Tony Graffanino vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Tony Graffanino
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tony Graffanino and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Tony Graffanino posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.337 vs .332) and home run production (58 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Perkins had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .265). By the career numbers, Tony Graffanino had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tony Graffanino and Bill Perkins

Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
981
186.21
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3161
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2810
533.38
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
141.6
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
99.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
27.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.99
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
42.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.13
72.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
210.12
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
199.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
83.9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
57.32
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
130.21
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394.67
74.91
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
52.2
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
486
92.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
28
5.31
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.8
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
57
10.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
10.06
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.75
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
14.81
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tony Graffanino and Bill Perkins

Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
1.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
0.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19069
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6356.1
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
2.13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
2.74
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3515
4.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
4.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.828
3.828
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.26
77.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.61
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Graffanino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Tony Graffanino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0