Bill Virdon
1955–1968 · bats L / throws R · Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,583G
.267AVG
.316OBP
.379SLG
1,596H
91HR
501RBI
47SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,583 | 6,521 | 5,980 | 735 | 1,596 | 237 | 81 | 91 | 501 | 442 | 648 | 47 | 56 | 8 | 38 | 2,268 | .267 | .316 | .379 | .695 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1961-07-02 to 1961-07-17
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1962-05-16 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1956-09-03 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1958-07-23 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 800 | 3260 | 791 | 41 | 257 | 252 | 322 | .268 | .320 | .384 |
| Away | 783 | 3261 | 805 | 50 | 244 | 190 | 326 | .265 | .305 | .374 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 135 | 582 | 146 | 7 | 45 | 40 | 48 | .277 | .320 | .371 |
| May | 270 | 1094 | 253 | 12 | 80 | 84 | 117 | .254 | .308 | .362 |
| June | 298 | 1250 | 332 | 18 | 106 | 80 | 129 | .288 | .330 | .418 |
| July | 313 | 1262 | 314 | 22 | 103 | 80 | 125 | .270 | .312 | .396 |
| August | 311 | 1280 | 304 | 21 | 105 | 93 | 129 | .260 | .310 | .374 |
| September | 248 | 1025 | 245 | 11 | 60 | 63 | 95 | .259 | .300 | .348 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .080 | .143 | .080 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 218 | 905 | 201 | 8 | 61 | 66 | 94 | .244 | .295 | .345 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 210 | 885 | 206 | 10 | 74 | 69 | 75 | .258 | .311 | .362 |
| cincinnati-reds | 206 | 873 | 223 | 18 | 74 | 60 | 75 | .278 | .324 | .416 |
| milwaukee-braves | 203 | 806 | 197 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 85 | .263 | .301 | .333 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 193 | 795 | 196 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 84 | .270 | .318 | .421 |
| san-francisco-giants | 143 | 605 | 149 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 64 | .267 | .307 | .351 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 131 | 515 | 137 | 8 | 36 | 41 | 58 | .291 | .346 | .419 |
| new-york-mets | 66 | 273 | 58 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 28 | .234 | .286 | .323 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 534 | 150 | 17 | 68 | 2 | .281 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 580 | 185 | 10 | 46 | 6 | .319 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 561 | 141 | 8 | 50 | 3 | .251 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 604 | 161 | 9 | 46 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 519 | 132 | 8 | 41 | 7 | .254 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 409 | 108 | 8 | 40 | 8 | .264 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 599 | 156 | 9 | 57 | 5 | .260 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 663 | 164 | 6 | 47 | 5 | .247 | – | – |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 554 | 149 | 8 | 53 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 473 | 115 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 135 | 481 | 134 | 4 | 24 | 4 | .279 | – | – |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | .333 | – | – |