Frank Olin vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Frank Olin
Pre-GenerationalVermontBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo Blue StockingsAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Frank Olin and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Olin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.363 vs .332). Bill Perkins had the advantage in slugging (.397 vs .379). By the career numbers, Frank Olin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Olin and Bill Perkins

Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
49
154.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
162.76
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
558.95
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
176.84
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
151.32
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
154.74
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.61
77.71
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.19
74.63
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
67
211.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
217.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
91.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
74.57
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
88.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.04
91.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.93
82.91
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
37.89
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.02
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Frank Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Frank Olin and Bill Perkins

Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
0.72
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.18
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.41
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.039
2.039
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Frank Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0