George Burns vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

George Burns
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Burns and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. George Burns posted stronger numbers in OPS (.749 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .332). Bill Perkins had the advantage in slugging (.397 vs .384). By the career numbers, George Burns had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Burns and Bill Perkins

George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
134.75
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8251
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7241
526.55
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2077
151.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1566
113.88
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
26.32
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
7.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
2.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
37.16
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1126.11
81.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2778
202.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2975
216.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
86.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
44.43
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1758
127.84
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1196.3
86.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
872
63.41
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
565
41.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
14.6
14.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
8.14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
27.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
37.96
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
73.37
73.37
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for George Burns and Bill Perkins

George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12263
27
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087.2
9
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3918
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4116
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.231
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0