Dave Collins vs. Jelly Gardner — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jelly Gardner
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Collins and Jelly Gardner are closely matched on the surface stats. Jelly Gardner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .691) and on-base percentage (.376 vs .340). Dave Collins had the advantage in slugging (.351 vs .331). By the career numbers, Jelly Gardner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Jelly Gardner

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
698
142.26
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2944
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2487
506.86
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
703
143.27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
115.93
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607
123.71
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
74
15.08
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.61
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
96
19.57
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377.24
76.88
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
824
167.93
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1077
219.5
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
96.4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
47.28
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702
143.07
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419.35
85.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
50.88
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
73.78
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
20.11
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
16.92
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
136
27.72
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
147
29.96
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.52
92.52

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Jelly Gardner

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
1.22
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
1.02
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15552
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5184
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.92
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
2.92
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
2.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.92
84.92
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.06
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0