Dwight Smith vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Dwight Smith
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dwight Smith comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. Dwight Smith led in home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 66), slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 101), and walk rate (BB%+ 93 vs 80). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 101). Dwight Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dwight Smith and Bill Virdon

Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
813
245.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1987
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1807
545.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
343
103.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
13.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253.58
76.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
230.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
199.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
73.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
68.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
128.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262.13
79.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
45.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
100.86
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.25
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
23.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.16
53.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Dwight Smith and Bill Virdon

Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10123
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
2.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
2.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
2.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.42
96.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.96
79.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0