Charlie Lau vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Perkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Charlie Lau. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .695) and slugging (.397 vs .365). 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 Charlie Lau and Bill Perkins

Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1170
535.47
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
40.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
427
195.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
140
64.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
49.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lau and Bill Perkins

Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
7311
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2437
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.48
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0