John Gibbons vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

John Gibbons
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Gibbons and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .699) and slugging (.397 vs .360). John Gibbons had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 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 John Gibbons and Bill Perkins

John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
189.47
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
115.79
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
66.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
58.98
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
168.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
John Gibbons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Gibbons and Bill Perkins

John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.98
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
6.12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
6.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.706
5.706
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
John Gibbons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.5
John Gibbons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0