Gene Locklear vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Gene Locklear
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueUnknown
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gene Locklear and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .714) and slugging (.397 vs .373). Gene Locklear had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .332). 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 Gene Locklear and Bill Perkins

Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
265.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
661
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
595
540.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
163
147.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
114.37
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.79
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.59
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
69.61
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
222
201.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
199.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
76
68.99
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
66
59.91
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
133
120.73
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
81.91
74.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.82
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
49.92
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.45
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
87
78.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
7.6
7.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.54
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.63
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
65
65
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gene Locklear and Bill Perkins

Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.05
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2848
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.1
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.59
91.59
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0