Earl Sheely vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Earl Sheely
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Earl Sheely comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Earl Sheely led in contact rate (K%+ 175 vs 127), walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 80), and home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 66). Bill Virdon held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 105). Earl Sheely was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Earl Sheely and Bill Virdon

Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
140.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
5263
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
4471
509.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1340
152.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1021
116.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
27.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
319
36.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728.03
83
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
1782
203.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1943
221.51
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
572
65.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
85.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1271
144.9
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794.21
90.54
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
64.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
23.37
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.67
25.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
21.55
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
64
7.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.56
51.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Earl Sheely and Bill Virdon

Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12067
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12924
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12811
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.501
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0