Marv Blaylock vs. Dave Collins — Career Comparison

Marv Blaylock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Marv Blaylock and Dave Collins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .680) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .317). Marv Blaylock had the advantage in slugging (.363 vs .351). 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 Marv Blaylock and Dave Collins

Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
202.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
185.33
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
852
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
746
525.35
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
175
123.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
124
87.32
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.79
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.56
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.56
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
35.92
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
91.7
64.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
190.85
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
265
186.62
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
96
67.61
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
54.93
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
111.97
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
94.87
66.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
59.15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
50.88
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
96.48
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.38
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.62
84.62
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97

Fielding Stats for Marv Blaylock and Dave Collins

Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.21
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.96
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4917
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
8.29
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.66
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
9.02
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
8.95
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.376
7.376
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.19
79.19
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Marv Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0