Lyman Bostock vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lyman Bostock posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Perkins. Lyman Bostock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.769 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .332). Bill Perkins had the advantage in home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lyman Bostock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bill Perkins

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
107
150.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
546.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
175.64
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
141.92
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.97
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.21
83.19
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
219.2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
216.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
54
75.88
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
99
139.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.2
94.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
29
40.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.02
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Bill Perkins

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.05
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
862.2
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
7.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.18
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.46
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.24
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.315
7.315
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0