Bill Perkins vs. John Roseboro — Career Comparison

Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star
John Roseboro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Perkins and John Roseboro are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .710) and slugging (.397 vs .371). John Roseboro had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 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 Bill Perkins and John Roseboro

Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585
172.06
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5527
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4847
526.18
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1206
130.92
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
112.64
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868
94.23
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.35
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
20.63
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.35
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.29
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
36.69
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625.4
67.89
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1796
194.97
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
194.95
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1789
194.21
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
55.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
59.49
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
956
103.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
634.89
68.92
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.91
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
133
41.16
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
59.38
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
11.94
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
677
73.49
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
8.16
8.16
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.78
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.75
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
76
8.25
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
13.35
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
54.47
54.47

Fielding Stats for Bill Perkins and John Roseboro

Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.15
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
1.11
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
1.02
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36057
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12019
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
4.93
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9332
6.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678
0.51
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.08
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
5.83
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10117
7.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
5.65
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10010
7.5
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.908
4.908
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.723
6.723
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
91.2
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.32
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
0.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.22