Jeff Stone vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Jeff Stone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Jeff Stone and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Jeff Stone posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.328 vs .321) and batting average (.277 vs .267). Bill Virdon had the advantage in home run production (91 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jeff Stone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jeff Stone and Bill Virdon

Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
218.4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
941
552.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
153.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
122.7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
23
13.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
52
30.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122.73
72.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
353
207.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
194.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
75.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
72
42.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
111.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
76.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.46
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
60
35.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
109.2
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
5.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.11
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
9.39
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
44.03
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
55.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Jeff Stone and Bill Virdon

Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5074
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.72
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Jeff Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0