Bill Collins vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Bill Collins
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Collins and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Watkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.574 vs .563) and home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Collins had the advantage in batting average (.224 vs .176). By the career numbers, Dave Watkins 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 Dave Watkins

Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
158.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
865
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
536.18
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
120
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
103.35
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.63
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.94
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.08
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.14
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.91
51.27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
147.75
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
167.86
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
63.12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
37.46
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.38
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
98.5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.07
56.93
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.4
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
37.46
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.02
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
11.53
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.95
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bill Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Bill Collins and Dave Watkins

Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.4
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
3.47
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
3.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.327
2.327
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.62
70.62
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Bill Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bill Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3