Randall Simon vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Randall Simon
Gen XCuraçaoThrows LeftBats Left CarribeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Randall Simon holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Randall Simon led in contact rate (K%+ 231 vs 127), home run production (HR/PA+ 131 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 36). The edge belongs to Randall Simon.

Hitting Stats for Randall Simon and Bill Virdon

Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
187.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1717
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1609
562.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
159
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
116.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
42.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207.2
72.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
237.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
191.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
172
60.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
82.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
125.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218.16
76.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
82
28.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
51.72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
11.6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
16.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Randall Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Randall Simon and Bill Virdon

Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
9.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.64
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
10.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2787
9.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.22
99.22
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.246
8.246
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Randall Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.85
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randall Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0