Bill Virdon Stats

Bill Virdon was born on Tuesday, June 9, 1931, in Hazel Park, Michigan. Virdon was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1955, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Virdon baseball stats page.
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Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#61)

Bill Virdon Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#61)
 

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Birth Name:   William Charles Virdon
Nickname:   Bill or Quail or The Milkshake Man
Born On:   06-09-1931  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hazel Park, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   West Plains High School (West Plains, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-12-1955 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-26-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 24 Cardinals 144 534 58 150 18 6 17 0 68 36 3 64 6 9 1 10 .281 .322 .433
1956 25 Cardinals 24 71 10 15 2 0 2 0 9 5 2 8 2 1 1 0 .211 .269 .324
1956 25 Pirates 133 509 67 170 21 10 8 0 37 33 7 63 2 2 1 12 .334 .374 .462
1957 26 Pirates 144 561 59 141 28 11 8 0 50 33 5 69 8 3 0 8 .251 .291 .383
1958 27 Pirates 144 604 75 161 24 11 9 0 46 52 5 70 2 3 1 5 .267 .324 .387
1959 28 Pirates 144 519 67 132 24 2 8 0 41 55 11 65 5 2 2 7 .254 .327 .355
1960 29 Pirates 120 409 60 108 16 9 8 0 40 40 2 44 0 5 0 4 .264 .326 .406
1961 30 Pirates 146 599 81 156 22 8 9 0 58 49 1 45 5 7 0 4 .260 .313 .369
1962 31 Pirates 156 663 82 164 27 10 6 0 47 36 0 65 2 3 1 10 .247 .286 .345
1963 32 Pirates 142 554 58 149 22 6 8 1 53 43 4 55 9 1 0 6 .269 .321 .374
1964 33 Pirates 145 473 59 115 11 3 3 0 27 30 1 48 5 3 0 12 .243 .287 .298
1965 34 Pirates 135 481 58 134 22 5 4 0 24 30 0 49 7 0 1 6 .279 .322 .370
1968 37 Pirates 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,583 5,980 735 1,596 237 81 91 1 502 442 41 647 53 39 8 84 .267 .316 .379
Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Cardinals CF 110 102 2,730 276 2.5 268 265 3 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.65
1955 Cardinals LF 1 1 27 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1955 Cardinals RF 33 29 801 75 2.3 71 66 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.39
1956 Cardinals CF 24 22 549 57 2.4 56 54 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.75
1956 Pirates CF 130 126 3,333 347 2.7 343 333 10 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.78
1957 Pirates CF 141 138 3,726 414 2.9 407 396 11 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.95
1958 Pirates CF 143 143 3,801 402 2.8 399 389 10 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 2.83
1959 Pirates CF 144 139 3,753 431 3.0 422 406 16 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .979 3.04
1960 Pirates CF 109 98 2,661 280 2.6 275 265 10 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.79
1961 Pirates CF 145 144 3,807 392 2.7 386 379 7 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.74
1962 Pirates CF 156 156 411 368 2.4 359 348 11 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 23.58
1963 Pirates CF 142 142 3,765 325 2.3 321 315 6 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.30
1964 Pirates CF 134 112 3,114 253 1.9 248 241 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.15
1965 Pirates CF 128 110 3,078 270 2.1 262 259 3 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.30
1968 Pirates LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1968 Pirates RF 3 0 15 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 1,506 1,432 34,728 3,815 2.5 3,746 3,650 96 69 16 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.91
RF Totals 36 29 816 76 2.1 72 67 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.38
LF Totals 2 1 30 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
12 Years 1,544 1,462 35,574 3,897 2.5 3,824 3,723 101 73 18 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.90
Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Cardinals 2 4 .333 8 1 n/a 31.4 8.3 7.9 - - -
1956 Cardinals 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 35.5 8.9 7.9 - - -
1956 Pirates 6 6 .500 6 0 n/a 63.6 8.1 13.8 - - -
1957 Pirates 3 3 .500 5 0 n/a 70.1 8.1 11.2 - - -
1958 Pirates 5 3 .625 1 0 n/a 67.1 8.6 13.1 - - -
1959 Pirates 7 4 .636 0 0 n/a 64.9 8.0 12.7 - - -
1960 Pirates 8 2 .800 10 3 n/a 51.1 9.3 10.2 - - -
1961 Pirates 5 8 .385 1 0 n/a 66.6 13.3 10.3 - - -
1962 Pirates 5 13 .278 0 0 n/a 110.5 10.2 14.1 - - -
1963 Pirates 1 2 .333 0 0 n/a 69.3 10.1 10.5 - - -
1964 Pirates 1 5 .167 12 6 n/a 157.7 9.9 17.5 - - -
1965 Pirates 4 3 .571 14 5 n/a 120.3 9.8 20.0 - - -
1968 Pirates 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 3.0 1.5 1.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 47 54 .465 62 15 n/a 65.7 9.2 11.9 - - -
Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 9 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 9 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Undetermined - -




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