John Stephenson vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

John Stephenson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Bill Virdon posted the stronger offensive profile against John Stephenson. Bill Virdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .281). 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 John Stephenson and Bill Virdon

John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
251.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989
551.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
214
119.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
90.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
76.44
42.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
293
163.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
289
161.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
83
46.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
51.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
91.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
41.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
35.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
65.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.12
9.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
21.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
John Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for John Stephenson and Bill Virdon

John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.47
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6545
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2181.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
5.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.55
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
6.52
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
6.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.345
4.345
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.59
63.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.23
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0