Dick Burrus vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Dick Burrus
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dick Burrus and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Burrus posted a career OPS of .720 against Bill Perkins's .730. On the surface stats, Dick Burrus and Bill Perkins are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Dick Burrus and Bill Perkins

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
172.48
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1948
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1760
542.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
158.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
124.13
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
26.8
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
110
33.88
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
234.73
72.3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
657
202.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
203.9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
206
63.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
211
64.99
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
406
125.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
263.49
81.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
42.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
95
29.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
20.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
1.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
39
12.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.54
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.24
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Burrus and Bill Perkins

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12263
27
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087.2
9
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4308
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.369
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0