Nathan Lukes vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Nathan Lukes
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Nathan Lukes and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Nathan Lukes posted stronger numbers in slugging (.408 vs .397) and home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Perkins had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .259). By the career numbers, Nathan Lukes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nathan Lukes and Bill Perkins

Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
199.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
490
525
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
127
136.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
85
91.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.36
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.93
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
70.28
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
200
214.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
181
193.93
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
77.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
77
82.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
136
145.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
67.62
72.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
83.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
7.18
7.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.64
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nathan Lukes and Bill Perkins

Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.99
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3450
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.38
62.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Lukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Nathan Lukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0