Jimmy Sexton vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jimmy Sexton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop
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 Jimmy Sexton. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .581) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .283). 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 Jimmy Sexton and Bill Virdon

Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
343.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
372
541.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
81
117.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
38.96
56.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
161.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
166.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
72
104.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
38.86
56.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
103.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
52.43
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Sexton and Bill Virdon

Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2905
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
968.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.806
2.806
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0