Jim Gentile vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Jim Gentile
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jim Gentile posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Perkins. Jim Gentile posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .332). Bill Perkins had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .260). By the career numbers, Jim Gentile had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Gentile and Bill Perkins

Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
161.43
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3479
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2922
503.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
130.9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
79.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
19.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
30.87
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
51.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546.76
94.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
245.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
220.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
74.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
94.68
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
285
88.19
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
138.66
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537.84
92.76
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.76
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
81.92
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
9.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
663
114.34
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
69
11.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.69
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Gentile and Bill Perkins

Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
1.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21143
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7047.2
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6725
8.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
0.72
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7362
9.4
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7289
9.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.535
8.535
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
0.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0