Mike Sullivan vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Mike Sullivan and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Sullivan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.751 vs .700) and slugging (.455 vs .379). Bill Virdon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .296). By the career numbers, Mike Sullivan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sullivan and Bill Virdon

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
146.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
115
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
584.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
161.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
99.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.3
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.69
81.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
266.09
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
177.39
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
104.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
198.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
91.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.74
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
130.43
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Sullivan and Bill Virdon

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.06
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.22
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.6
72.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0