Dave Shean vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Dave Shean
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Virdon comes out clearly ahead of Dave Shean across most offensive categories. Bill Virdon led in batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 93), contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 114), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 90). Dave Shean held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 80). Bill Virdon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Shean and Bill Virdon

Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
155.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
2438
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
2167
533.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
495
121.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
407
100.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
14.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
88
21.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
197.74
48.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
618
152.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
663
163.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
225
55.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
166
40.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
385
94.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
222.02
54.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
155
38.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
46.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.97
12.97
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
25.35
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
16.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Dave Shean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
16.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Shean and Bill Virdon

Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7464
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2488
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
5.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1784
6.45
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3421
12.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3281
11.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.405
5.405
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.62
46.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dave Shean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Shean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0