Earl Smith vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Earl Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Virdon holds a real edge over Earl Smith in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 45), home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 48), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 93). Earl Smith held the edge in slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 101). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Earl Smith and Bill Virdon

Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
171.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1733
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
547.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
148.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
109.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
24.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
11.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
39.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
190.16
65.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
592
204.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
520
180.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
176
60.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
64.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
122.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211.93
73.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
82
28.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
43.97
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
13.65
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
21.47
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
15.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Earl Smith and Bill Virdon

Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39293
27
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13097.2
9
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.446
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0