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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1928 22 BBB NNL -0.4 80 268 252 32 57 4 7 2 20 2 13 .226 .272 .321 .594 61 .274 60 81 3 *2/79
1930 24 BBB NNL 1.5 63 228 211 32 67 8 3 5 33 7 15 .318 .368 .455 .823 118 .375 118 96 2 2/73
1931 25 CCU NNL 0.1 7 26 25 2 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 .280 .308 .480 .788 119 .361 109 12 0 0 /2
1932 26 2TM EWL 1.6 23 100 91 15 38 6 4 3 31 0 8 .418 .465 .670 1.135 212 .516 200 61 0 1 *2/7
1932 26 CLS EWL 0.2 2 9 9 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111 205 .506 193 6 0 0 /2
1932 26 HG EWL 1.4 21 91 82 14 34 6 3 3 29 0 8 .415 .467 .671 1.137 213 .517 201 55 0 1 2/7
1933 27 PC NN2 0.5 58 211 193 27 49 5 4 1 31 0 16 .254 .311 .337 .648 76 .300 78 65 0 2 297/3
1934 28 PC NN2 0.2 7 26 24 3 9 3 0 0 4 1 2 .375 .423 .500 .923 159 .435 156 12 0 0 /27 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 1.1 43 166 155 28 52 14 5 3 31 0 6 .335 .368 .548 .916 130 .403 125 85 2 3 29/5678
1936 30 PC NN2 -0.4 47 179 160 16 41 6 1 3 29 2 15 .256 .324 .363 .686 77 .320 78 58 1 3 27/9
1937 31 PC NN2 0.1 1 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200 211 .559 223 3 0 0 /2
1938 32 PS NN2 1.4 62 237 206 36 62 9 1 7 41 3 29 .301 .387 .456 .844 122 .387 122 94 0 2 *2/37
1939 33 PS NN2 -0.5 22 85 82 10 17 2 0 1 12 0 3 .207 .235 .268 .504 34 .236 31 22 0 2
1940 34 BEG NN2 0.2 46 175 160 31 46 5 4 1 28 3 13 .288 .341 .388 .729 89 .340 88 62 0 2 *27/9 AS
1945 39 2TM 2LG -0.5 21 78 74 6 15 2 0 0 8 2 2 .203 .224 .230 .453 28 .221 25 17 0 2 2/3
1945 39 BBB NAL -0.2 3 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 7 .173 11 2 0 0 /2
1945 39 NBY NN2 -0.3 18 67 63 4 13 2 0 0 7 2 2 .206 .231 .238 .469 31 .229 27 15 0 2 2/3
1946 40 2TM NN2 -0.3 20 75 66 3 14 2 0 0 6 1 5 .212 .268 .242 .510 43 .255 42 16 0 4 2/9
1946 40 NBY NN2 0.0 8 31 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .276 .250 .526 47 .259 44 7 0 2 /2
1946 40 PS NN2 -0.3 12 44 38 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 4 .184 .262 .237 .499 40 .251 41 9 0 2 /29
1947 41 BEG NN2 -0.6 14 44 39 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 .103 .167 .103 .269 -26 .145 -32 4 0 2 2/7
1948 42 BEG NN2 0.0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 .248 46 0 0 0 /2
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
16 Yrs 4.1 519 1906 1745 241 481 68 29 27 281 21 132 .276 .329 .394 .724 93 .334 92 688 8 21 279/3568
162 Game Avg 1.3 162 595 545 75 150 21 9 8 88 7 41 .276 .329 .394 .724 93 .334 92 215 2
PC (5 Yrs) 1.5 156 587 537 74 154 28 10 7 97 3 39 .287 .339 .415 .754 97 .344 97 223 3 8 279/3568
BBB (3 Yrs) 0.9 146 507 474 66 126 12 10 7 54 9 28 .266 .314 .378 .691 86 .317 86 179 5 0 2/739
PS (3 Yrs) 0.7 96 366 326 48 86 13 1 8 57 3 36 .264 .337 .383 .720 91 .336 92 125 0 4 2/937
BEG (3 Yrs) -0.5 65 222 201 31 50 5 4 1 31 3 17 .249 .307 .328 .636 67 .301 67 66 0 4 27/9
NBY (2 Yrs) -0.4 26 98 91 5 20 2 0 0 9 3 3 .220 .245 .242 .486 36 .238 32 22 0 4 2/3
HG (1 Yr) 1.4 21 91 82 14 34 6 3 3 29 0 8 .415 .467 .671 1.137 213 .517 201 55 0 1 2/7
CCU (1 Yr) 0.1 7 26 25 2 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 .280 .308 .480 .788 119 .361 109 12 0 0 /2
CLS (1 Yr) 0.2 2 9 9 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111 205 .506 193 6 0 0 /2
NN2 (12 Yrs) 1.4 343 1273 1155 158 310 48 15 16 194 12 95 .268 .326 .377 .703 86 .326 86 436 3 20 279/3568
NNL (3 Yrs) 1.3 150 522 488 66 131 14 10 8 55 9 29 .268 .316 .387 .703 89 .322 88 189 5 0 2/739
EWL (1 Yr) 1.6 23 100 91 15 38 6 4 3 31 0 8 .418 .465 .670 1.135 212 .516 200 61 0 1 *2/7
NAL (1 Yr) -0.2 3 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 7 .173 11 2 0 0 /2
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 5 19 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 0
