Ken O'Dea vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Ken O'Dea
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ken O'Dea and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .712) and slugging (.397 vs .374). Ken O'Dea had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 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 Ken O'Dea and Bill Perkins

Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
198.88
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2510
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2195
524.7
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
133.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
95.38
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
24.14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.78
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
9.56
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
38.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284.4
67.98
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
196.25
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
199.84
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
62.63
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
77.21
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
130.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303.33
72.51
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
65.26
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
251
60
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
50
11.95
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.72
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ken O'Dea and Bill Perkins

Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12263
27
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087.2
9
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2834
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.443
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken O'Dea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Ken O'Dea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0