Pat Scanlon vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Pat Scanlon
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueUnknown
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 Pat Scanlon. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .588) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .305). Pat Scanlon had the advantage in home run production (4 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 Pat Scanlon and Bill Virdon

Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
286.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
219
523.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
98.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
29
69.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
18.76
44.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
62
148.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
72
172.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
98.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
17.03
40.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
74.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
121.91
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Pat Scanlon and Bill Virdon

Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1207
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
402.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.53
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Pat Scanlon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.431
2.431
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.31
72.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Scanlon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0