Mike Jacobs vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Mike Jacobs
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mike Jacobs and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Jacobs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.792 vs .730) and slugging (.473 vs .397). Bill Perkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .319). By the career numbers, Mike Jacobs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Jacobs and Bill Perkins

Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
159.53
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2140
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
546.45
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
138.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
271
75.98
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
32.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
28.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
62.24
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289.8
81.25
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
258.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
187.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
69.53
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
87.48
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
460
128.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279.69
78.42
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
47.66
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
492
137.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
49
13.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.56
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Jacobs and Bill Perkins

Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.05
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9709
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3236.1
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2956
8.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.53
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3181
8.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3148
8.75
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.773
7.773
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.84
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0