Elmer Sutcliffe vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Elmer Sutcliffe
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland InfantsPlayers' LeagueCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Elmer Sutcliffe and Bill Virdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Elmer Sutcliffe posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.336 vs .321) and batting average (.288 vs .267). Bill Virdon had the advantage in home run production (91 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Elmer Sutcliffe had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Elmer Sutcliffe and Bill Virdon

Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
145.66
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
1417
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1322
559.77
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
161.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
130.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
43
18.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
73
30.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.23
74.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
490
207.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
201.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
74.95
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
73.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
146.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198.38
84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
92
38.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
36.84
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.29
16.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Elmer Sutcliffe and Bill Virdon

Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.1
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8811
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2937
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
5.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
1.31
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.63
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2280
6.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
6.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0