Rick Schu vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Rick Schu
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Rick Schu and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.321 vs .312) and batting average (.267 vs .246). Rick Schu had the advantage in home run production (41 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 Rick Schu and Bill Virdon

Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
201.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
1729
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
1568
544.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
386
133.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
265
91.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
23.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
14.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
41.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190.05
65.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
208.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
534
185.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
189
65.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
46.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
282
97.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
194.04
67.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
48.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
97.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
9.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Rick Schu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.52
51.52
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Rick Schu and Bill Virdon

Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
10575
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3525
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
1.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
1.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
3.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
3.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.625
2.625
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.23
79.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Rick Schu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Schu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0