Ron LeFlore vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Ron LeFlore
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ron LeFlore and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron LeFlore posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.344 vs .332) and batting average (.288 vs .279). Bill Perkins had the advantage in home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ron LeFlore had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron LeFlore and Bill Perkins

Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
135.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4872
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
549.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
158
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
122.54
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
7.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
7.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
35.47
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642.68
79.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1746
215.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
204.8
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
90.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
43.47
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1025
126.23
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.04
82.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
44.7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.85
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
888
109.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
5.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.46
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8.99
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
56.03
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
17.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.52
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 600 PA
76.21
76.21
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ron LeFlore and Bill Perkins

Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
1.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
1.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26823
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8941
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.54
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2696
2.71
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2610
2.63
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.81
96.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron LeFlore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Ron LeFlore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0