Brent Butler vs. Dave Collins — Career Comparison

Brent Butler
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brent Butler and Dave Collins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .291). Brent Butler had the advantage in slugging (.380 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 Brent Butler and Dave Collins

Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
204.02
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
185.33
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
597
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
555.78
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
137
137.69
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
92
92.46
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.03
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.23
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.83
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
211.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
168
168.84
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
85.43
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
134.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59.14
59.44
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.12
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.03
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.3
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.95
9.95
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.03
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.38
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.06
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.02
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97

Fielding Stats for Brent Butler and Dave Collins

Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.95
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3520
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173.1
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.76
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.56
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.43
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.58
64.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.62
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0