Ricky Jordan vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Ricky Jordan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ricky Jordan and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Ricky Jordan posted stronger numbers in slugging (.424 vs .397) and home run production (55 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Perkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .313). By the career numbers, Ricky Jordan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ricky Jordan and Bill Perkins

Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
182.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2221
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
568.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
159.93
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
111.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
31.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
14.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
48.9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261.18
70.56
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
241.24
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
184.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
70.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
82.13
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
137.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272.77
73.69
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
20.8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
303
81.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.75
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
61
16.48
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.62
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ricky Jordan and Bill Perkins

Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12729
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4243
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4317
9.16
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.46
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
9.69
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4534
9.62
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.703
8.703
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
0.73
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Ricky Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0