Dave Collins vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie McCovey comes out clearly ahead of Dave Collins across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 34), walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 101). Dave Collins held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 116 vs 107). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Willie McCovey

Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2588
160.31
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.85
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
467
50.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.38
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Willie McCovey

Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
1.11
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
1.02
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0