Tom Burns vs. Dave Collins — Career Comparison

Tom Burns
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Burns and Dave Collins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .305). Tom Burns had the advantage in slugging (.365 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 Tom Burns and Dave Collins

Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
144.4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
5198
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4920
567.91
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1307
150.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
963
111.16
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
27.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
7.96
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.5
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
39.71
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
584.26
67.44
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
207.54
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1585
182.95
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
83.34
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
78.84
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1366
157.68
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
639.26
73.79
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.92
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
270
31.17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
52.4
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
11.45
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
162
18.7
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
162
18.7
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Burns and Dave Collins

Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
1.03
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33216
27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11072
9
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1868
1.52
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3157
2.57
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
0.6
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5764
4.69
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5025
4.08
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.985
3.985
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0