Willie Davis vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in slugging (.412 vs .397) and home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Perkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .316). By the career numbers, Willie Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Bill Perkins

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Bill Perkins

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0