Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage
Standard Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 22 | BBB | NNL | 79 | 264 | 248 | 32 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 13 | .230 | .277 | .327 | .603 | 64 | 81 | 3 | *2/79 | ||||||||
| 1930 | 24 | BBB | NNL | 63 | 230 | 213 | 31 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 17 | .315 | .365 | .451 | .816 | 119 | 96 | 0 | *2/73 | ||||||||
| 1931 | 25 | CCU | NNL | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .316 | .556 | .871 | 141 | 10 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |||||||
| 1932 | 26 | TOT | EWL | 22 | 98 | 90 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .411 | .454 | .667 | 1.120 | 207 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 2/7 | |||||||
| 1932 | 26 | CLS | EWL | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |||||||
| 1932 | 26 | HG | EWL | 20 | 89 | 81 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .407 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 | 207 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 2/7 | |||||||
| 1933 | 27 | PC | NN2 | 56 | 203 | 185 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 14 | .254 | .307 | .341 | .647 | 76 | 63 | 0 | 4 | *297/3 | |||||||
| 1934 | 28 | PC | NN2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .423 | .500 | .923 | 158 | 12 | 0 | 0 | /27 | AS | ||||||
| 1935 | 29 | PC | NN2 | 38 | 146 | 137 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 5 | .328 | .361 | .540 | .901 | 125 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 29/5876 | |||||||
| 1936 | 30 | PC | NN2 | 43 | 163 | 146 | 16 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 13 | .274 | .338 | .384 | .721 | 84 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 27/9 | |||||||
| 1937 | 31 | PC | NN2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |||||||
| 1938 | 32 | PS | NN2 | 60 | 228 | 196 | 36 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 29 | .311 | .400 | .474 | .874 | 130 | 93 | 0 | 3 | *2/37 | |||||||
| 1939 | 33 | PS | NN2 | 20 | 79 | 76 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .278 | .395 | .673 | 81 | 30 | *2 | |||||||||
| 1940 | 34 | BEG | NN2 | 46 | 174 | 159 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 13 | .289 | .343 | .390 | .733 | 91 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | *27/9 | AS | ||||
| 1944 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 39 | TOT | MLB | 21 | 78 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .203 | .224 | .230 | .453 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | ||||||
| 1945 | 39 | BBB | NAL | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | ||||||
| 1945 | 39 | NBY | NN2 | 18 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .206 | .231 | .238 | .469 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | ||||||
| 1946 | 40 | TOT | NN2 | 20 | 75 | 66 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .212 | .268 | .242 | .510 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2/9 | ||||||
| 1946 | 40 | NBY | NN2 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .276 | .250 | .526 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | /2 | ||||||
| 1946 | 40 | PS | NN2 | 12 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .184 | .262 | .237 | .499 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | /29 | ||||||
| 1947 | 41 | BEG | NN2 | 14 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .103 | .167 | .103 | .269 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2/7 | |||||||
| 1948 | 42 | BEG | NN2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |||||||
| 16 Yrs | 500 | 1835 | 1678 | 239 | 469 | 65 | 28 | 29 | 281 | 20 | 128 | .279 | .333 | .403 | .736 | 96 | 677 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 595 | 544 | 77 | 152 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 6 | 41 | .279 | .333 | .403 | .736 | 96 | 219 | |||||||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||||||||
| PC (5 yrs) | 145 | 543 | 497 | 69 | 144 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 2 | 34 | .290 | .339 | .419 | .757 | 97 | 208 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
| BBB (3 yrs) | 145 | 505 | 472 | 65 | 126 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 9 | 30 | .267 | .315 | .379 | .694 | 88 | 179 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| BEG (3 yrs) | 65 | 221 | 200 | 31 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 17 | .250 | .309 | .330 | .639 | 68 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| PS (3 yrs) | 92 | 351 | 310 | 52 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 36 | .281 | .355 | .426 | .781 | 108 | 132 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NBY (2 yrs) | 26 | 98 | 91 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .220 | .245 | .242 | .486 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| HG (1 yr) | 20 | 89 | 81 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .407 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 | 207 | 54 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| CCU (1 yr) | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .316 | .556 | .871 | 141 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| CLS (1 yr) | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| NN2 (12 yrs) | 328 | 1213 | 1098 | 157 | 301 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 194 | 11 | 90 | .274 | .331 | .390 | .721 | 90 | 428 | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NNL (3 yrs) | 147 | 513 | 479 | 65 | 129 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 31 | .269 | .318 | .390 | .708 | 92 | 187 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| EWL (1 yr) | 22 | 98 | 90 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .411 | .454 | .667 | 1.120 | 207 | 60 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| NAL (1 yr) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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Sabermetric Batting
Postseason Batting
All-Star Batting
Ratio Batting *
Cumulative Batting
Neutralized Batting
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Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Hall of Fame Statistics
- Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage
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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 469 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Bill Perkins have?
Bill Perkins had 29 home runs over his career.
What was Bill Perkins' average?
Bill Perkins had a .279 average over his career.
How many teams has Bill Perkins played for?
Bill Perkins played for 9 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Cleveland Cubs, Cleveland Stars, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Philadelphia Stars, Baltimore Elite Giants, Birmingham Black Barons and New York Black Yankees.
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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