Jake Virtue vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Jake Virtue
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Jake Virtue and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .753) and slugging (.465 vs .376). Jake Virtue had the advantage in on-base percentage (.376 vs .361). By the career numbers, Josh Willingham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jake Virtue and Josh Willingham

Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
474
138.33
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
2056
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1764
514.79
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
140.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
106.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
60
17.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.59
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
117
34.14
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
292.72
85.42
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
664
193.77
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
773
225.58
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
93.68
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
256
74.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
166.34
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311.19
90.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.38
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
80.25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
71.9
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
40.86
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.69
14.69
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.59
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
14.59
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Virtue and Josh Willingham

Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
1.04
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12267
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4089
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4483
9.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.46
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
10.59
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4693
10.33
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.57
97.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.943
9.943
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Virtue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jake Virtue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0