Ray Schalk vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ray Schalk
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ray Schalk holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Ray Schalk led in walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 127), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 50). The edge belongs to Ray Schalk.

Hitting Stats for Ray Schalk and Bill Virdon

Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
170.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
6217
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
5306
512.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
129.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
1086
104.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
199
19.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
259
25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
647.42
62.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
1675
161.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2042
197.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
579
55.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
57.33
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
112.14
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
719.23
69.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.69
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
61.57
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
34.55
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.37
17.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
1.78
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
20.65
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
17.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.66
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
23.74
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.95
71.95
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Schalk and Bill Virdon

Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7168
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1811
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9154
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.199
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0