Dave Collins vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dave Collins holds a real edge over Fred Merkle in this comparison. Dave Collins led in contact rate (K%+ 116 vs 93), walk rate (BB%+ 96 vs 86), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 106). Fred Merkle held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 34). The edge belongs to Dave Collins.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Fred Merkle

Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
292
27.26
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Fred Merkle

Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0