1948 42 BEG NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 6 19 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 513 486 0 81 0 0 0 27 0 27 .167 .211 .167 .377 81 0 0
PC (1 Yr) 5 19 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 0
BEG (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1928 22 BBB NNL 268 -14 0 0 -1 2 -13 -1.3 9 -4 -0.4 .484 .492 -0.3 0.1 -3 *2/79
1930 24 BBB NNL 228 6 0 0 1 2 8 0.7 8 16 1.5 .512 .505 1.4 0.3 15 2/73
1931 25 CCU NNL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .509 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1932 26 2TM EWL 100 14 0 0 1 1 15 1.3 3 18 1.6 .556 .507 1.5 0.1 18 *2/7
1932 26 CLS EWL 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .562 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /2
1932 26 HG EWL 91 12 0 0 0 1 13 1.2 3 17 1.4 .555 .507 1.4 0.1 16 2/7
1933 27 PC NN2 211 -6 0 0 4 0 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.5 .497 .499 0.1 0.4 1 297/3
1934 28 PC NN2 26 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .521 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /27 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 166 6 0 0 1 0 8 0.6 6 14 1.1 .515 .504 1.0 0.1 12 29/5678
1936 30 PC NN2 179 -6 0 0 -5 0 -11 -1.0 6 -5 -0.4 .480 .494 0.0 -0.4 0 27/9
1937 31 PC NN2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .584 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1938 32 PS NN2 237 7 0 0 -1 2 8 0.7 8 16 1.4 .511 .504 1.4 0.1 17 *2/37
1939 33 PS NN2 85 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.7 3 -5 -0.5 .467 .496 -0.4 0.0 -5 2
1940 34 BEG NN2 175 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.2 -0.1 3 *27/9 AS
1945 39 2TM 2LG 78 -7 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .466 .497 -0.5 0.0 -4 2/3
1945 39 BBB NAL 11 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .431 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /2
1945 39 NBY NN2 67 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .471 .497 -0.4 0.1 -3 2/3
1946 40 2TM NN2 75 -5 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 3 -3 -0.3 .475 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 2/9
1946 40 NBY NN2 31 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .484 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 /2
1946 40 PS NN2 44 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.3 .468 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /29
1947 41 BEG NN2 44 -7 0 0 -1 0 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .446 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -5 2/7
1948 42 BEG NN2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
16 Yrs 1906 -21 -1 0 -4 9 -17 -1.9 65 48 4.1 .496 .499 4.2 0.5 52 279/3568
162 Game Avg 595 -7 0 0 -1 3 -5 -0.6 20 15 1.3 .496 .499 1.3 0.1 16
PC (5 Yrs) 587 -3 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 20 18 1.5 .498 .499 1.5 0.1 17 279/3568
BBB (3 Yrs) 507 -10 -1 0 -1 4 -7 -0.8 17 10 0.9 .495 .498 1.0 0.3 11 2/739
PS (3 Yrs) 366 -4 0 0 -3 3 -4 -0.4 13 8 0.7 .495 .501 0.8 0.0 11 2/937
BEG (3 Yrs) 222 -10 0 0 -2 1 -12 -1.1 8 -5 -0.5 .483 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -2 27/9
NBY (2 Yrs) 98 -8 0 0 1 1 -7 -0.6 3 -4 -0.4 .475 .498 -0.4 0.1 -4 2/3
HG (1 Yr) 91 12 0 0 0 1 13 1.2 3 17 1.4 .555 .507 1.4 0.1 16 2/7
CCU (1 Yr) 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .509 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
CLS (1 Yr) 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .562 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /2
NN2 (12 Yrs) 1273 -25 -1 0 -4 4 -25 -2.5 43 18 1.4 .493 .499 1.5 0.1 22 279/3568
NNL (3 Yrs) 522 -8 -1 0 0 4 -4 -0.5 18 14 1.3 .497 .498 1.2 0.4 13 2/739
NAL (1 Yr) 11 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .431 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /2
EWL (1 Yr) 100 14 0 0 1 1 15 1.3 3 18 1.6 .556 .507 1.5 0.1 18 *2/7

