Mike Sember vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Mike Sember
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Mike Sember and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .661) and slugging (.379 vs .286). Mike Sember had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .321). 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 Mike Sember and Bill Virdon

Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
61.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
76.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Mike Sember
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Sember and Bill Virdon

Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Mike Sember
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sember
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0