Ed Putman vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Ed Putman. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .683) and slugging (.379 vs .366). Ed Putman had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Ed Putman and Bill Virdon

Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
539.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
197.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
189.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Putman and Bill Virdon

Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.316
3.316
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0