Dave Collins vs. Billy Gardner — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Gardner
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Collins comes out clearly ahead of Billy Gardner across most offensive categories. Dave Collins led in walk rate (BB%+ 96 vs 70), on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 88), and batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 91). Billy Gardner held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 50 vs 34). Dave Collins was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Billy Gardner

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1034
159.53
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3889
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3544
546.77
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
841
129.75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
623
96.12
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
24.53
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.78
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
33.63
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
334.66
51.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1159
178.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1120
172.8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
356
54.92
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
41.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
109.82
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
586
90.41
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
349.97
53.99
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.09
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
246
37.95
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.78
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
67.73
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
8.86
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.85
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.93
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.39
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Billy Gardner

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
1.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24714
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8238
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2111
2.31
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
2.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.13
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4796
5.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4679
5.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.503
4.503
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.16
88.16
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Billy Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
0.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0