Ed Sweeney vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Virdon holds a real edge over Ed Sweeney in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 86), batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 98). Ed Sweeney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 107 vs 80). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Ed Sweeney and Bill Virdon

Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
644
182.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
363
102.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
21.8
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.68
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
37.63
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716.25
65.89
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
151
42.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
46.18
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
105.43
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
206.01
58.33
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.93
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
51.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
51.53
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
11.64
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.88
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Sweeney and Bill Virdon

Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.029
6.029
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.55
23.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0