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1928 22 BBB NNL 268 .274 60 .220 .095 0.7 4.9 42.3 *2/79
1930 24 BBB NNL 228 .375 118 .301 .137 2.2 6.6 34.2 2/73
1931 25 CCU NNL 26 .361 109 .250 .200 3.8 3.8 14.3 /2
1932 26 2TM EWL 100 .516 200 .398 .253 3.0 8.0 27.9 *2/7
1932 26 CLS EWL 9 .506 193 .444 .222 0.0 0.0 25.0 /2
1932 26 HG EWL 91 .517 201 .392 .256 3.3 8.8 28.2 2/7
1933 27 PC NN2 211 .300 78 .250 .083 0.5 7.6 40.6 297/3
1934 28 PC NN2 26 .435 156 .375 .125 0.0 7.7 27.3 /27 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 166 .403 125 .322 .213 1.8 3.6 43.9 29/5678
1936 30 PC NN2 179 .320 78 .242 .106 1.7 8.4 24.1 27/9
1937 31 PC NN2 5 .559 223 .600 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1938 32 PS NN2 237 .387 122 .276 .155 3.0 12.2 34.5 *2/37
1939 33 PS NN2 85 .236 31 .198 .061 1.2 3.5 47.4 2
1940 34 BEG NN2 175 .340 88 .283 .100 0.6 7.4 51.7 *27/9 AS
1945 39 2TM 2LG 78 .221 25 .203 .027 0.0 2.6 35.3 2/3
1945 39 BBB NAL 11 .173 11 .182 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /2
1945 39 NBY NN2 67 .229 27 .206 .032 0.0 3.0 26.7 2/3
1946 40 2TM NN2 75 .255 42 .212 .030 0.0 6.7 15.8 2/9
1946 40 NBY NN2 31 .259 44 .250 .000 0.0 3.2 12.5 /2
1946 40 PS NN2 44 .251 41 .184 .053 0.0 9.1 18.2 /29
1947 41 BEG NN2 44 .145 -32 .103 .000 0.0 6.8 0.0 2/7
1948 42 BEG NN2 3 .248 46 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 /2
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
16 Yrs 1906 .334 92 .264 .119 1.4 6.9 36.0 279/3568
MLB Average .336 100 .286 .115 1.3 8.5 34.4
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 19 .167 .000 0.0 5.3 0.0
1948 42 BEG NN2 0
2 Yrs 19 .167 .000 0.0 5.3 0.0
MLB Average .243 .089 1.3 8.3 28.6
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Perkins born?

Bill Perkins was born on June 26, 1906.

Where was Bill Perkins born?

Bill Perkins was born in Dawson, GA.

How tall was Bill Perkins?

Bill Perkins was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Perkins weigh when playing?

Bill Perkins weighed 176 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Perkins play?

Bill Perkins played 16 seasons.

Is Bill Perkins in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Perkins has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bill Perkins play?

Bill Perkins was a Catcher and Outfielder.

How many hits did Bill Perkins have?

Bill Perkins had 481 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bill Perkins have?

Bill Perkins had 27 home runs over his career.

What was Bill Perkins' average?

Bill Perkins had a .276 average over his career.

How many teams has Bill Perkins played for?

Bill Perkins played for 8 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Cleveland Stars, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Bill Perkins won?

Bill Perkins never won a World Series.

When did Bill Perkins retire?

Bill Perkins last played in 1948.

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