Bill Collins vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Bill Collins
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Collins posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Bill Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.563 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.287 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Bill Collins and John Orton

Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
158.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
865
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
536.18
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
120
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
103.35
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.63
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.94
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.08
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.91
51.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
147.75
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
167.86
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
63.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
37.46
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.84
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
98.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.07
56.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.4
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.7
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
37.46
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.02
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
11.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.95
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.73
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.13
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.13
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Bill Collins and John Orton

Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.02
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
3.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
3.47
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
3.36
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.327
2.327
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.62
70.62
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4