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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Charles Virdon
Nickname:   Bill or Quail or The Milkshake Man
Born On:   06-09-1931
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hazel Park, Michigan
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Cardinals 144 534 58 150 18 6 17 0 68 36 3 64 6 9 1 10 .281 .322 .433
1956 Cardinals 24 71 10 15 2 0 2 0 9 5 2 8 2 1 1 0 .211 .269 .324
1956 Pirates 133 509 67 170 21 10 8 0 37 33 7 63 2 2 1 12 .334 .374 .462
1957 Pirates 144 561 59 141 28 11 8 0 50 33 5 69 8 3 0 8 .251 .291 .383
1958 Pirates 144 604 75 161 24 11 9 0 46 52 5 70 2 3 1 5 .267 .324 .387
1959 Pirates 144 519 67 132 24 2 8 0 41 55 11 65 5 2 2 7 .254 .327 .355
1960 Pirates 120 409 60 108 16 9 8 0 40 40 2 44 0 5 0 4 .264 .326 .406
1961 Pirates 146 599 81 156 22 8 9 0 58 49 1 45 5 7 0 4 .260 .313 .369
1962 Pirates 156 663 82 164 27 10 6 0 47 36 0 65 2 3 1 10 .247 .286 .345
1963 Pirates 142 554 58 149 22 6 8 1 53 43 4 55 9 1 0 6 .269 .321 .374
1964 Pirates 145 473 59 115 11 3 3 0 27 30 1 48 5 3 0 12 .243 .287 .298
1965 Pirates 135 481 58 134 22 5 4 0 24 30 0 49 7 0 1 6 .279 .322 .370
1968 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 GS 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 ZR
1955 Cardinals OF 142 - - 358 2.5 346 339 7 12 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1956 Cardinals CF 24 - - 56 2.3 55 53 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1956 Pirates CF 130 - - 348 2.7 344 334 10 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1957 Pirates CF 141 - - 422 3.0 416 403 13 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1958 Pirates CF 143 - - 415 2.9 412 401 11 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1959 Pirates CF 144 - - 429 3.0 420 404 16 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1960 Pirates CF 109 - - 287 2.6 282 272 10 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1961 Pirates CF 145 - - 396 2.7 390 384 6 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1962 Pirates CF 156 - - 380 2.4 371 360 11 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1963 Pirates CF 142 - - 333 2.3 329 323 6 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1964 Pirates CF 134 - - 254 1.9 248 243 5 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1965 Pirates OF 128 - - 271 2.1 263 260 3 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1968 Pirates OF 4 - - 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 1,268 0 0 3,320 2.6 3,267 3,177 90 53 16 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
OF Totals 274 0 0 630 2.3 610 600 10 20 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
12 Years 1,542 - - 3,950 2.6 3,877 3,777 100 73 18 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 31.4 8.3 7.9 - - -
1956 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 35.5 8.9 7.9 - - -
1956 Pirates 6 6 .500 - - n/a 63.6 8.1 13.8 - - -
1957 Pirates 3 3 .500 - - n/a 70.1 8.1 11.2 - - -
1958 Pirates 5 3 .625 - - n/a 67.1 8.6 13.1 - - -
1959 Pirates 7 4 .636 - - n/a 64.9 8.0 12.7 - - -
1960 Pirates 8 2 .800 - - n/a 51.1 9.3 10.2 - - -
1961 Pirates 5 8 .385 - - n/a 66.6 13.3 10.3 - - -
1962 Pirates 5 13 .278 - - n/a 110.5 10.2 14.1 - - -
1963 Pirates 1 2 .333 - - n/a 69.3 10.1 10.5 - - -
1964 Pirates 1 5 .167 - - n/a 157.7 9.9 17.5 - - -
1965 Pirates 4 3 .571 - - n/a 120.3 9.8 20.0 - - -
1968 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 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 - - 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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