Bill Perkins

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .279
HR 27
RBI 285
H 489
OPS .730
PIV 242
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 176 lb
Born
6/26/1906 in Dawson, GA, USA
Died
1/24/1958 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: William George Perkins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1008.0 937.0 119.0 245.0 36.0 7.0 18.0 105.0 55.0 9.0 10.0 .261 .302 .372 .674

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
526 1,754 241 489 69 29 27 285 20 133 13 .279 .332 .397 .730 242

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .397 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .730 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 BBB NNL 80 252 32 57 4 7 2 20 2 13 2 .226 .280 (-19%) .342 (-20%) .395 (-19%) .737 (-20%) -845.6
1930 BBB NNL 63 211 32 67 8 3 5 33 7 15 0 .318 .293 (+8%) .354 (+4%) .429 (+6%) .784 (+5%) 210.3
1931 CCU NNL 5 18 2 5 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .278 — — — — 0.0
1931 BBS IND 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1932 PC IND 21 62 5 19 4 1 0 8 0 4 0 .306 .275 (+11%) .335 (+4%) .391 (+3%) .726 (+3%) 28.8
1932 CLS EWL 2 9 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .444 — — — — 28.8
1932 HG EWL 20 81 14 33 6 3 3 29 0 7 0 .407 .275 (+48%) .335 (+36%) .391 (+70%) .726 (+54%) 28.8
1933 PC NN2 57 189 26 48 5 4 1 30 0 16 0 .254 .270 (-6%) .329 (-5%) .377 (-10%) .707 (-8%) -240.0
1934 PC NN2 7 24 3 9 3 0 0 4 1 2 1 .375 — — — — 0.0
1935 PC NN2 38 137 23 45 12 4 3 28 0 5 5 .328 .279 (+17%) .342 (+5%) .399 (+35%) .742 (+21%) 441.7
1936 PC NN2 43 146 16 40 5 1 3 26 1 13 1 .274 .283 (-4%) .349 (-3%) .404 (-5%) .753 (-4%) -99.6
1937 PC NN2 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600 — — — — 0.0
1938 PS NN2 60 197 36 61 9 1 7 44 3 29 0 .310 .272 (+13%) .341 (+17%) .392 (+20%) .734 (+19%) 723.3
1939 PS NN2 21 78 10 17 2 0 1 12 0 3 1 .218 .274 (-21%) .342 (-29%) .393 (-28%) .735 (-28%) -378.9
1940 BEG NN2 46 160 31 46 5 4 1 28 3 13 3 .287 .267 (+8%) .335 (+2%) .387 (avg) .722 (+1%) 5.2
1945 NBY NN2 18 63 4 13 2 0 0 7 2 2 0 .206 .260 (-21%) .328 (-30%) .354 (-33%) .683 (-31%) -309.6
1945 BBB NAL 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 — — — — -309.6
1946 NBY NN2 8 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1946 PS NN2 12 38 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 .184 — — — — 0.0
1947 BEG NN2 14 39 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .103 — — — — 0.0
1948 BEG NN2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 526 1,754 241 489 69 29 27 285 20 133 13 .279 — — — — -716

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 NLC BEG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1935 NLC PC 5 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 7 3 35 0 2 1
3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
C 426 404 2110 314 80 45
OF 88 72 95 10 1 2
SS 1 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 BBB C 78 74 377 62 20 7
1928 BBB OF 2 1 0 0 0 0
1930 BBB 1B 1 1 6 0 0 1
1930 BBB C 60 57 320 53 20 8
1930 BBB OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1931 CCU C 5 4 33 1 0 1
1931 BBS C 2 2 5 0 0 0
1932 PC 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1932 PC C 14 12 73 14 0 3
1932 PC OF 6 6 6 1 0 0
1932 CLS C 2 2 5 2 1 0
1932 HG C 20 19 103 16 8 1
1932 HG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1933 PC 1B 3 2 21 0 2 0
1933 PC C 30 28 204 30 6 7
1933 PC OF 21 17 25 4 1 1
1934 PC C 3 3 14 1 0 0
1934 PC OF 3 3 3 0 0 0
1935 PC 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1935 PC C 22 20 104 9 4 0
1935 PC OF 15 11 21 2 0 0
1935 PC SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1936 PC C 25 25 101 8 2 3
1936 PC OF 18 14 23 2 0 1
1937 PC C 1 1 5 2 0 0
1938 PS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1938 PS C 58 55 266 31 7 7
1938 PS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1939 PS C 21 21 93 20 1 3
1940 BEG C 30 29 148 26 4 2
1940 BEG OF 17 14 13 1 0 0
1945 NBY 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1945 NBY C 17 17 87 15 4 2
1945 BBB C 3 3 18 2 0 0
1946 NBY C 8 8 29 7 1 0
1946 PS C 9 9 47 7 0 1
1946 PS OF 2 2 0 0 0 0
1947 BEG C 13 13 66 6 2 0
1947 BEG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1948 BEG C 5 2 12 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 426
First Base 7
Third Base 1
Shortstop 1
Left Field 46
Center Field 5
Right Field 37

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Perkins

Was Bill Perkins a pitcher?
No. Bill Perkins was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bill Perkins hit?
Bill Perkins hit 27 career home runs with 489 hits.