Hank Gowdy vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Hank Gowdy
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Perkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Hank Gowdy. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .709) and slugging (.397 vs .358). Hank Gowdy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Hank Gowdy and Bill Perkins

Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
200.45
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3143
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2735
522.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
140.88
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
108.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
23.67
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
32.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382.53
73.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
186.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1079
205.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
51.54
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
61.47
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
109
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417.02
79.61
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.73
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
59.37
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
247
47.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.72
12.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
1.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
12.79
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
11.26
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
12.6
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
89.39
89.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Hank Gowdy and Bill Perkins

Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
265.5
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
1006.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
288
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
32.91
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.18
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4718
1326.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601
1294.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.874
4.874
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
30.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
12.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0