Randy Johnson vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Randy Johnson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Randy Johnson and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.332 vs .326) and batting average (.279 vs .244). Randy Johnson had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Randy Johnson and Bill Perkins

Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
204.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
296
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
514.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
125.68
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
85.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.54
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
35.81
72.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
206.76
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
192.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
52.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
105.41
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
36.64
74.28
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
64.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
101.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.24
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Randy Johnson and Bill Perkins

Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0