Jim Ball vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Perkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .185). 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 Jim Ball and Bill Perkins

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Bill Perkins

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.18
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.625
4.625
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.5
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0