Bob Adams vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Adams and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Adams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.792 vs .730) and slugging (.542 vs .397). Bill Perkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bob Adams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Bill Perkins

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
375
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
84.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
83.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Bill Perkins

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0