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Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 12, 1955
Final Game July 31, 1968
Born June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, MI

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 STL NL 144  534   58  150  18  6  17   68   2  4  36  64  .281  .322  .433   99  231   6   9   3   1  10 RoY-1
 1956 25 TOT NL 157  580   77  185  23 10  10   46   6  7  38  71  .319  .361  .445  117  258   4   3   9   2  12 MVP-18
         STL NL  24   71   10   15   2  0   2    9   0  1   5   8  .211  .269  .324   59   23   2   1   2   1   0
         PIT NL 133  509   67  170  21 10   8   37   6  6  33  63  .334  .374  .462  126  235   2   2   7   1  12
 1957 26 PIT NL 144  561   59  141  28 11   8   50   3  3  33  69  .251  .291  .383   82  215   8   3   5   0   8
 1958 27 PIT NL 144  604   75  161  24 11   9   46   5  3  52  70  .267  .324  .387   90  234   2   3   5   1   5
 1959 28 PIT NL 144  519   67  132  24  2   8   41   7  4  55  65  .254  .327  .355   83  184   5   2  11   2   7
 1960 29 PIT NL 120  409   60  108  16  9   8   40   8  2  40  44  .264  .326  .406   99  166   0   5   2   0   4
 1961 30 PIT NL 146  599   81  156  22  8   9   58   5  8  49  45  .260  .313  .369   80  221   5   7   1   0   4
 1962 31 PIT NL 156  663   82  164  27 10   6   47   5 13  36  65  .247  .286  .345   68  229   2   3   0   1  10
 1963 32 PIT NL 142  554   58  149  22  6   8   53   1  2  43  55  .269  .321  .374   99  207   9   1   4   0   6
 1964 33 PIT NL 145  473   59  115  11  3   3   27   1  5  30  48  .243  .287  .298   65  141   5   3   1   0  12
 1965 34 PIT NL 135  481   58  134  22  5   4   24   4  3  30  49  .279  .322  .370   94  178   7   0   0   1   6
 1968 37 PIT NL   6    3    1    1   0  0   1    2   0  0   0   2  .333  .333 1.333  387    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1583 5980  735 1596 237 81  91  502  47 54 442 647  .267  .316  .379   89 2268  53  39  41   8  84
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        612   75  163  24  8   9   51   5  6  45  66  .267  .316  .379   89  232   5   4   4   1   9
 Career High    157  663   82  185  28 11  17   68   8 13  55  71  .319  .361  .445  117  258   9   9  11   2  12
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 24 STL NL  586  413   73   4.7   105| .281  .265| .322  .336| .433  .420| .755  .757|  99  .505  -2.0  -0.2  33%
 1956 25 TOT NL  627  421   90   5.7   101| .319  .262| .361  .329| .445  .414| .806  .742| 117  .610  13.4   1.3  46%
         STL NL   80   60    6   2.7   103| .211  .264| .269  .331| .324  .417| .593  .748|  59  .280  -4.2  -0.4   0%
         PIT NL  547  361   84   6.2   101| .334  .262| .374  .328| .462  .413| .836  .741| 126  .647  17.6   1.7  50%
 1957 26 PIT NL  605  442   62   3.8   100| .251  .265| .291  .328| .383  .410| .674  .738|  82  .411 -15.2  -1.5  50%
 1958 27 PIT NL  662  456   78   4.6   103| .267  .266| .324  .334| .387  .416| .711  .749|  90  .493  -8.9  -0.9  62%
 1959 28 PIT NL  583  405   62   4.1   104| .254  .269| .327  .335| .355  .416| .682  .751|  83  .444 -11.8  -1.2  63%
 1960 29 PIT NL  454  312   57   4.9   100| .264  .264| .326  .330| .406  .406| .732  .736|  99  .554  -1.2  -0.1  80%
 1961 30 PIT NL  660  467   71   4.1   106| .260  .271| .313  .338| .369  .422| .682  .760|  80  .437 -17.8  -1.8  38%
 1962 31 PIT NL  705  527   62   3.2   104| .247  .271| .286  .339| .345  .411| .631  .750|  68  .337 -31.7  -3.2  27%
 1963 32 PIT NL  607  423   68   4.3    90| .269  .255| .321  .317| .374  .382| .695  .699|  99  .547  -1.2  -0.1  33%
 1964 33 PIT NL  511  383   38   2.7    94| .243  .263| .287  .321| .298  .391| .585  .712|  65  .313 -22.1  -2.3  16%
 1965 34 PIT NL  519  363   58   4.3    94| .279  .259| .322  .323| .370  .392| .692  .715|  94  .519  -4.5  -0.5  57%
