Robert Sloan vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Robert Sloan
Lost GenerationTexasNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Robert Sloan and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .651) and slugging (.379 vs .308). Robert Sloan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 vs .321). 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 Robert Sloan and Bill Virdon

Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
472.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
65.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.651
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
69.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Robert Sloan and Bill Virdon

Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Robert Sloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Sloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0