
70.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
62.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
17.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.33
53.33
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Pruitt and Bill Virdon

Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.085
2.085
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.56
65.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Pruitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Pruitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0