Al Spangler vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Al Spangler
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Spangler holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Al Spangler led in walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 162 vs 127), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 39). The edge belongs to Al Spangler.

Hitting Stats for Al Spangler and Bill Virdon

Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
912
209.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
2615
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
2267
520.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
594
136.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
460
105.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
87
19.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
26
5.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
134
30.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298.47
68.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
796
182.64
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
900
206.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
70.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
175
40.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
105.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320.98
73.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.52
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
67.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
53.69
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.59
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.62
53.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Al Spangler and Bill Virdon

Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
0.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15193
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5064.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
1.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.07
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
1.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
1.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.34
97.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.05
76.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0