Sam Langford vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Sam Langford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Perkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Langford. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .698) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .316). 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 Sam Langford and Bill Perkins

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
151.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.43
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.91
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
58.6
65.23
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
189
210.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
57
63.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
113
125.79
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.08
72.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
42
46.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
13.31
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.34
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.24
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Bill Perkins

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12263
27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087.2
9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0