Jim Ball vs. Dave Collins — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Dave Collins posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .185). By the career numbers, Dave Collins had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and Dave Collins

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
40.64
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
109.82
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Dave Collins

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0