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Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon

1955–1968 · Bats L · Throws R · 6'0", 175 lb · b. 1931 Hazel Park, MI

Career 1,583 G · 1,596 H · 91 HR · 502 RBI · .267 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

26 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1959 Best season

Spanning 1959–1962, peaking at 1 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,719th League titles 3
1,857th Best in baseball 1
1,116th Top-5 finishes 26

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

49th Outfield Range Factor 2.51
94th Outfield Putouts 3,777
227th Outfield Fielding Percentage .982
273rd Triples 81
304th Outfield Assists 100

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Outfield Range Factor	2	1st	—	1959 2.92 1961 NL 2.69 1957 #2 1960 #3 1963 #3
Triples	1	1st	—	1962 NL 10 1957 #2 1958 #2
Outfield Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1956 #3 1958 #2 1961 #3
Outfield Assists	—	#2	—	1959 #2
Outfield Putouts	—	#2	—	1957 #3 1958 #3 1959 #2 1961 #3
Hits	—	#3	—	1956 #3
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1956 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1962	1	3B 10
1961	1	OF RF 2.69
1959	1	OF RF 2.92

Batting

led the league 12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1955	SLN	NL	144	534	58	150	18	6	17	68	36	64	2	.281	.322	.433	.755
1956	PIT +1	NL	157	580	77	185	23	10	10	46	38	71	6	.319	.361	.445	.806
1957	PIT	NL	144	561	59	141	28	11	8	50	33	69	3	.251	.291	.383	.675
1958	PIT	NL	144	604	75	161	24	11	9	46	52	70	5	.267	.324	.387	.712
1959	PIT	NL	144	519	67	132	24	2	8	41	55	65	7	.254	.327	.355	.682
1960	PIT	NL	120	409	60	108	16	9	8	40	40	44	8	.264	.326	.406	.732
1961	PIT	NL	146	599	81	156	22	8	9	58	49	45	5	.260	.313	.369	.682
1962	PIT	NL	156	663	82	164	27	10	6	47	36	65	5	.247	.286	.345	.631
1963	PIT	NL	142	554	58	149	22	6	8	53	43	55	1	.269	.321	.374	.695
1964	PIT	NL	145	473	59	115	11	3	3	27	30	48	1	.243	.287	.298	.585
1965	PIT	NL	135	481	58	134	22	5	4	24	30	49	4	.279	.322	.370	.692
1968	PIT	NL	6	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Career	—	—	1,583	5,980	735	1,596	237	81	91	502	442	647	47	.267	.316	.379	.696

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1955	SLN	NL	OF	142	133	1186.0	339	7	12	1	358	.966	2.44
1956	PIT	NL	OF	154	148	1296.2	387	12	5	2	404	.988	2.59
1957	PIT	NL	OF	141	138	1242.0	403	13	6	2	422	.986	2.95
1958	PIT	NL	OF	143	143	1267.1	401	11	3	0	415	.993	2.88
1959	PIT	NL	OF	144	139	1248.0	404	16	9	5	429	.979	2.92
1960	PIT	NL	OF	109	98	887.2	272	10	5	0	287	.983	2.59
1961	PIT	NL	OF	145	144	1269.0	384	6	6	4	396	.985	2.69
1962	PIT	NL	OF	156	156	1375.1	360	11	9	0	380	.976	2.38
1963	PIT	NL	OF	142	142	1255.1	323	6	4	2	333	.988	2.32
1964	PIT	NL	OF	134	112	1038.1	243	5	6	1	254	.976	1.85
1965	PIT	NL	OF	128	110	1026.0	260	3	8	1	271	.970	2.05
1968	PIT	NL	OF	4	0	6.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	0.25
Career	—	—	OF	1,542	1,463	13097.2	3,777	100	73	18	3,950	.982	2.51