Jimmie Schaffer vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jimmie Schaffer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Jimmie Schaffer. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .295). Jimmie Schaffer had the advantage in home run production (11 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 Jimmie Schaffer and Bill Virdon

Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
289.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
631
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
574
545.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
121.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
86
81.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
39.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
54.31
51.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
195
185.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
179
170.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
50.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
53.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
98
93.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
50.79
48.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
46.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
120.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jimmie Schaffer and Bill Virdon

Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4611
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
5.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
5.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
5.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.504
3.504
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.55
57.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0