Dave Collins vs. Kirk Gibson — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Kirk Gibson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Kirk Gibson comes out clearly ahead of Dave Collins across most offensive categories. Kirk Gibson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 34), slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 101), and walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 96). Dave Collins held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 116 vs 70). Kirk Gibson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Kirk Gibson

Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1635
147.39
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6656
600
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5798
522.66
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
139.99
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
984
88.7
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
23.44
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.87
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
22.99
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
51.29
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017.29
91.7
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2686
242.13
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2332
210.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
985
88.79
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
78.43
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1600
144.23
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006.12
90.7
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.5
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
467
50.88
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
64.72
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1285
115.84
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.07
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.38
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.05
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.49
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
284
25.6
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
7.03
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
362
32.63
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.45
78.45

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Kirk Gibson

Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1239
1.07
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
1.02
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
1.02
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31227
27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10409
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
2.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.08
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.05
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
2.92
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2627
2.27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2564
2.22
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.069
2.069
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.06
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0