Gene Oliver vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Gene Oliver
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gene Oliver and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Oliver posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .730) and slugging (.427 vs .397). Bill Perkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .321). By the career numbers, Gene Oliver had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Oliver and Bill Perkins

Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
191.16
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2467
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2216
538.95
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
132.79
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
337
81.96
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.62
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
125
38.68
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.74
73.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
946
230.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
697
215.68
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
188.73
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
65.18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
77.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
495
120.39
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293.05
71.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.65
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
52.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
420
102.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.87
5.87
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
62
15.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
5.84
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
10.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gene Oliver and Bill Perkins

Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
1.22
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
1.05
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
1.05
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14845
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4948.1
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3693
6.72
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.12
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4028
7.33
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3963
7.21
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.889
5.889
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.21
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0