Eddie Burke vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Eddie Burke
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Burke and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in slugging (.397 vs .378) and home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). Eddie Burke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 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 Eddie Burke and Bill Perkins

Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
130.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3938
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3516
535.7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983
149.77
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
114.88
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
21.64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
8.68
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
4.57
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
34.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558.27
85.06
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
202.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
209.95
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
113.81
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
62.93
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130
172.17
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
499
154.41
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593.74
90.46
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
11.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
48.6
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
245
37.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
16.07
16.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
1.3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
44.64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
44.64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Eddie Burke and Bill Perkins

Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
1.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22776
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7592
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
2.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
0.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.18
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2358
2.8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
2.54
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.97
90.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.509
2.509
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Eddie Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0