Dave Collins vs. Johnny Groth — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Johnny Groth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Dave Collins and Johnny Groth are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Dave Collins, 105 for Johnny Groth), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Johnny Groth, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Johnny Groth

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1248
174.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
4302
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
3808
531.1
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
148.4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
776
108.23
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
27.48
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.32
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.37
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
40.17
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507.99
70.85
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1503
209.62
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1494
208.37
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
480
66.95
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
67.78
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
906
126.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
546.87
76.27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.53
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
50.88
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.44
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.42
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
45.89
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
13.08
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
121
16.88
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.65
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
42
5.86
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
61
8.51
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
31.15
31.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Johnny Groth

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
3.17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
0.94
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9849
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3283
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2566
7.03
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2684
7.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
7.26
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Johnny Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.7
29.7
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0