Ryan Sweeney vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ryan Sweeney
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryan Sweeney holds a real edge over Bill Virdon in this comparison. Ryan Sweeney led in walk rate (BB%+ 91 vs 80), on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 101), and contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 127). Bill Virdon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 66 vs 32). The edge belongs to Ryan Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Sweeney and Bill Virdon

Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
682
175.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2338
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2118
543.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
149.87
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
423
108.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
31.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.37
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
41.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265.54
68.14
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
805
206.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2268
208.65
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
198.89
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
68.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
57.49
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
119.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.03
72.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.05
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
46.96
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
87.77
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
14.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.62
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
27
6.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ryan Sweeney and Bill Virdon

Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
1.16
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
0.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14372
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790.2
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
2.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1290
2.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Ryan Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.087
2.087
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.6
85.6
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0