 1968 37 PIT NL    3    2    1  13.5    80| .333  .250| .333  .308|1.333  .352|1.666  .660| 387  .919   0.9   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     6522 4614  720   4.2   101| .267  .265| .316  .330| .379  .408| .695  .738|  89  .472 -102.0 -10.4  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 24 STL NL OF 142 339 7 12 1 .966 .977 2.44 2.10 1 109 34 1956 25 TOT NL CF 154 387 12 5 1 .988 .982 2.59 2.55 2.77 2.77 148 1296.7 TOT NL OF 154 387 12 5 2 .988 .977 2.59 2.05 2.77 2.28 148 1296.7 STL NL CF 24 54 2 1 0 .982 .982 2.33 2.55 2.74 2.77 22 183.7 PIT NL CF 130 333 10 4 1 .988 .982 2.64 2.55 2.77 2.77 126 1113.0 1957 26 PIT NL CF 141 396 11 7 1 .983 .985 2.89 2.62 2.95 2.82 138 1242.0 1958 27 PIT NL CF 143 389 10 3 0 .993 .986 2.79 2.50 2.83 2.72 143 1267.3 1959 28 PIT NL CF 144 406 16 9 5 .979 .980 2.93 2.24 3.04 2.63 139 1248.0 1960 29 PIT NL CF 109 265 10 5 0 .982 .981 2.52 2.32 2.79 2.59 98 887.7 1961 30 PIT NL CF 145 379 7 6 4 .985 .981 2.66 2.28 2.74 2.63 144 1269.0 1962 31 PIT NL CF 156 349 11 9 0 .976 .979 2.31 2.27 2.36 2.47 156 1375.3 GG 1963 32 PIT NL CF 142 315 6 4 2 .988 .982 2.26 2.09 2.30 2.37 142 1255.3 1964 33 PIT NL CF 134 241 7 5 2 .980 .977 1.85 2.10 2.15 2.35 112 1038.3 1965 34 PIT NL CF 128 262 3 8 1 .971 .981 2.07 2.01 2.32 2.31 110 1026.0 1968 37 PIT NL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.82 1.50 1.95 0 6.0 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.77 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 TOT NL CF 154 387 12 5 1 .988 .982 2.59 2.55 2.77 2.77 148 1296.7 STL NL CF 24 54 2 1 0 .982 .982 2.33 2.55 2.74 2.77 22 183.7 PIT NL CF 130 333 10 4 1 .988 .982 2.64 2.55 2.77 2.77 126 1113.0 1957 26 PIT NL CF 141 396 11 7 1 .983 .985 2.89 2.62 2.95 2.82 138 1242.0 1958 27 PIT NL CF 143 389 10 3 0 .993 .986 2.79 2.50 2.83 2.72 143 1267.3 1959 28 PIT NL CF 144 406 16 9 5 .979 .980 2.93 2.24 3.04 2.63 139 1248.0 1960 29 PIT NL CF 109 265 10 5 0 .982 .981 2.52 2.32 2.79 2.59 98 887.7 1961 30 PIT NL CF 145 379 7 6 4 .985 .981 2.66 2.28 2.74 2.63 144 1269.0 1962 31 PIT NL CF 156 349 11 9 0 .976 .979 2.31 2.27 2.36 2.47 156 1375.3 1963 32 PIT NL CF 142 315 6 4 2 .988 .982 2.26 2.09 2.30 2.37 142 1255.3 1964 33 PIT NL CF 134 241 7 5 2 .980 .977 1.85 2.10 2.15 2.35 112 1038.3 1965 34 PIT NL CF 128 262 3 8 1 .971 .981 2.07 2.01 2.32 2.31 110 1026.0 1968 37 PIT NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1955 24 STL NL OF 142 339 7 12 1 .966 .977 2.44 2.10 1 109 34 1956 25 TOT NL OF 154 387 12 5 2 .988 .977 2.59 2.05 2.77 2.28 148 1296.7 STL NL OF 24 53 2 1 0 .982 .977 2.29 2.05 2.69 2.28 22 183.7 PIT NL OF 130 334 10 4 2 .989 .977 2.65 2.05 2.78 2.28 126 1113.0 1957 26 PIT NL OF 141 403 13 6 2 .986 .980 2.95 2.07 3.01 2.29 138 1242.0 1958 27 PIT NL OF 143 401 11 3 0 .993 .980 2.88 1.95 2.93 2.26 143 1267.3 1959 28 PIT NL OF 144 404 16 9 5 .979 .977 2.92 1.90 3.03 2.21 139 1248.0 1960 29 PIT NL OF 109 272 10 5 0 .983 .978 2.59 1.92 2.86 2.20 98 887.7 1961 30 PIT NL OF 145 384 6 6 4 .985 .977 2.69 1.86 2.77 2.16 144 1269.0 1962 31 PIT NL OF 156 360 11 9 0 .976 .974 2.38 1.79 2.43 2.07 156 1375.3 1963 32 PIT NL OF 142 323 6 4 2 .988 .977 2.32 1.75 2.36 2.01 142 1255.3 1964 33 PIT NL OF 134 243 5 6 1 .976 .973 1.85 1.72 2.15 1.99 112 1038.3 1965 34 PIT NL OF 128 260 3 8 1 .970 .975 2.05 1.75 2.31 2.00 110 1026.0 1968 37 PIT NL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.82 1.50 1.95 0 6.0 1968 37 PIT NL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.77 1.80 1.98 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF*1542 3777 100 73 18 .982 .977 2.51 1.90 1330 11911.7 2 1505 37# CF*1396 3389 93 61 16 .983 .982 2.49 2.30 1330 11905.7 RF* 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.77 0 5.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1542 3777 100 73 18 .982 .977 2.51 1.90
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   7  29   2   7  3  0  0   5   1   3  .241  .267  .345   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1955-NL-ROY

