Edmundo Sosa vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Edmundo Sosa
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Edmundo Sosa and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Edmundo Sosa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .700) and slugging (.415 vs .379). Bill Virdon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .312). By the career numbers, Edmundo Sosa had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Edmundo Sosa and Bill Virdon

Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
213.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1360
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1245
549.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
321
141.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
212
93.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
25.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
15.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
48.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158.91
70.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
228.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
420
185.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
75.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
65.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
124.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160.67
70.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.41
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
55
24.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
137.65
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
4.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
15.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Edmundo Sosa and Bill Virdon

Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
0.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9212
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3070.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
2.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
3.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
97.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.08
72.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Edmundo Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.4
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edmundo Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0