Gerardo Parra vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Gerardo Parra
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueLeft FielderGold Glove
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Gerardo Parra and Bill Virdon are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 103 for Gerardo Parra, 101 for Bill Virdon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Gerardo Parra, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Gerardo Parra and Bill Virdon

Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1519
172.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
5290
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4858
551
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5980
550.14
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1335
151.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
934
105.94
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
30.51
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
10.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
45.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
623.69
70.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1958
222.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1693
192.02
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
633
71.8
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
60.34
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
121.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642.92
72.92
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.54
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
318
36.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
40.66
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.56
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.77
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
920
104.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.42
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
113
12.82
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.97
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
17.24
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.82
63.82
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Gerardo Parra and Bill Virdon

Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
1.13
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
0.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
1.01
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
32176
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10725.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635
2.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.05
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
2.36
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3950
2.71
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2762
2.32
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3877
2.66
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.055
2.055
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.514
2.514
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.98
86.98
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Gerardo Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerardo Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0