Cliff Bolton vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Cliff Bolton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cliff Bolton posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Perkins. Cliff Bolton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.764 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .332). Bill Perkins had the advantage in home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Cliff Bolton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cliff Bolton and Bill Perkins

Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
186.46
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
962
535.44
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
155.84
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
115.21
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.97
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.34
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148.14
82.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
383
213.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
218.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
113
62.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.59
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
250
139.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160.91
89.56
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
61.22
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
27.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
21.56
21.56
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.34
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Cliff Bolton and Bill Perkins

Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12263
27
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087.2
9
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.697
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Cliff Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0