Gold Gloves
1962-NL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1956-NL-18-0.04
Car-1148-0.04 shares

Batting Average
1956 NL-.319-2

Games
1956 NL-157-1

At Bats
1958 NL-604-3
1961 NL-599-4
1962 NL-663-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1958 NL-662-5
1961 NL-660-6
1962 NL-705-6

Hits
1956 NL-185-3
1958 NL-161-10

Triples
1956 NL-10-5
1957 NL-11-2
1958 NL-11-2
1960 NL-9-8
1961 NL-8-9
1962 NL-10-1

Singles
1956 NL-142-3
1958 NL-117-10
1961 NL-117-7

Sac. Hits
1957 NL-8-6

Sac. Flies
1955 NL-9-2
1961 NL-7-6

Intentional Walks
1959 NL-11-6

Caught Stealing
1956 NL-7-7
1961 NL-8-6
1962 NL-13-1

At Bats per Strikeout
1961 NL-13.3-3
1963 NL-10.1-8
1965 NL-9.8-10

Outs
1957 NL-442-7
1958 NL-456-1
1961 NL-467-4
1962 NL-527-2

   

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 20 (998) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.5 (1901) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (1101) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

April 11, 1954: Traded by the New York Yankees with Emil Tellinger (minors) and Mel Wright to the St. Louis Cardinals for Enos Slaughter.

May 17, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco.

November 22, 1965: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 15, 1968: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 13, 1968: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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