Willie Norwood vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft 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 Willie Norwood. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .291). Willie Norwood had the advantage in home run production (18 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Willie Norwood and Bill Perkins

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
207
133.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
313
201.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
109
70.17
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
93
59.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
184
118.45
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Norwood and Bill Perkins

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.37
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0