George Stone vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

George Stone
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, George Stone comes out clearly ahead of Bill Virdon across most offensive categories. George Stone led in home run production (HR/PA+ 249 vs 66), walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 101). Bill Virdon held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 89). George Stone was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for George Stone and Bill Virdon

George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
848
138.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
145.63
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
3665
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
3271
535.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
984
161.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
787
128.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
106
17.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
11.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
197
32.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
510.31
83.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1295
212.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
210.86
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
69.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
268
43.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671
109.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.5
92.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.6
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
46.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
69.58
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
8.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
14.73
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
21.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
21.61
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for George Stone and Bill Virdon

George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
1.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22167
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7389
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
1.81
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
1.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
1.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
95.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.871
1.871
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0