Terry Puhl vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Terry Puhl
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Terry Puhl comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Terry Puhl led in walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 127), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 101). Terry Puhl was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Terry Puhl and Bill Virdon

Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1531
167.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
5479
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
4855
531.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
149.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017
111.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
56
6.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
37.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699.16
76.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
1885
206.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1892
207.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
74.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
47.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
114.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
732.04
80.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.85
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
55.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
55.52
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.81
10.81
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
23.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
10.84
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
34.6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Terry Puhl and Bill Virdon

Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
32034
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10678
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2585
2.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2660
2.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2642
2.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.32
99.32
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Terry Puhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Puhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0