Mike Simon vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Mike Simon
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
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 Mike Simon. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .269). 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 Simon and Bill Virdon

Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
196.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1156
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1069
554.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
241
125.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
202
104.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
28
14.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
82.21
42.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
292
151.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
304
157.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
85
44.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
46.71
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
174
90.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
93.82
48.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.62
15.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Mike Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Simon and Bill Virdon

Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
20.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
91.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
28.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.53
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
122.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2039
119.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.893
5.893
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0