Wally Backman vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Perkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Wally Backman. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .689) and slugging (.397 vs .339). Wally Backman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 vs .332). By the career numbers, Bill Perkins had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Bill Perkins

Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Bill Perkins

Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
1.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0