Player

Bill Virdon

Player Info
Full Name
William Charles
Born
June 9, 1931
Hazel Park, MI, USA
Died
November 23, 2021
Size
6'0" / 175 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 12, 1955
Final Game
July 31, 1968
Career
14 years
Teams
Honors
1980 - TSN Manager of the Year (ML)
1974 - TSN Manager of the Year (ML)
1962 - Gold Glove (NL)
1955 - TSN Rookie of the Year (NL)
1955 - Rookie of the Year (NL)
Career Batting
1,583
G
.267
AVG
1,596
H
91
HR
502
RBI
.697
OPS
95
OPS vs Lg
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Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 .333
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 135 481 134 22 5 4 58 .279
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 145 473 115 11 3 3 59 .243
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 142 554 149 22 6 8 58 .269
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 663 164 27 10 6 82 .247
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 146 599 156 22 8 9 81 .260
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 120 409 108 16 9 8 60 .264
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 519 132 24 2 8 67 .254
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 604 161 24 11 9 75 .267
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 561 141 28 11 8 59 .251
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 24 71 15 2 0 2 10 .211
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 133 509 170 21 10 8 67 .334
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 144 534 150 18 6 17 58 .281
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1968 NL 3 1.000 — 0.0 66.7 402 1.0
1965 NL 519 .092 .304 5.8 9.4 102 4.0 ✓
1964 NL 511 .055 .264 5.9 9.4 72 3.0 ✓
1963 NL 607 .105 .287 7.1 9.1 107 8.0 ✓
1962 NL 705 .098 .266 5.1 9.2 75 6.0 ✓
1961 NL 660 .109 .266 7.4 6.8 86 9.5 ✓
1960 NL 454 .142 .276 8.8 9.7 106 8.4
1959 NL 583 .100 .277 9.4 11.1 89 8.4 ✓
1958 NL 662 .121 .288 7.9 10.6 94 9.5 ✓
1957 NL 605 .132 .273 5.5 11.4 86 8.4 ✓
1956 NL 627 .126 .349 6.1 11.3 123 10.3 ✓
1955 NL 586 .152 .288 6.1 10.9 104 17.9 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,542 3,777 100 73 18 .982
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 128 260 3 8 1 .970
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 134 243 5 6 1 .976
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 142 323 6 4 2 .988
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 156 360 11 9 0 .976
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 145 384 6 6 4 .985
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 109 272 10 5 0 .983
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 144 404 16 9 5 .979
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 143 401 11 3 0 .993
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 141 403 13 6 2 .986
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 130 334 10 4 2 .989
1956 St. Louis Cardinals OF 24 53 2 1 0 .982
1955 St. Louis Cardinals OF 142 339 7 12 1 .966
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 7 29 7 0 5 .241
1960 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates 7 29 7 0 5 .241
Managerial record: 995-921 (.519) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1984 Montreal Expos NL 131 64 67 .489 5
1983 Montreal Expos NL 163 82 80 .506 3
1982 Houston Astros NL 111 49 62 .441 5
1981 Houston Astros NL 110 61 49 .555 1
1980 Houston Astros NL 163 93 70 .571 1
1979 Houston Astros NL 162 89 73 .549 2
1978 Houston Astros NL 162 74 88 .457 5
1977 Houston Astros NL 162 81 81 .500 3
1976 Houston Astros NL 162 80 82 .494 3
1975 New York Yankees AL 104 53 51 .510 3
1975 Houston Astros NL 35 17 17 .500 6
1974 New York Yankees AL 162 89 73 .549 2
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 136 67 69 .493 3
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 96 59 .619 1