Karl Olson vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter 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 Karl Olson. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .279). 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 Karl Olson and Bill Perkins

Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
745
600
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
542.75
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
128.86
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
99.06
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.13
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.8
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
215
173.15
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
59.6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
75.7
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.66
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.19
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Karl Olson and Bill Perkins

Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.57
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
2.59
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.69
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0