Chris Sabo vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Chris Sabo
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Chris Sabo holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Chris Sabo led in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 66), slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 101), and contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 127). Bill Virdon held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 104). The edge belongs to Chris Sabo.

Hitting Stats for Chris Sabo and Bill Virdon

Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
911
147.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
3714
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
3354
541.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
898
145.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
551
89.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
34.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
18.74
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
56.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495.38
80.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1494
241.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1204
194.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
79.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
68.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
129.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
79.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.17
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
44.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
74.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
8.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
11.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
19.39
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.01
71.01
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Chris Sabo and Bill Virdon

Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
1.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
1.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21764
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7254.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
0.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
1.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2103
2.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2024
2.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.359
2.359
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Chris Sabo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sabo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0