Buddy Gilbert vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Buddy Gilbert
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Gilbert and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .261). Buddy Gilbert had the advantage in slugging (.450 vs .397). 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 Buddy Gilbert and Bill Perkins

Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
78.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
64.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Buddy Gilbert and Bill Perkins

Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.05
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0