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Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon

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

MLB Debut April 12, 1955
Final Game July 26, 1968
Born June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, MI
Died November 23, 2021 (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 BRN NL  153  576   71  164  20   4  15   70   2   7   39   67  .285  .329  .411  .740    98   237   4   2   4   0  12  
 1956 25 PIN NL  152  618  104  213  21   9  16   67   4   7   53   71  .345  .395  .485  .881   121   300   5   5  17   2  11  
 1957 26 PIN NL  146  524   55  131  27   8  11   42   7  13   26   90  .250  .290  .395  .685    90   207   5   3   0   5   6  
 1958 27 PIN NL  136  506   59  131  17  11   6   32   3   3   36   75  .259  .308  .372  .679    94   188   4   3   1   1   5  
 1959 28 PIN NL  136  457   53  107  27   1   8   29  10   2   29   64  .234  .280  .350  .630    87   160   5   3   1   1   8  
 1960 29 PIN NL  100  217   29   52  12   4   2   15   0   0   19   20  .240  .298  .359  .658    92    78   2   2   0   0   1  
 1961 30 PIN NL   92  238   39   53   7   3   4   16   2   5   29   16  .223  .306  .328  .634    86    78   2   1   0   0   1  
 1962 31 PIN NL  103  218   18   51  13   1   0   13   2   4    6   34  .234  .254  .303  .557    76    66   1   0   0   0   1  
 1963 32 PIN NL  152  586   74  131  23   3  11   50   7   6   42   58  .224  .273  .329  .602    87   193   8   6   6   0   6  
 1964 33 PIN NL  136  422   35   89   7   2   2   32   2   2   12   61  .211  .232  .251  .483    71   106   3   1   0   0   8  
 1965 34 PIN NL  120  385   44  108  21   3   0   26   6   3   27   44  .281  .325  .351  .676    98   135   0   3   3   0   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1426 4747  581 1230 195  49  75  392  45  52  318  600  .259  .305  .368  .673        1748  39  29  32   9  65
 Per 600 PA           554   68  144  23   6   9   46   5   6   37   70                                 204   5   3   4   1   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN     1273 4171  510 1066 175  45  60  322  43  45  279  533  .256  .302  .362  .664        1511  35  27  28   9  53
   With BRN      153  576   71  164  20   4  15   70   2   7   39   67  .285  .329  .411  .740         237   4   2   4   0  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1583 5980  735 1596 237  81  91  502  47  54  442  647  .267  .316  .379  .696        2268  53  39  41   8  84
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 24 BRN NL  25   74   4.6   0   0   0  .000  14   75   66  .880    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e15  -15   
 1956 25 PIN NL  27  116   7.2   5   0   0  .000   7   66   61  .924    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e6    75   
 1957 26 PIN NL  23   56   3.6   5   1   0  .200   5   70   69  .986    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e6    11   
 1958 27 PIN NL  20   58   4.1   6   1   0  .167   0   54   54 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e3   -32   
 1959 28 PIN NL  22   45   3.3  21   6   0  .286   7   55   51  .927    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e10  -52   
 1960 29 PIN NL  27   24   3.9  24   6   0  .250   1   29   29 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e8   -74   
 1961 30 PIN NL  61   24   3.5  16   3   0  .188   3   24   22  .917    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e7   -48   
 1962 31 PIN NL  56   15   2.5  39   6   0  .154   4   22   20  .909    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e10  -74   
 1963 32 PIN NL  36   53   3.0   6   2   0  .333   1   77   76  .987    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e5   -92   
 1964 33 PIN NL  45   23   1.8   3   0   0  .000   7   58   55  .948    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e10 -101   
 1965 34 PIN NL  16   44   4.1   7   2   0  .286   5   52   37  .712    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e12  -16   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          537   3.9 132  27   0  .205  54  582  540  .928    0    0  .000                 -29   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 28.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 24 BRN NL  CF   153   371    12   14    1   .965   152  1356.0   2.54  GG
 1956 25 PIN NL  CF   148   389    12    7    2   .983   145  1284.2   2.81
 1957 26 PIN NL  CF   140   304    14    5    0   .985   127  1160.1   2.47  GG
                 3B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1958 27 PIN NL  CF   128   287    17    0    1  1.000   114  1051.2   2.60  GG
 1959 28 PIN NL  CF   118   258     9    7    0   .974   103   952.0   2.52
 1960 29 PIN NL  CF    73   147     5    1    1   .993    42   451.2   3.03
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.0   0.00
 1961 30 PIN NL  CF    48    83     8    1    0   .989    30   282.1   2.90
                 LF    26    50     1    2    0   .962    24   207.1   2.21
 1962 31 PIN NL  CF    67   100     3    4    1   .963    37   382.1   2.42
 1963 32 PIN NL  CF   147   351    14    1    5   .997   139  1260.0   2.61  GG
 1964 33 PIN NL  CF   132   272    11    7    2   .976   107  1021.1   2.49
 1965 34 PIN NL  CF   111   199     8    5    2   .976    87   812.2   2.29
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  1265  2761   113   52   15   .982  1083 10015.0   2.58
                 LF    27    50     1    2    0   .962    24   212.1   2.16
                 3B     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1955 WS    BRN DEA   L    4  12  2  2  0  0  0   1  2  0  .167  .286  .167  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  BRN   96-58   Robert Rescigno
 1956  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1957  PIN   75-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1960  PIN   72-82   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1962  PIN   83-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1963  PIN   73-89   Dennis Van Langen
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