Dave Collins vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Collins and Wid Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Wid Matthews posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.348 vs .340) and batting average (.284 vs .272). Dave Collins had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wid Matthews 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 Wid Matthews

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
115.93
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
40.64
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
109.82
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
92.02
74.01
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.22
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
61
49.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.28
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
15.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Wid Matthews

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27654
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9218
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.08
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.04
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
2.92
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.06
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0