Darby O'Brien vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Darby O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Darby O'Brien and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in slugging (.397 vs .387) and home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). Darby O'Brien had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 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 Darby O'Brien and Bill Perkins

Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
136
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3128
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2856
547.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
154.41
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
113.36
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
28.2
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
29
8.97
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.84
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
41.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458.42
87.93
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1106
212.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
206.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
110.68
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
75.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
182.42
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
499
154.41
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481.46
92.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
44.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
327
62.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
9.57
9.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
61.57
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
61.57
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Darby O'Brien and Bill Perkins

Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
1.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19134
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6378
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
1.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.14
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1604
2.26
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
2.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darby O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Darby O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0