Charles Schmidt vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Charles Schmidt
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Charles Schmidt and Bill Virdon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Charles Schmidt, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 101). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Charles Schmidt and Bill Virdon

Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
145.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1222
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1075
527.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
292
143.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
110.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
67
32.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136.09
66.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
385
189.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
394
193.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
119
58.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
71.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
127.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.28
74.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
81
39.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
58.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.27
10.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Charles Schmidt and Bill Virdon

Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
534.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2872
5169.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
289.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
66.6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3070
5526
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3033
5459.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.212
10.212
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Charles Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
349.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0